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Please view various landscape design examples below on this page and additional examples by clicking on the links below:

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Landscape Design

Many different considerations and ideas must go into a Landscape Design.

• How the property will be used?  Children (and ages) or no children?  A lot of entertaining, or mostly just the family?

• What features -patio, walls, ponds, lighting, etc. - are important to you as a homeowner for you to get the greatest enjoyment and use out of your yard?

• What are your priorities and goals for your property?

• What views are most important and from where will they be viewed?  (inside looking out, or outside the property looking towards the house.)

• Are there areas that need to be screened and hidden from view?

• Are there safety concerns that need to be addressed with a fence or lighting?

• Everyone wants low maintenance, but do you enjoy working in your garden?

• Will you be doing the maintenance, or hiring someone else to do it?

• There are also often drainage problems that have to be addressed, and the local zoning ordinances can affect what can be done in a design.

Only after these questions are answered do we consider the plantings - which is often the first thing that many homeowners wants to discuss.  When designing the plantings, again many different considerations and ideas must go into a Landscape Design.

• Proper placement of trees and shrubs is our first step.

• Plants are spaced to allow for future growth without overcrowding.

• Good landscape design provides the framework to build on with seasonal color from perennials, annuals and bulbs. 

• Which seasons are most important to the owner?  Do you go away for many weeks in the summer or any other time?

• Many other factors are considered such as favorite plants and favorite colors, leaf and flower color, fragrance, berries, texture and more.

This is why it pays to hire a professional.   Please see the examples below and on many other pages throughout this website.

• Robert J. Kleinberg, Landscape Design & Construction has been designing Patios and Gardens as a Landscape and Hardscaping contractor since 1986.
• We offer a full selection of services including Ponds and Water Features, Landscape Lighting, Patios, Walks, Driveways, Steps, Landings, and Walls made of Flagstone or Bluestone, E.P. Henry  and other brands of interlocking concrete pavers, Brick, Natural Stone and Ties.
• We offer  Landscape Design and Installation, either Residential or Commercial; including new plantings, or renovations of old landscapes.
• We install trees, shrubs, seasonal plantings of annuals and perennials from a small backyard to a large commercial planting, but we specialize in jobs that fit what we can do.  We know our limits; some jobs are too big, and some jobs are too small.
• Robert Kleinberg is a Horticulturist with degrees from The University of Delaware and Villanova University. 
• He is an ICPI Certified Concrete Paver Installer and a NCMA Certified Segmental Retaining Wall Installer.
• He is also an EP Henry Authorized Hardscaping Contractor.
• Working in Philadelphia, Delaware County ( Newtown Square, Havertown, Marple, Broomall, Drexel Hill, Lansdowne, Springfield, Swarthmore, Ridley, Media, Upper Darby, Middletown, Radnor, Lima ), Chester County (Edgemont, Paoli, Goshen, Tredyffrin, Westtown, Willistown, Berwyn, Malvern, West Chester), Montgomery County and the Main Line ( Lower Merion, Bala Cynwyd, Ardmore, Narberth, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Wayne, Devon,  Gladwyne, Wynnewood ) PA.
• We are fully insured, licensed with the state of Pennsylvania (PA HIC License #:  PA29966), and a BBB Accredited Business. 
    Click on the link to go to the BBB website.

EP Henry Authorized Hardscaping Contractor

NCMA Certified Segmental Retaining Wall Installer

See the difference proper landscaping can make.

Please view various landscape design examples below on this page and additional examples by clicking on the links below:

   Click here to see close-ups of seasonal plants.

Click here for a list of recommended perennials with descriptions

*All work shown by Robert J. Kleinberg Landscape Design and Construction.

Flowering Trees

Shrubs

Perennials

Please check out our new Outstanding Plants of the Month Photos now on Facebook.  It has been updated with over 40 photos of outstanding plants in January & February, over 60 photos of plants that flower in March with descriptions, over 80 photos of plants that look great in April, and over 160 photos of plants that look great in May.  Later in the year as we add additional months we will also feature plants not included on this page.  Click on the "like" button at the top of the facebook page and you will get notices when there are new photos added.

Digital Design Imaging - Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA

We now can show you a computer generated image of what your landscape can look like after planting.  The image can be easily changed and the plants can be 'grown' to show how the planting will look in 5 or 10 years.  The bottom two photos are the actual planting.

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Digital Design:

Actual Planting the season after planting:

Actual Planting the 2 years after planting:

Back Yard Walk with Landscaping - Lower Merion, Montgomery County, PA

The back entrance to this house did not need a solid walk past the first set of steps.  This was the main entrance into the house from the driveway so the customer wanted to add some interest.  The walk leading around to the deck steps was made more informal with two 1-ft. bands of flagstone and 1-ft. of river rocks in the center.  Stepping stones were placed through pea gravel beds surrounded with boulders and river rocks to give an effect similar to stepping stoned through a pond.  The design was influenced by Japanese Gardens.  Also shown is the same garden about 10 years after planting showing how properly spaced plants will fill in and the landscape will improve over the years.  Overcrowded plantings are more expensive to install, and can look better when first planted, but they usually start looking worse after a few years.  Additional photos of this project can be seen on our Landscaping Page.

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After With Established Landscaping (about 10 years after planting):

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Multi-tiered Bluestone Patio with Landscape Beds- Rose Valley, Delaware County, PA

This property is was built on a slope so walls were constructed with palletized natural stone to create level areas for patios and walks.  Levels had to be carefully determined, and work scheduled in a specific order to allow for the smooth completion of each phase.  Patios and walks were constructed on five different levels connected with four different sets of steps, so a proper design was necessary
Click here to see photos of the steps.

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Office Building Side 2 - Philadelphia, PA

This planting is the same on shown on the main landscaping page.  The view here is from the Filbert St. side.  The overhead view shows the parking lot and other areas outside the planting that are screened out by the arborvitae.  The planting here is meant to be viewed from inside.  Located on Market St. near 39th St., arborvitae were planted to screen the adjacent parking lot (now another building) and street.  The stone beds cover drains installed by the builder.  They help keep drains clean of soil and mulch and mimic small ponds.  Plants were planted away from the windows to give an unobstructed view.  Most of the color here is from shrubs, perennials and bulbs, but some annuals are planted for additional summer color.  Click here for additional examples of seasonal color plantings.

Office Building Side (2)

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Back Yard Planting - Newtown Square, Delaware County, PA

This house was constructed in a new development.  The front was landscaped by the builder, but the back yard had nothing planted.  The plantings here were designed to soften the appearance of the house.  Taller narrow plants were planted at the corners to soften the lines.  Low growing plants were used under windows and medium sized plants used against bare walls.

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If you are interested in any of Robert J. Kleinberg Landscape Design & Construction services,  please fill out the form below with your question or request for an estimate, you can also contact us at (610)325-2313,  cell 484-225-0614 or email us at RJK@kleinberg.com

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