Waukesha
New Construction Project
Situated in Waukesha, WI, this 2018 new‑build presented challenging clay soils and steep grade changes. We delivered a thoughtfully crafted outdoor space featuring a paver patio, stoop and stairs, field stone boulder retaining walls, native plantings, and engineered drainage swales for rainwater drainage. The plant palette focuses on year‑round visual interest—blue, white and pink blooms—while supporting wildlife and creating low‑maintenance resilience.
Story Behind the Project:
This home was built in 2018 in Waukesha, WI.
Type: New Construction
Project Completed: 2018
Aspects: Final Grade, Stairs, Patio, Retaining wall, Downspout splash pads, Proper Drainage with Swales, Native Plants
Any Specific Challenges: Difficult grade changes between properties and street, clay soils, consistent rain storms keeping yard unworkable
Price Range: $20k – $35k+
Materials Used: Retaining Wall => Field Stone Granite Boulders
Patio => Unilock Series 3000 Mineral Ice Grey
Stoop & Stairs => Brussels Dimensional
Plants: Plants were selected to provide year round attraction, wildlife value, and bloom primarily blue, white, or pink flowers – no yelows or reds.
Trees & Shrubs: Red Cedar, Serviceberry tree, Pagoda Dogwood, Red Dosier Dogwood, Glossy Black Chokeberry, Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle, Hydrangea, Boxwood, Weigela
Perennials: Blue Wild Indigo, Anise Hyssop, Little Bluestem, Pasque Flower, Jacob’s Ladder, Wild Blue Phlox, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Pennsylvania Sedge, Prairie Smoke, Coneflower, Pussytoes, Spotted Bee-Balm