A stream-fed koi garden in Chevy Chase, D.C. Garden walls and front walks on the Maryland side. Chevy Chase asks for quiet, exacting stonework on established lots — and every piece of ours was hand-set by Edgar’s crew.
Real projects, photographed on site. Every one hand-set by Edgar’s crew on a reinforced, drained base.
Watch: Stream, Koi Pond & Flagstone — a walk-through of our Chevy Chase, D.C. commission.
Chevy Chase straddles the District line. On the D.C. side, the District’s permit office and its tree rules apply. On the Maryland side, Montgomery County does — and several of the Chevy Chase towns and villages add their own review on top. We confirm which office your address answers to before a design is final.
Water is the hardest thing we build. A stream bed or a koi pond has to hold water exactly where it should and nowhere else — liner, base, boulders and flagstone set together so the water reads as if it has always been there. It’s the same discipline we bring to a front walk.
We dig to solid ground and build a reinforced, drained base.
Each stone is measured and cut on the wet saw to its exact place.
Every stone is bedded in mortar, not sand — hand-fit and leveled.
Caps and edges set true by hand — the finish that locks it together.
A clean site, an honest timeline, and a warranty in writing on every job.
It depends on the side of the line. In D.C., the District’s rules apply, including permits for large trees. In Maryland, Montgomery County’s apply — and some Chevy Chase municipalities require their own approval as well. We confirm it for your address first.
Yes — stream beds, koi ponds and stone water features, built with the specialists for pumps and electrical. The koi garden above is ours.
Usually. We source stone to match color, size and coursing, and rebuild the footing wherever the old one failed.
Over the winter. Spring dates are limited by how many projects Edgar can lead personally.
We also work in Bethesda, Kensington, Friendship Heights, Spring Valley and Northwest D.C. — and across D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia. See our work in McLean · Potomac · Falls Church · Arlington · Washington, D.C. · Bethesda · Great Falls · Vienna · Alexandria
Edgar personally walks every site before a single figure is written. Estates are accepted by private consultation — a limited number each season.
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