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About Ninebark Landscaping

Ninebark Inc. owner/president J. Brandt Rempe started off his career working for public garden designer, Lynden B. Miller, learning design techniques and horticulture. Miller has designed such gardens as the Conservatory Garden in Central Park, Bryant Park, Wagner Park and the Public Library Gardens all in New York City. Miller’s background as a painter influenced her decisions as if she painted with plants. Brandt apprenticed under Miller’s guidance for six years, during this time Miller asked him to do multiple stone and hardscaping projects at her estate.

 

Brandt’s interest in construction lead him to Anderson Landscape Construction in Massachusetts where he served as a project manager for high-end residential projects. At Anderson, Brandt worked with architects and engineers, creating landscapes combining stone masonry and horticulture to enhance properties in the greater Boston area.

 

Two years later, Brandt was approached by Waterloo Gardens in Chester county Pennsylvania to train and teach staff what he had learned throughout his career. Brandt held his position for two years until he realized it was time for him to pursue his dream and start his own company with a twist.

Our Services
  • Residential Planning & Design

  • Horticulture

  • Masonry/Hardscaping

  • Custom Woodworking

  • Fencing

  • Maintenance & Preservation

  • Environmental Landscaping

  • Energy Efficient Landscaping

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Landscaping Versus Hardscaping

There are two main components in landscape design - softscape and hardscape. Softscape is often just referred to as Landscaping; they are the elements that are fluid and changing as they mature. Hardscape are design elements that are solid and unchanging as the years go by. The ideal landscape is a balance of both hardscape and softscape.

Hardscape refers to the solid elements in the design of the landscape that stay the same for years. For example: large rocks, walkways and pavers, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, water features, decks and driveways.

Softscape does not have that permanent quality that hardscaping does. It is the living part of a landscape that grows and changes with time and need to be maintained more meticulously. Softscape are the elements such as soil, plants, shrubs, trees, flowers, vegetables, vines, turf and color schemes.

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