In today’s world, individuals are spending more time at home, making outdoor living spaces even more important. A well-crafted landscape has the potential to transform a boring backyard into a private retreat, offering both relaxation and entertainment. Whether for your own enjoyment or for hosting others, landscape design offers endless possibilities when it comes to creating a space that caters to both necessity and your family’s lifestyle. Whether you prefer a flourishing garden, a pool oasis, a contemporary patio, or a snug fire pit area, the right design can make an outdoor living space feel like an extension of your home.
In the following pages, we have curated an exceptional collection of tips and trends from local builders, designers and landscapers to help you transform your outdoor space into a personal retreat. Gain direct insight from the skilled professionals dedicated to enhancing your daily life with their extraordinary outdoor living services and discover their advice on planning your next outdoor projects and maximizing the potential of your outdoor spaces.
Landscape & Design:
Troesser Lawn Care and Landscaping, LLC
COMMON LANDSCAPE/DESIGN MISTAKE
Calculating the appropriate size for a landscaping bed can be difficult. Oftentimes we will see a landscaping bed become overgrown and inaccessible. It is easy to underestimate the space a plant will need when at its full growth. You also want to allow for ample space to trim and water the area.
New Client Process
Whether it’s a new site or a complete rebuild, we start with an onsite visit. Once we understand the owner’s vision, we discuss designs and material selection as well as budget and planning. Continual communication on the progress of the project is key to the success of the end product.
Landscape & Design:
Nick Haslag, Haslag Landscape & Design
COMMON LANDSCAPE/DESIGN MISTAKE
The biggest mistake would be not planning ahead. Plant size and space must be accounted for so when they reach maturity they’re not growing together or against the house, and overhanging sidewalks. A plant’s sun or shade requirements must also be a factor.
It’s important to consider the right square footage based on how you intend to use the space. A fire pit needs to have enough space for chairs around it, for example.
POPULAR DESIGN TREND
As everyone gets busier, they want tidy, low-maintenance spaces that include decorative rock and easy to care for shrubs.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
All we do is build. Our expertise is entirely focused on the design and construction of your outdoor space.
Landscape & Design:
BEAU VOSS, CONCRETE DESIGN CONCEPTS
COMMON LANDSCAPE/DESIGN MISTAKE
A mistake might be not planning enough space or budget for the project. If there are multiple projects being done, sometimes the completion of one project makes it more difficult for the next project, causing costs to go up.
POPULAR DESIGN TREND
In the industry of decorative concrete, we see lots of outdoor living spaces: kitchens, fire pits, fireplaces, patios, and pool decks.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
Concrete Design Concepts specializes in decorative concrete. We have for 25 years now. We do almost all kinds of concrete but we specialize in the decorative. We do one thing and do it well. We don’t build houses, or pools, or landscape. We. Beautify. Concrete.
Pools: Daniel Swope, VAUGHAN Pools And Spas
CURRENT DESIGN TREND
Sundecks give you the ability to give your family and friends a place to relax and recline in shallow waters as well as provide a safe place for small children and pets to play. With the ability to install sundecks in vinyl liner, fiberglass, as well as gunite pools, this trend seems to have a foothold for years to come.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
Company founder Richard Vaughan often said, “I don’t want to build every pool, but I do want to build the very best pools.” So for 52 years, the company has grown along with the community with that mindset as well as providing careers for residents in Jefferson City, Columbia, Sedalia, Rolla, and Lake of the Ozarks, and look forward to the next 50 years!
Decks:
Doug Beck, Beck Builders
COMMON LANDSCAPE/DESIGN MISTAKE
A common decking mistake is failing to install adequately deep concrete piers. Having piers at the proper depth will prevent settling. Another common mistake is not using the appropriate fasteners and hardware on the deck frame.
POPULAR DESIGN TREND
The biggest trend currently is covered decks. Covered decks make the space more versitile and able to be used in more types of weather.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
We specialize in roof additions along with decks and are very competitive and efficient in our covered deck builds. Also, we do not use sub-contractors. Everything is built by Beck Builder’s employees.
