Cedar Ravine

KGK was selected to join a team of contractors led by Virginia Burt Designs to help update the grounds of this historic 1800’s home hidden away on a secluded drive. While others completed the grading and driveway work, KGK was selected to maintain and enhance the existing softscape elements, as well as adding new features like plantings and lawn repair. Visitors to the site will first notice the massive oak tree, dating back to the home’s construction, nestled in the driveway island. As a part of the project, this island was re-shaped and enlarged, allowing KGK plant an additional specimen trees in the new space. Responding to the home’s renovation, which included a home addition, a new foundation planting plan was established. Existing trees were retained, while native shrubs and evergreens were layered into beds to create four season interest. Working around the site’s encroaching wetlands, nuisance plants were removed and replaced with native and beneficial plantings, providing new interest to the existing woodland ravine while enhancing the environment.