1. Watch where water sits after a heavy rain or a snowmelt, so drainage can be part of the plan from the start.
2. Picture how you want to use the space, whether that is a fire pit for evenings, a patio for dinners outside or a better path to the front door.
3. Take a few photos of the spots you want to change and keep them handy for when we walk the property together.
4. Write down the plants you love and the ones that struggled this year, so the new plantings suit your yard.
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Up North Scapes
THE LANDSCAPE LETTERVol. 1, Issue 7 ◆ Think Spring Edition
◆ Think Spring
Think Spring, Plan Your Yard Now
The yard is quiet for the winter, which makes now the perfect time to plan what you want it to look like next spring. Book now and your plan, your materials and your place on our spring schedule are all set before the ground thaws.
Book Your Spring Project◆ Book Now for Spring
Your Spring Project Starts With a Winter Plan
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Spring is when everyone wants their new patio, walkway or wall, so the homeowners who plan over the winter are the ones who get started first. When you book now, we walk your property with you, talk through how you want to use the space, and build a plan around it while the yard is resting, so by the time the ground is ready, the design is done and your project is on the calendar. The work can begin as soon as the season allows, and you get the whole summer to enjoy it.
Best time to planNow, over the winter
What we planPatios, walkways, retaining walls, fire pits and seating walls, plantings, lighting, drainage and full backyard designs
How to startRequest a free quote
What We Build
Everything We Offer for Your Yard
PatiosPaver and natural stone patios, fire pit patios and seating walls built for New Hampshire winters.
Walkways and StepsPaver and stone walkways and granite steps that give your home a welcoming front entry.
Retaining WallsBlock, boulder and stone walls, including tiered walls with steps built right in, that turn a slope into usable yard.
Trees, Shrubs and Privacy ScreensGarden beds, shrubs and privacy plantings chosen to grow well in the Seacoast climate.
Landscape LightingLit steps, walls and entrances so your yard looks as good at night as it does during the day.
Outdoor Living SpacesFire pits, seating walls and gathering spaces made for long evenings outside.
Landscape DesignFull backyard designs that bring the stone work and the plantings together in one plan.
Grading and DrainageGrading and drainage work that moves water away from your home, your patio and your walkways.
Retaining Walls · Tiered Wall With Lit Steps
Walkways · Paver Walkway
Outdoor Living · Fire Pit and Seating Wall
Seasonal Tips
Your Winter Planning List
Pro Tip
Plan the stone work, the lighting and the plantings together. When the patio, the beds and the lights all come from one plan, the yard looks finished from the first day and keeps getting better as it grows in.
Company News
Meet Derek Conrad
Derek Conrad owns and runs Up North Scapes from our home base in Newmarket, NH. He is OSU Certified in Home Horticulture and plans every project with both the stone work and the plantings in mind. Meet Derek on our About Us page →
See the Work Near You
If you’re looking for more info, we also have patio pages for 14 Seacoast towns, plus trees, shrubs and privacy screen pages for each town, so you can see the kind of work we can build at your home. Find your town →
What Homeowners Say
★★★★★“Derek responded quickly and continued to be responsive through the planning, scheduling, and follow up. We had our previous walkway and overgrown landscaping removed and replaced. Very happy with the project and we’re proud of our house again.”Carol Prescott, Google review
If we worked on your property this year, a quick Google review helps the next Seacoast homeowner find us.
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Now: Request a free quote and book your spring project
Over the winter: Watch where water sits and picture how you want to use the yard
Spring: Your project starts as soon as the ground is ready
Over the winter: Watch where water sits and picture how you want to use the yard
Spring: Your project starts as soon as the ground is ready
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