Garden Paths and Walkways Design and Installation
BEAUTY BENEATH YOUR FEET
Paths affect the mood in the garden in many ways. A gentle curve invites discovery of the garden ‘around the bend’, and a large, comfortable step encourages contemplation of a special feature. A pathway that is both functional and elegant is a key to increasing a garden’s accessibility, interest, and value. Hanselman Landscape can increase your garden joy (and keep your feet dry!) with a thoughtfully-designed, well-constructed pathway.
Contact us to add the interest and practicality of a pathway to your garden or country landscape!
LINK YOUR LIVING SPACES
Connect all your living areas, create a relaxing invitation for strolling, and communicate your garden themes with attractive, functional walks. A well-built path guides your feet (or wheels) and keeps them dry and secure. It links your home to the garden or the world visually and physically and helps to define your garden’s character.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE SPACE
Changes in direction or surface suggest a pause to examine the garden at hand. A welcoming entrance walk is usually wide enough for two to walk comfortably on a smooth surface, while a small garden path of natural stepping stones fits elegantly in a side garden, allowing your eye to wander when viewed from a window.
SELECT THE RIGHT STYLE FOR YOU
There are many choices for texture and pattern in walkways. The pathway selections we make together for your garden will coordinate with your overall plan, meet your specific functional needs, and express your unique message to your guests. Formal, casual, comfortable, or playful moods are enhanced by the shapes given to the paths that direct us to doorways or meander through the garden.
JAPANESE-INSPIRED NOBEDAN PATHS
Nobedan (a Japanese stone laying pattern) celebrates natural flow, using varying stone sizes and textures to mimic a meandering stream. Each step becomes a deliberate pause, inviting quiet contemplation. Our process can be likened to piecing a puzzle together on the kitchen table, except that in the creation of a nobedan path or patio, the pieces are templated, cut, and shaped by the same people who will put the puzzle together in your garden.
PATHS & WALKWAYS: DESIGNED & INSTALLED
Our Garden Design Process
Explore
Share your goals, ideas, and project budget and we will begin to survey and plan your garden
Design
We will consider all your primary view perspectives, both inside and out as we design your garden
Build
Your garden dream will begin to take shape at the hands of our highly skilled craftsmen and landscapers
Enjoy
Every project ends with the reward of experiencing the joyful stewardship of your little piece of creation
Testimonials
What surprised us most was how much more we love our home since Hanselman Landscape began working here! In addition to the beautiful new backyard oasis they created, they are here regularly to care for our plants, turning existing shrubs that we thought were worthless into beautiful, valuable specimens.
Our needs were to have as much privacy as possible from neighboring homes. Everything was done to perfection. This was the first time in a while (even with building a new home) that we gave the job to someone and never, ever had to go over again and again what was to be done.
Words do not serve well to express the sense of serenity and pleasure which your fine work evokes. I would liken the feeling to that of walking alone through a great museum.
I can’t even put into words how much I love my new yard. Hanselman Landscape did an outstanding job–changing an ugly piece of land into a serene and beautiful garden. The workmanship of Hanselman Landscape’s employees is of the highest quality.
Hanselman Landscape has helped us re-landscape our property over the past 3 years. James has a way of guiding you through your own garden, taking in the vantage points, and uncovering your vision (even though you didn’t know you had one)!
We liked the way James (Hanselman) explained and introduced the suggested plantings, actually showing us leaf samples. We needed and appreciated his guidance. Thanks for adding to our enjoyment of our home with your creative landscaping.
The Gardener’s Journal
- Gardens for Children
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EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE OF HANSELMAN LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS
Founded in 1985, Hanselman Landscape & Gardens designs, builds, and nurtures a wide variety of gardens in both private and corporate settings. From our headquarters in Manheim, Pennsylvania, we serve clients throughout the region, including Philadelphia’s Main Line—and as far away as Cambridge, Massachusetts. We also cultivate unique specimen plants, which we make available to discriminating gardeners and architects.