Ground Works Land Design

About Ground Works Land Design

South of the old ridge the ground goes flat and heavy — glacial clay that holds water like a dish and tells you exactly where it wants to drain. Ground Works Land Design starts there, with the shape of the land: how a lawn sheds a hard rain, where a bed ought to sit, which line the mower should follow so nothing scalps at the crown. Warm months bring mowing, edging and bed care; cold ones bring the plow, the salt, and a walkway a person can trust in the dark. Working with the ground instead of against it is slower at the start and easier forever after. Westlake has a lot of good earth under it, once you understand what it is doing.