Exscape Designs

10/16/2026

Cut-limestone piers, an iron gate, and two carved urns. The entrance is the one part of a property everybody sees and almost nobody plans, and it is usually the smallest footprint on the drawing that makes the biggest difference.

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10/14/2026

The maples add the fall colors. Everything after that is ours: leaves off the turf before they mat down, beds cut back and re-edged, drains cleared before the first freeze. A property that goes into winter clean is a property that comes out of it ahead.

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10/12/2026

A roof is what turns three good months into eight. Timber pavilions, pergolas strung with bulbs, brick fireplaces that actually draw. The structures we build are the reason a backyard keeps working once the evenings turn.

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10/09/2026

Four seasons, one property, one number to call. The crew that laid this parterre is the crew that prunes it, clears the leaves off the gravel roundel, and is back in spring before the first bud breaks. Year-round care, start to finish, is a very different thing from managing four contractors.

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10/07/2026

October is when the grasses start earning their place. Hakonechloa going gold, blue fescue holding its color, dwarf conifers steady behind both, and sandstone steps set heavy enough that nothing shifts. This is the part of a planting plan that looks best after the flowers are done.

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10/05/2026

An outdoor kitchen gets used most in the months nobody plans for. Cut-stone columns, a grill with real counter space on either side, and a stepper path that keeps traffic out of the beds. Built into the design from the start, it becomes the reason people stay outside in October.

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10/02/2026

A fire pit does something a fireplace cannot: it puts everyone in a circle. Six chairs, a gravel court, and a ring of boulders is often the most used thing on a property, and October is the month it earns that. Here is a look at a few of the spaces we have built around them.

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10/01/2026

09/30/2026

From the pool to the plantings to the covered porch, this is what happens when one team designs and builds the whole picture. Projects that start design now are first on the build calendar next year. Ready to see your backyard differently? Let's talk.
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09/28/2026

Every spring build starts as a fall conversation. Design, permitting, and scheduling happen over the winter so crews can break ground the moment the season opens. Start the conversation now and next summer looks very different.
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