This was a tight one… challenging parking, a steep driveway, 3’ wide sideyards, a steep slope from rear yard to front, a nice home threatened by stormwater, two beautiful mature oaks and an amazing white pine towering right in the middle of the main access path to the rear yard. Trying to fit in a space for more entertaining seemed daunting. The grading and drainage work was a challenge and frankly we barely made it work. Thankfully, the roots of the resident trees almost seemed to know where we needed to excavate and add pipes. We tried to reciprocate by thoughtfully designing spaces to minimize impact. Balance was the big thing here. I think we knocked it out of the park. Thankfully we have compact, low impact equipment and a staff that really cares about doing things right.