Reveal Your House

Show off your house with your landscaping rather than hiding it! The two photos below demonstrate the difference between landscaping to improve the look of a home verses landscaping which effectively blocks the home from view.

Especially in historic neighborhoods such as Buffalo's Elmwood Village, architecture in Western New York separates our region from many other areas of the country. Over time, however, landscaping becomes overgrown and in need of an update to better reflect the home it accents. In the project below, we selected hardy perennials and natural boulders which can withstand the varied seasons of the greater Niagara region.

The updated look provided our client with long-term beauty and added value to their property.

Before:

After:

Creative Restoration

Mongoose Landscaping was asked to spearhead a restoration of one of downtown Buffalo's historic mansions on Summer Street. The majority of the project involved dismantling and rebuilding of a 100 year-old sand stone wall that acts as a front porch for the mansion. Using the old front porch we created two garden beds - one on top (where the used to be a porch) and one in front of the existing porch (using left over sand stone from the reconstruction of the wall). Additionally, we designed and installed a custom drainage system for the garden beds, re-graded the lawn of the property, installed sod, and installed plantings in the lower garden bed (in front of the existing porch). New plantings will be installed in the upper garden bed in the spring.

Very Special Note: We had the honor of working with the extremely well respected Dick Maul of Orchard Park on this project. Mr Maul is an institution in Orchard Park and has been doing specular landscaping and outdoor construction for over 60 years. He certainly taught our crew many time-tested tricks of the trade. Thank you, Mr. Maul.

Before:

During:

After:


My favorite part: The owner found the original horse hitching posts - which were installed along the side of the building during this project. Also, we are proud to say that the air conditioner is completely hidden from sight in this new design (hint: it is behind the perennial grasses).