Pound Ridge, NY
Stone Wall & Garden Edge
A custom stone retaining wall, Belgian block curb, and planted bed giving the drive a cleaner, more finished arrival.
Custom outdoor spaces for exceptional properties, from stone terraces and gardens to pools, lighting, and privacy, planned and built by the same team.
The Challenge
Pound Ridge has some of the most enviable properties in Westchester. Often the pieces are all there. They just need a plan to bring them together. The signs tend to be the same:
Areas added one at a time that never read as a single property.
Getting from the drive to the back of the house takes a detour.
Open views from the road or neighbors that screening would close.
Runoff cutting through beds or pooling near the foundation.
Overgrown shrubs and dated beds that hide the house.
Plenty of ideas, no order to put them in.
The Value of Design
On a Pound Ridge property, landscape design is not just about making the property look finished. A quality plan decides how the driveway arrives, where the terrace belongs, how gardens frame the house, and how privacy, drainage, lighting, and maintenance all fit together.
Hudson Landscapes plans each project around the way the property will be used now and how it will mature over time. Before construction begins, you have a clear direction for the spaces, materials, plantings, and phases of work.
Terraces, gardens, lawns, and paths placed with purpose.
Grades, views, circulation, and materials planned as one.
Plantings and surfaces selected with maintenance in mind.
Outdoor spaces that make the home more useful, polished, and appealing.
Drawings reveal issues before crews are in the field.
What's Included
One drawing that brings the house, outdoor spaces, and structures into agreement.
Native and adapted plantings chosen for Pound Ridge's gardens and shade.
Bluestone, granite, and fieldstone surfaces shaped for outdoor living.
Cooking and gathering areas built into the plan. Paired with outdoor structures like pergolas and pavilions.
Coping, decking, and plantings drawn together as one setting.
Low-voltage lighting that carries the property into the evening.
Drainage solutions sized for heavy runoff and wet ground.
Layered evergreens and structures that close the property in.
Driveways, walkways, and courtyards that set the tone at the gate.
Every design is carried out by our in-house installation and hardscaping crews.
Our Difference
No handoffs between a designer and a separate build crew.
Masonry and plantings held to a high bar across the whole property.
Regular updates and pricing you can follow line by line.
Work phased around your calendar and the growing season.
Protected plantings, tidy work areas, and careful access throughout the project.
Choices that still look right two decades on.
Client Voices
"We always get so many compliments on our lawn and the changes we have made to our landscaping working with John."
"John Gualtiere's expertise in engineering and landscape design... I have had numerous sun or shade gardens planted, had a beautiful freestanding perfectly pitched patio built and had a long retaining wall constructed."
"John and his team have transformed our property, designing and incorporating both landscaping and hardscaping to help us make the most of our property."
How It Works
We meet you on site, walk the property, and learn how you use it across the year.
A written plan follows, laying out the areas we'll design and the cost of each stage before drawing begins.
First drawings bring the property together as one composition of stone, planting, and movement, on paper before you commit.
With the concept set, we produce measured plans, planting lists, lighting layouts, and itemized pricing.
We run the build to completion, then handle seasonal care so the landscape keeps improving year after year.
Featured Work
Pound Ridge, NY
A custom stone retaining wall, Belgian block curb, and planted bed giving the drive a cleaner, more finished arrival.
Pound Ridge, NY
Stone paving shaped around a rock waterfall and pond, turning a backyard patio into a more immersive garden setting.
Pound Ridge, NY
A custom wood pergola and poolside patio creating shade, structure, and a natural gathering area beside the water.
Local Expertise
Pound Ridge runs from antique colonials near Scotts Corners to clean modern homes on private, established properties. We know these homes, the way people here live outdoors, and what it takes to get work approved and built.
Questions
Design fees here generally run from $5,000 to $25,000 and up, depending on the size of the property and how much of it the plan covers. Full design-build projects usually start around $25,000, with larger estates going well beyond. You'll get a clear range after we walk the site.
Yes. We're a full design-build firm with our own crews for planting installation and hardscaping.
Of course. A good share of our Pound Ridge work is renovation. We keep the mature plantings and sound stonework and rebuild what no longer works.
Design usually runs 6–12 weeks. Build time depends on scope, from a few weeks for a terrace to a full season for a large property.
Yes. Many Pound Ridge properties are multi-acre. We handle the full scope, from plantings and masonry to drainage and lighting, and we know the town's wetland and conservation rules.
Along with Pound Ridge, we work in Bedford, Lewisboro, South Salem, Cross River, Katonah, Waccabuc, and North Salem, among others. See our full service areas.
Coverage
Ready When You Are
Every Pound Ridge project starts on site. We'll walk the property, talk through what you want from it, and point out where the opportunity is.
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