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The completed Chadbourne Drive project in Memorial — new lawns, hedging and paver walkways laid across the frontage of a pair of white new-build homes
Memorial

Chadbourne Drive: Concrete Steps and Retaining Walls in Memorial

A complete landscape renovation in Memorial — large concrete steps and retaining walls, Blackstar gravel, artificial turf and Zoysia sod, with recessed lighting through the grounds.

NeighborhoodMemorial
Project TypeComplete Landscape Renovation
DesignerChris
Investment$115,000 – $130,000
TagsRenovations, Turf, Hardscape, Landscape Design
01 — Overview

Discover the breathtaking landscape project completed during the Winter of 2025. This ambitious design has been crafted with careful attention to detail, creating a harmonious blend between the contemporary aesthetics of the home and sophisticated outdoor elements. Central to this renovation is the elegantly updated white brick home, which serves as a striking focal point.

Design Approach

The estate features elegantly paved walkways throughout the property, accompanied by secure fencing that encircles the entire area for privacy and safety. The highlight of the backyard will be a custom-designed pool, seamlessly integrated into the landscape, complemented by lush artificial turf that requires minimal upkeep while providing a vibrant green space for relaxation and play.

Modern LED landscape lighting casts a warm glow that enhances the beauty of both the home and its surroundings as evening falls. A cluster of majestic live oak trees stands proudly on the grounds, offering ample natural shade and adding a timeless charm to the landscape.

02 — Features
  • 01Large Concrete Steps
  • 02Blackstar Gravel
  • 03Recessed Lighting
  • 04Artificial Turf
  • 05Retaining Walls
  • 06Zoysia Sod
03 — Walkthrough

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04 — Design

The drawings.

Design rendering 1 for Chadbourne Drive, produced before construction
Design rendering 2 for Chadbourne Drive, produced before construction
Design rendering 3 for Chadbourne Drive, produced before construction
Design rendering 4 for Chadbourne Drive, produced before construction
05 — Gallery

Detail & craft.

The Chadbourne Drive frontage at dusk, with the lit paver walkway leading through the lawn to the house beneath the oaks
The Chadbourne Drive homes from the street, with the new lawn, clipped hedge line and paver walk running between the oaks
The entry walk at Chadbourne Drive, with large-format pavers set into turf joints and hedging along the foundation
The full Chadbourne Drive front elevation, with the wide paver walkway crossing the lawn to the street
The side approach at Chadbourne Drive, with pavers running past clipped hedging and a statue set into the planting
Aerial view of the Chadbourne Drive property, with the paver walkways, the lawns and the pool at the rear
06 — Before

Where it started.

The property as we found it, before design and construction began.

The Chadbourne Drive property as it was found, before work began
Before
The site at Chadbourne Drive before construction started
Before
The yard at Chadbourne Drive ahead of the rebuild
Before
The Chadbourne Drive property before the new build went in
Before
07 — Related Projects

More work.

The completed Apple Tree project in Memorial from above — a gabled patio cover beside a paver and turf checkerboard terrace
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The completed Forest Glen project in Memorial, seen from the air — the pool, the turf lawn and the paver terrace laid out along the back of the house
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