{"id":1827,"date":"2016-05-09T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T03:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2016-05-09T21:03:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T04:03:39","slug":"completed-project-san-rafael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed Project San Rafael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This front yard design and installation in San Rafael\u00a0 focused on creating a new low maintenance, low water use garden to replace an existing front lawn. Because of the layout of the front entry for this project, a new paver patio was installed to create a courtyard space off the front entry path. We used McNear pavers for the hardscape, accented with a Bluestone landing over an exisiting concrete stoop.<\/p>\n<p>Plantings focused on creating color, texture and interest while being easy to care for. New LED lights highlight the path and new patio space.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We highly recommend O&#8217;Connell Landscape. We are delighted with our new front yard which eliminated the dreaded lawn and replaced it with an easy care, drought tolerant, very attractive landscape. Michael provided a design that incorporated all the elements my husband and I wanted, and expert advice and infinite patience on all fronts: Hardscape, plants, lighting, irrigation and more. O&#8217;Connell Landscape has a very efficient and yet flexible mode of operation; deadlines and the budget were meet. The crew is extremely hard working and highly skilled in all areas: Foundation work, paver fitting, soil preparation, woodwork and lighting installation. There was excellent communication between the crew and\/or Michael and the client. In our case, approval of the plan was required by a homeowner&#8217;s association. Michael provided the requisite documentation for this process; compliments were expressed by the HOA for the complete and professional plans. The overall care and attention that our project received from O&#8217;Connell Landscape was of the highest quality. It was a lot of fun to work with this company.<br \/>\n-Carol Mirenda, San Rafael<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1827 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/p1080924-large\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080924-Large-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1835\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1835'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore- front lawn that was replaced\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/p1080930-large\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1080930-Large-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1836\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1836'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore- old concrete entry path\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111646_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111646_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1829\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1829'>\n\t\t\t\tView of new patio installation\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111639_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111639_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111653_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111653_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1830\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1830'>\n\t\t\t\tLow maintenance plantings with accent boulders\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111703_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111703_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1831\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1831'>\n\t\t\t\tMcNear Paver Patio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111714_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111714_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1832\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1832'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Bluestone landing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/20160410_111716_resized\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160410_111716_resized-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1833\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1833'>\n\t\t\t\tMcNear paver path and new Redwood gate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This front yard design and installation in San Rafael\u00a0 focused on creating a new low maintenance, low water use garden to replace an existing front lawn. Because of the layout of the front entry for this project, a new paver patio was installed to create a courtyard space off the front entry path. We used &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-san-rafael\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Completed Project San Rafael<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,33,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1838,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827\/revisions\/1838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}