Landscape Project Feature
Landscape Feature Before & After
Location: Upper St. Clair
Landscape Designer: Russ Bedner
Timeline:
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landscape design consultation – Sept 2023
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design plan – Fall/Winter 2023
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installation – July 2024
Goals & Requests:
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to use their outdoor space more
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clean up the hillside
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remove overgrown forsythia, juniper and sassafras
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increase lawn space
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incorporate steps to safely traverse the hill
Scope & Solutions:
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built a border wall from natural boulders to define the area
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created a new bed to soften and add interest near the wall
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added low-maintenance hillside plantings
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installed large stone steps
Plant List:
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Japanese Stewartia
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Juniper ‘Hetzii’
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Itea ‘Little Henry’
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Itea ‘Henry Garnet’
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Viburnum mariesii
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Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’
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Cornus kousa ‘Scarlet Fire’
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Cornus ‘Arctic Fire’
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Fernspray Gold Hinoki Cypress
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Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’
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Carex grass
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Halonechloa Japanese Forest Grass
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Astilbe ‘Rise & Shine’
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Baptisia
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Heuchera ‘Berry Smoothie’
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Godzilla Painted Fern
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Lobelia ‘Black Truffle’
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Pulmonaria ‘Pink & Blue’
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Sedum ‘Angelina’
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Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’
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Oregano ‘Kent Beauty’
the befores
the afters
Customer Feedback:
“Bedner’s provided a comprehensive and creative plan that answered our needs and transformed our backyard slope into a beautiful oasis that I can easily take care of and maintain. The installation crew worked very hard, were polite and a pleasure to deal with.”
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Melanie has been with the family garden center business since 1999, gaining hands-on experience in nearly every aspect–from cashiering and greenhouse production to bookkeeping, perennial buying, marketing, and store management. Now serving as Finance and Marketing Director, she combines her expertise with a passion for growing the business. She and her husband, Russ, have loved seeing how plants, gardening, and beautiful landscapes bring joy to our community.
