OUTDOOR KITCHENS, STONE GRILLS AND FIRE PITS

EXTEND YOUR OUTDOOR LIVING THIS FALL


You can extend your outside living enjoyment of your home with an Outdoor Kitchen and Grill, Fire Pit, or Fireplace, Patio and Lighting.

Who doesn’t like to eat a burger outside on a sunny day. An outdoor kitchen and grill is a great home improvement that can add value to your home. It also extends your outdoor life and entertaining possibilities.

An outdoor fireplace can add warmth and value to your home. They can be made with a variety of materials and come with a variety of features including a water feature, a wood box and a hearth.

Fire Pits greatly add to the beauty of the view and outdoor patio setting. You can get a fire pit that burns wood or gas. They come in a variety of materials, textures and colors.
Everyone will agree that an open patio provides added space to your home and allows you to enjoy the surrounding landscape. A great many of us now spend a considerable amount of time outside. The present economic times have now created a situation where we have come to appreciate our outdoors and we find more people having stacations instead of vacations. For many, enjoying time with family and friends means enjoying the outdoors. Installing a patio gives you a place where families can gather, eat, barbecue, swim, relax and enjoy nature. A patio can be installed using a variety of products from pavers to flagstone. The stone materials come in a variety of colors and shading, all to complement the surroundings.

Lighting adds beauty to your home. Increases your home’s security. Increases your property value. Enhances the safety of your walks and steps. Extends the use of your outdoor spaces into the evening and creates another dimension as you glance outside your windows in the evening.
F.A. Hobson Landscaping can be your one stop shop for all you outdoor needs. We are a landscape/hardscape design-build firm located on the eastern shore of Maryland and have been in business for well over 25 years. We deliver excellent service and at an affordable price and provide expertise in all your outdoor amenities. Give us a call at 410-827-9614 or we are one click away at our website fahobsonlandscaping.com.

WATER IN THE GARDEN

“Water is the driver of nature”.(Leonardo DaVinci)

Imagine a place where you can kick back in your hammock, listening to the soothing bubbling of water caressing the smooth rocks of a gurgling brook. The gentle sound of a waterfall or a cascade of water over an urn gives a sense of healing, relieving the daily stress of the day and is most relaxing. You notice the lush vegetation all around; pick up on the different textures and colors of foliage and flowers peeking out here and there. A wonderful fragrance of flowers and plants drifts through the water garden waking up your senses. You lay your head back down and look up through the dappled shade of a very graceful Japanese Maple tree and you follow the points of light from the sun streaming down through the branches, warmth that makes your skin glow. Your eyes squint to see all that you miss when not in this idyllic setting. You look up and through the swaying branches, you see blue sky painted with beautiful, white fluffy clouds of different shapes and sizes and you drift off into that peaceful place as you did when you were a child, a place to dream, a wonderful place to be on a summer’s day.

Here at F.A. Hobson Landscaping, located on the eastern shore of Maryland, we draw inspiration from nature. We can create a perfect place for you, your family, and friends to enjoy with the element of water. Waterfalls and streams that are natural or formed, informal overflowing urns, formal fountains, gurgling brooks, trickling intimate flowing fountains, naturalistic swimming pools, tropical grottos, and Japanese inspired water gardens all create a sense of pleasure and tranquility.

Water features can be simple and relatively inexpensive to build depending
on size and complexity. Average costs for a water feature start at approximately $2,000.00 and can go up from there based on what size, complexity and what materials you would like to use.

Yes, there is some maintenance when one has a water feature. Maintenance can be as little as once a year on a fountain to emptying a skimmer basket once a week and clean out a pond in the early spring. We believe in having a mini eco system that is balanced so problems don’t develop. Aquatic plantings are very important to maintain the balance in a pond.

Water features can be very enjoyable with minimal maintenance and at an affordable price. Visit our website: http://www.fahobsonlandscaping.com/ and look at our gallery of water features.

Why Plant Natives?

Why plant natives?

We hear this question a lot, along with ‘What are natives...plants native to Maryland, the East Coast, USA, or North America?’

Here at F. A. Hobson Landscaping on the Eastern Shore of MD, plants native to the Mid-Atlantic coastal plains are our preference, but with much experience in the field, we know which plant material that originates from farther afield will work in our soil and climatic conditions. Which, by the way, are quite different from those just across the Chesapeake Bay in other parts of the state. We’ll address that in a later issue.

We plant Natives for several reasons:

Low Maintenance…Can’t tell you how many times we meet with clients and at the top of their list of requests is that their gardens be ‘low maintenance’. No one wants to spend a huge amount of money or time mulching beds each year, weeding, spraying, pruning. We all lead action-packed lives and, while we do want to enjoy the outdoors and our beautiful surroundings, the drudgery jobs of maintaining those outdoor spaces are not high on our list of desired recreational activities. Once established, a Native Landscape requires MUCH less time and effort to keep attractive than manicured lawns or mulch-covered ornamental beds. Native plantings are installed in such a way that, once established, the plant material will cover the entire bed, eliminating the need for yearly mulching, greatly reducing the amount of weeds that can invade, and rarely needing extra irrigation or spraying of chemicals. This means we save water, contributing to sound ecological practices, and reducing the amount of pollution, both from small engine fumes used to maintain manicured properties, and the noise they produce.

Good Health…Native Landscaping or ‘Naturescape’ promotes better health in people by creating soothing environments in which to relax and meditate. There is no need to use chemicals which are potentially dangerous to those who apply them, as well as the beneficial creatures that live in our gardens. Here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, most properties are within close proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and we have the responsibility to create sustainable landscapes. Not to mention the responsibility we all have to our children to reduce exposure to possible carcinogens and mutagens where we are able.

Promote the natural ecosystem…through years of landscaping with non-natives and creating great expanses of perfect lawns, we have pushed out the indigenous material of our area, and introduced invasive plants that destroy habitat for the birds, animals and reptiles that live here. By reintroducing native species, we are returning the land to what it is meant to be.

In short, Native Landscapes;

Save time
Save money
Save water
Promote health
Are sustainable
Create habitat and food for critters
Create beautiful outdoor living spaces for us all

F. A. Hobson Landscaping, Inc. is an experienced design-build firm. We know Natives and how to adapt to your site and your needs/desires.

About F.A. Hobson Landscape

Company Profile

F.A. Hobson Landscaping, Inc. is an award-winning Eastern Shore residential landscape and hardscape design/build contractor that is dedicated to artistic garden design in the Chesapeake Bay area. We create and install functional outdoor living areas that seamlessly integrate with the existing environment to provide our clients with beautifully landscaped areas that create the perfect setting for relaxation, contemplation and entertainment.

With more than 25 years of service and experience, our expert team of designers, masons, landscapers, horticulturalists, lighting & irrigation installers, and carpenters, serve Talbot, Queen Anne, Kent, Dorchester, and Anne Arundel Counties; and towns such as Easton, St. Michaels, Annapolis, Centreville, and Chestertown.

We are proud of the reputation we have established for delivering high quality work that provides exceptional value to our clients. We listen to our client’s objectives, carefully evaluate and analyze each requirement, and design accordingly. Our proven approach ensures plant sustainability, conforms to budget requirements, and provides the highest quality materials to deliver the best value and complete client satisfaction.

F.A. Hobson Landscaping, Inc is centrally located to the mid shore, (one mile from the Queenstown Outlets), in Queenstown, Maryland. We are available for consultations, retail nursery sales, and all landscape related services. Browse our project gallery and see your dreams come alive.

For more information, please see our site: fahobsonlandscaping.com