Backyard Retreat in Andover

For Russell Stott, landscape designer and partner at Andover Landscape Design and Construction, the vision for the transformation of an uninspiring lawn into a secluded oasis with a plunge pool at a restored historical Cape residence in Merrimack Valley initially began with a phone call. “The family has lived in this house for more than 30 years and raised three sons that are now all grown and have families of their own, and they used this just as a recreational lawn when the kids were young,” Stott says of his starting point—a flat, grassy area adjacent to a detached garage. “They came to us with the idea of "We think we want a po

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Andover Landscape Design and Construction reinvents an ordinary backyard lawn in Merrimack Valley as an outdoor retreat with a pond-like swimming pool and plenty of functional space for entertaining and lounging.

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