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Your backyard is your own private escape from the noise of the city. It provides the perfect, quiet space to contemplate the day or gather with friends at the end of a long week. 

Recently, we provided this serene oasis for a Park Cities family living on Dartmouth Avenue. We installed a stone sculpture with cascading water, nestled in soft foliage with a bamboo backdrop.

If you’d like to learn how Jack McGrath & Associates can transform your backyard into a personal retreat, visit www.jackmcgrathlandscape.com or call us at 817-253-1859.

Jack McGrath & Associates
Professional Landscape Design

817-253-1859
www.jackmcgrathlandscape.com

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Jack McGrath, Landscape Design ArchitectYour home is yours and only yours. It's a place where you unwind after work. A place where you entertain family and friends. You may do most of your entertaining indoors, but the natural beauty of nature and fresh air surpasses a living room any day of the week. Landscape design specialist Jack McGrath will give you that yard and/or garden you've always dreamt of.

From modest city gardens to grand estates, Jack McGrath & Associates creates outdoor spaces for group activities or quiet individual contemplation. They do all the phases of your outdoor needs — from the initial planning and design to the implementation and completion of the work. This includes pools, fountains, decks, arbors, walkways, landscape, and even a touch of mood lighting.

For more than 40 years, Jack McGrath & Associates have been creating outdoor dreams for clients who insist on more than just the ordinary. They've successfully completed projects in numerous cities and states. They've worked with architects, engineers, builders, developers and other professionals on commercial, municipal and residential landscaping.

Although they have completed many large projects, they also do small projects and are affordable. Much of their work encompasses moderate to small residential gardens.

Your front yard is the first view your neighbors, friends, family and passers-by will see, and we all know how important first impressions are. Your backyard can become your retreat, a location for small or large gatherings, or even a playground for your children. Your vision can become a reality with Jack McGrath & Associates. Let them give you the gift of natural beauty.

For references, contact Jack McGrath & Associates at 817-253-1859.

Jack McGrath & Associates
817-253-1859
http://www.jackmcgrath.org

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Get the Most Botanical for Your Buck

The long-term, fiscal benefits of hiring a landscape architect over an inexperienced gardener or landscape designer far outweigh the upfront cost savings.

  • Increase your property value by up to 11 percent with a landscape architect. Curb appeal is a major factor in selling a home. A joint study by Clemson University and University of Maryland that was published in the March 2003 issue of Smart Money Magazine, found that home buyers are willing to pay up to 11.3 percent above the asking price if a home has well-designed landscaping. Landscape installation can be expensive, hard work. When it comes to selling your home, landscape design done the right way will significantly increase the value of your home.
  • Reduce your utility expenses. Did you know that properly placed trees in your yard actually save you money on energy bills inside your home? A tree placed to shade your home from the sun during the warmest hours of the day can keep your home cooler, reducing your energy expenditures. A trained, experience landscape architect will consider environmental factors in the design, giving you the most sustainable, environmentally friendly design possible.
  • Get it right the first time with your HOA approval. Experienced landscape architects are very knowledgeable when it comes to meeting criteria of homeowners associations. The fewer revisions to your plan, the more money you’ll save. Work with a professional landscape architect who will submit complete plans to your HOA that will meet or even exceed HOA requirements for your landscape design.

Are you looking to hire a landscape architect? Jack McGrath has worked with engineers, builders, developers, and professional. He has experience in commercial, residential and municipal landscaping projects, and will work within your budget to help you realize how to best utilize your outdoor space. Call Jack today at 817-253-1859 to set up a consultation.

Jack McGrath
www.jackmcgrath.org
817-253-1859

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While some men are into gadgets and cars, what do you get the man who is more crafty and into home improvements? This holiday season give the gift of a new yard or garden.

Men take pride in their homes, especially the upkeep and value, so give them something they can appreciate. Jack McGrath & Associates will be able to create the dream yard that you and your family can enjoy for years to come. 

With professional landscaping you can expect a 75-100% return, according to Zillow, an online real estate database. A new yard is more than just another holiday gift; this gift becomes an investment. When it comes to landscape design it’s more than just making your yard pretty, it’s making the overall design of your home better and making sure you utilize your outdoor space more.

Jack McGrath & Associates work with you during the design and production process to assure that every detail of your new yard turns out the way you imagined it. This is a gift you will be enjoying year round and for many years to come. 

Call and set up a meeting with Jack McGrath. This gift will be one your man will never forget.   

Jack McGrath & Associates 
214.324.6921
http://www.jackmcgrath.org

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Jack McGrath, Landscape Design ArchitectDear Neighbors,

I want to share some landscaping tips for fall that will not only keep your yard looking beautiful, but prepare it for the coming winter.

Fall Landscaping Tips

  1. To keep your grass looking green plant Ryegrass Seed this month. When the temperatures at night are consistently around 60 degrees you are ready to plant.
  2. Plant your fall plants. Pansies, Kale, Cabbage, Snapdragons, Mums all add beautiful fall color and texture.
  3. Plant trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs are at their best in the fall and planting them now will allow them time to establish before the summer heat comes.
  4. Purchase ahead by picking up spring flower bulbs for planting in mid-December. From daffodils to tulips, plant these colorful flowers and watch them pop with color when spring comes. Keep them refrigerated for at least 45 days prior to planting.

These tips will keep your garden looking healthy and bright even during the fall season. If you have any questions regarding fall landscaping contact Jack McGrath & Associates.

Sincerely,
Jack McGrath

Jack McGrath & Associates
214.324.6921
http://www.jackmcgrath.org

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How much do you use your backyard? How about your front yard? These are the two spaces within our home that typically get used the least, however they are the most natural, open spaces you have. Jack McGrath and Associates creates yards that are both beautiful and functional.

Jack McGrath, landscape architecture, goes beyond just landscape design. McGrath has a saying;

“You live in a box. You drive in a box. You work in a box.”

This outlook helps McGrath explain the beauty, depth and importance of having an outdoor space that you can use. Your yard becomes a retreat just steps from your door, an everyday escape or vacation from the stresses of life.

A Park Cities family decided to hire Jack McGrath & Associates for their front and back yard redesign and renovation. What sets this landscape design company apart is the effort they make to build a relationship with the homeowners allowing them to better understand how they will use their outdoor space.

Jack McGrath was able to showcase the home’s natural beauty while incorporating the colors and textures the homeowners wanted. A yard that looks like every other yard won’t be relaxing, won’t be unique and won’t be yours. Customizing a yard to your standards and needs will allow you to entertain and relax.

“You want your outdoor space to reflect and compliment the inside of your home,” Jack McGrath said. “Keep with the colors of nature and the color pallet of the interior and exterior of the home.”

When it comes to the redesign and/or renovation of a project, Jack McGrath takes into consideration every detail the eye can see. Whether it's hiding unpleasant obstructions such as air conditioning units and garages, adding color and texture that compliments the home, or placing plants, trees and flowers in just the right spots for a pop of color and a beautiful aroma, Jack McGrath can do it all.

If you haven’t been able to fully enjoy your outdoor spaces, call Jack McGrath and Associates today. Start enjoying the beauty of nature.  

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Jack McGrath & Associates
214.324.6921
http://www.jackmcgrath.org