Design Scapes Inc

From trench to wall.
The masonry retaining wall is up at the Berclair project. What started as dug trenches and rebar is now a solid structure ready for the next phase of the build.

We just kicked off a new project -- a beautifully designed backyard with a pool built for entertaining, but a sloped, unusable area at the back that wasn't keeping up with the rest of the space.
The plan is clean: a retaining wall along the slope to raise the grade and create a flat, functional area. Then we'll extend the same turf and concrete design from behind the pool all the way back, so the whole yard reads as one cohesive space. Ficus trees along the sides will eventually create a full natural privacy screen, hiding the slope and softening the edges.
This is just the start. More to come as the build progresses.

The Redondo Beach backyard is coming alive.
The new concrete is wet sealed. Locks in the color, keeps stains out, makes the slab last through Southern California weather. The planter beds are laid with smooth Mexican beach pebble, clean and coastal and low maintenance by design. Young shrubs are in along the fence line, ready to fill in over the season. And the pots bring the color, blue hydrangea against fresh white walls.
A few weeks ago this was a tired backyard. Now it's the kind of space you actually want to be in.

Painting phase on the Redondo Beach backyard remodel.
Before the new planting goes in, before the final finishes land, the existing fences and walls had to get right. The fencing was tired, paint faded, moisture damage at the base where wood met ground.
So we masked the entire area, sprayed the fences, sprayed the planter walls, took the lattice panels down and laid them flat for a clean even finish. Repaired what needed repair. Recoated everything in a fresh white that's going to frame everything else we're building into this backyard.
One phase down. More to come.