Can Your Local Landscaper Restore Your Shoreline? Look at These Photos of Landscapers’ Work and See for Yourself

The grade of this “shoreline” is too steep, and plastic is used where thick filter-fabric should have been used – to name just a couple of problems.

We thought this cement-covered victim was a mob hit, off to swim with the fishes. Turns out a landscaper backed a cement mixer onto his already-disastrous shoreline, and sealed the deal with raw cement. 
Pictured above is the Lakeshore Guys^® team early in the job – before we burned through 3 jackhammers and hauled off 17 truckloads of cement, en route to transforming this shoreline into one of our trademark beauties.

“Honey, what happened on your shoreline? The baby won’t stop crying.”

No, that’s not a rubber dinghy washed ashore from a landscaper’s attempt to flee. Rather, it was supposed to be a floating silt curtain, meant to shield the worker’s “work” from sediment.

The good news is the property owners have to live behind the curtain only for one winter.

The landscaper who built this thing may have lived long ago. All we know about him is that he bought his materials at a shop that sold only cinder-blocks.

The builders of the first Stonehenge knew that large stones need to be supported by something, or they tumble down.

A shoreline your kids can enjoy – if they like snorkeling.

Norm says the only problems are the lap length and you went with a butt joint instead of a dovetail or a dado. Other than that, perfect.

You’ll feel like a star, walking down a stylish staircase to your luxurious landscape fabric. Watch the trailer.

The fish may scale the rocks, but they won’t get over the fence!

Old Man Hatfield built a “shoreline” on McCoy property, causing the McCoys to lay claim to the hog, in turn leading to decades of retaliation and bad blood.

A last resort: drown the basement mice.

They used to say “Don’t take any wooden nickels,” but some landscapers accept one as a down payment.

This landscaper should have taken one.

Shy merfolk have been sighted because people won’t go near it.

Bet the neighbors can’t ride a dune buggy up to their shorelines!

Not livin’ easy, not livin’ free.

When all else fails, you can see if the ice-heaved land gets so beaten that Mother Nature stops picking on it.

Amenities also include a swim-up patio and an indoor pool.

The paint is lead-free, non-toxic, and safe for all freshwater fish.

…No need to tear down this wall.

The pounds practically melt off.

Erosion, property, and money are mere worldly concerns.

Swimsuit required. No standing. Persons with heart, back, or joint conditions should not ride.

Ch-ch-ch-Chia!

Even if you do a bad job, at least finish the job.

Not even strawberries and a banana can make this go down easier.

They could have gotten at least a nice boat ramp out of the deal.

No riprap, no shoes, no good.

At least inmates at the Rock had a view.

Or should we say that the proverbial rented mule has been beaten like a landscaper’s shoreline?

Which rock will slide closest to the center of the lake? Hey, at least a crumbling shoreline can provide excitement.

Like drunken fans with painted chests at the big game, these trees may not get back up.

Your local landscaper can always hook you up.

“Sure, you can stand on those rocks. They won’t go anywhere.”

Even Captain Kirk wouldn’t beam a log onto a shoreline.

Good luck finding a high-school kid (or anyone else) who will spend a summer here.

About the same quality as the beer. The shoreline will become Rolling Rocks once the sand beach goes into the drink.

Paying a company money to build a barrier between you and the water is so corporate, man. Just turn off your mind and let your shoreline become one with the pond.

A nice row of pearly whites, soon to meet the fist of Nature.

When clumps of grass grow between your riprap stones, it’s safe to assume Mother Nature can rip them apart.

Our reconnaissance suggests the presence of camouflaged riprap stones, sent on a suicide mission.

If not for the manicured grass, we’d think they were going for the soggy, unkempt look on purpose.

Clean this up and you have paid your debt to society.

On a pizza, the cheese layer can go under or on top of the toppings. On a shoreline, it matters where you put the fabric layer.

“I want riprap and a sand beach and a fire pit and a place to attach the dock. Can you get it done before dinner?”

Get a load of that brontosaurus femur. You might even find some trilobites
once more of the shoreline washes away.

Hire a landscaper if you want erosion and ice damage to touch the green, green grass of home.

Doesn’t look too bad if you squint or fly low and fast in a crop-duster. On closer inspection you might notice the rock salad, sparing quantity used, and rash of weeds, among other problems.

Tetris, played landscaper-style: how many stones can you drop onto a shoreline before they all fall into the water?

Is it a riprap shoreline? No. Is it a sand beach? Won’t be for long.

Lots of big dumb rock, but no magic.

Building your riprap shoreline 6 inches from your boathouse can give you a thrill.

Big stones, small stones, a sprinkle of pebble, a dusting of sand, lil’ strip of edging, and some forgotten beach gear. It’s missing only a pinwheel and a lawn gnome.

In its prime it might have been a shoreline, a restaurant terrace, a hotel, or a brick factory.

This hospitable shoreline provides a easy landing for watercraft and ice-heaves alike.

Like the ancient species of fish, this shoreline has been around since the dawn of time. It’s been ugly as sin ever since.

Like the doomed ship, this shoreline looks nice enough, and its steep gradient might appear able to stave off ice damage. But in reality the slope is too steep, with not enough “give.”

Winter is coming. Soon the aesthetics and construction of your landscaper-built shoreline won’t matter anymore.

Copy that. Suspect using skid-steer, may flee scene on foot, over.

Your home may have had an old waste line, but you got a new shoreline!

A shoreline view so breathtaking you need to point your swing bench seat AWAY from it.

You can’t stop erosion like that ON an embankment like that. The only thing that can work is properly secured riprap at the water’s edge (and maybe High Performance-Flexible Growth Medium).

The clean lines and Brutalist concrete are a bold, uncompromising statement on the human condition.

According to code all underwater shoreline staircases must include a handrail 34″ to 38″ above the treads.

The wood is 100% biodegradable, and the paint is sourced from non-GMO soy ink.

Not even Snake Plissken could escape to safety.

It’s been a 24-hour party ever since revelers skipped Ibiza for this beach hot spot.

In his defense, it’s possible this landscaper had a drop-everything family emergency and plans to come back.

If the first 4 riprap stones don’t stop the water, then the next 5 riprap stones will, and if those fail then the next 6-foot section of riprap surely will prevail.

We can’t say we weren’t a little disappointed to see that some things north of the border are no different.

Perhaps the riprap is meant to keep deer from grazing on the native shoreline grasses.

Small plastic parts may be a choking hazard for children under 3 years of age. The shoreline? Totally safe.

Between the farewell tour and reunion tour, sometimes you just need a place to kick off your boots and watch them float away.

The Agency has faced criticism for its response to the shoreline, despite chronic budgetary shortfalls.

I can build a shoreline with riprap, cinderblocks, fabric, sand, AND a retaining wall!

Is it a yard? Is is a riprap shoreline? Is it a retaining wall? Yes.

You can’t see it from land, but if you look closely you’ll notice all the riprap is underwater.

This bespoke shoreline uses landscape fabric tailored exactly to fit.