{"id":3693,"date":"2023-08-11T18:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:29:04","slug":"completed-project-novato-front-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-novato-front-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed Project- Novato Front Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This project in Novato near Marin Country Club took an older landscape with overgrown elements and transformed it into a modern spatially efficient new space. The existing front yard suffered without an entry way to front, an old driveway, and failing retaining walls in the back yard. We installed new floating concrete steps for the entry, replaced the driveway with new Calstone pavers and installed a new block wall to open utility space in the side yard. The result was a clean and thorough make over.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Post Installation Video<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Front Yard Makeover with Paver Driveway\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmup_fn1Q2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Before and After Images<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3693 gallery-columns-2 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-novato-front-yard\/20220922_132753\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20220922_132753-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3694\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3694'>\n\t\t\t\tBEFORE- Side Yard Walls\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-novato-front-yard\/20220922_132907\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20220922_132907-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3695\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3695'>\n\t\t\t\tBEFORE- Existing Concrete Driveway\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-novato-front-yard\/20220922_132909\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20220922_132909-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Novato Marin Country Club Project\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3696\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3696'>\n\t\t\t\tBEFORE- Overgrown Front Juniper\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-novato-front-yard\/novato-front-yard\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Novato-Front-Yard-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Novato Marin Country Club Project\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3703\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3703'>\n\t\t\t\tPillars and Renovated Front Yard\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-novato-front-yard\/20230802_131646\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230802_131646-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3700\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3700'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Calstone Paver Driveway and Paths\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-novato-front-yard\/20230802_131555\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230802_131555-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3697\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3697'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Side Yard Retaining Wall\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-novato-front-yard\/20230802_131608\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230802_131608-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3698\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3698'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Double Access Gate\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-novato-front-yard\/20230802_131641\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230802_131641-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3699\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3699'>\n\t\t\t\tDry Laid Sonoma Fieldstone Wall\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-novato-front-yard\/20230802_131733\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230802_131733-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3701\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3701'>\n\t\t\t\tCustom Floating Concrete Steps\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-novato-front-yard\/novato-front-yard-2\/'><img width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Novato-Front-Yard-2-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3702\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3702'>\n\t\t\t\tSteps with Night Lighting\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project in Novato near Marin Country Club took an older landscape with overgrown elements and transformed it into a modern spatially efficient new space. The existing front yard suffered without an entry way to front, an old driveway, and failing retaining walls in the back yard. We installed new floating concrete steps for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/completed-project-novato-front-yard\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Completed Project- Novato Front Yard<\/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":[19,33,41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693"}],"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=3693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3704,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions\/3704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}