Learn How To Landscape Your New (or Existing) Home | Special Event with Stanton Homes

Landscape on a Budget - Meet the Builder Special Event!

Saturday October 9th, 12 to 3 pm - Presentations at 1 pm and 2 pm

Whether you're considering a new home or looking to improve your current home, you'll find great tips during this special presentation!

Thoughtful planning for future landscaping during new home construction will save money while opening up opportunities that dramatically emphasize your home and increase your outdoor enjoyment.

Come on out and see how to do it first-hand, at the Stanton Homes Meet the Builder event featuring landscape professionals from Mark Sanborn Landscaping Company and Carolina Outdoor Lighting Professionals.

"Landscaping and Outdoor Living" - Talk at 1 pm Saturday Oct 9th

Stop by to learn more about outdoor living and landscaping in this special 30 minute information session!

Find out how to plan walkways, beds, and more to have a beautiful outdoors you'll enjoy every part of the year.

Whether you're interested in walkways, patio areas, plants, trees, gardens, or other special touches to the exterior of your new home, the experts at Stanton Homes and Mark Sanborn Landscaping Company will help!

Learn About Landscaping

• Think about future landscaping as part of your overall home design

• Consider adding landscaping one stage at a time - find out how to make it seamless

• Strategically place permanent walkways to allow for future special touches

• Learn which ornamental trees and bushes last longest - for a long-term, mature effect

Learn How to Create Outdoor Living Spaces

• Get the scoop on pathways, outdoor fireplaces, terraces, and things you'll want to do later - and make sure your property will accommodate the space you'll need

• Prioritize your projects, and plan the steps you want to take that fit your budget

• Get expert advice that helps you avoid costly mistakes

• Find out what kinds of outdoor living extras retain their value best, for resale

At This Special Landscaping Event - learn about lighting too!

"All About Outdoor Lighting on a Budget" - Talk at 2 pm Saturday Oct 9th

Stay after the landscaping session, and learn how to integrate lighting in to your landscape plan! Steve Roberts, Owner/Lighting Specialist with Carolina Outdoor Lighting Professionals will teach homeowners how to plan during construction to extend your living space outdoors.

This 30 minute information session will help you get the most out of your outdoors.

Meet the Builder Open House 12 pm to 3 pm, Saturday Oct 9th

Stanton Homes will present this special "Meet the Builder" event at a new custom home (the Beaufort plan) under construction in Harrison Pond, just a few minutes from Chapel Hill.

Popular questions at recent Stanton Homes "Meet the Builder" events have included:

• Floor plans - is "design/build" best, or can a "ready-made" floor plan be modified?

• How to find the perfect location, and what Stanton Homes can do to help.

• Cutting costs while building value - what to watch out for before signing a contract.

• Going green and saving green - what makes sense.

• Mother in law suites, accessibility, and other special needs.

• Build on Your Lot, how to get started and what to ask your builder.

Building Your New Custom Home

Let us know what you have in mind, and we'll prepare a free home building cost estimate for your favorite floor plans.

Not sure where to start? Check with us for suggestions for great online catalogs, or a selection of floor plans specifically chosen to meet your needs.

Want some changes? We are custom home builders! If your floor plan needs some adaption we'll tell you how we can help, and what moves will save the most.

Directions to Harrison Pond - Landscape and Lighting Open House October 9th

From Chapel Hill, turn south on 15-501. Turn right at Mann's Chapel Road. Continue until stop sign at Perry Harrison school. Drive straight onto River Forest Road (Mann's Chapel Road turns into River Forest Road). Harrison Pond is on the right.

From Apex/Pittsboro, head north on 15/501. Turn left at Hamlets Chapel Road. Continue approximately 2 miles to River Forest Road, turn left (at Perry Harrison School). Harrison Pond is on the right.

Open House is at Lot 31 Harrison Pond.

Call 919-278-8070 or email info@StantonHomes.com for more information about the "Learn About Landscaping" Open House Event.

Landscape and Outdoor Living Photos courtesy Mark Sanborn Landscaping Company. Call 919-235-8292.

Landscape Lighting Photos courtesy Carolina Outdoor Lighting Professionals. Call 919-523-0561.