

Home / Services / Hardscape Design & Construction / artisan masonry
artisan Masonry
Dry-stack walls, mortared veneer, flagstone terraces, and
capstones cut to fit a single seat.
For over 35 years, Lavish Gardens Landscape has transformed outdoor spaces across Northern California โ one masterpiece at a time.
From Rocklin to El Dorado Hills, our licensed and insured team brings meticulous craftsmanship to every property. We understand the local climate, soil, and lifestyle โ so every garden thrives where you live.
Hardscape ยท Masonry
As a core part of our Hardscape Design & Construction practice, this discipline is where the craft becomes specific โ the techniques, materials, and tolerances that separate generational work from passable work.
True masonry is one of the few remaining trades where a craftsman's eye still beats any algorithm. Every stone has a face, a weight, and a place โ and finding it is the work.
Michael apprenticed under European stonemasons in the early 1990s and still personally lays the signature courses on every project.
We work in dry-stack, mortared, and veneer techniques, choosing the method that suits the architecture. Every joint is intentional; every face is selected.
The Craft
No mortar โ pure gravity and joinery.
Recessed and shaped for shadow line and longevity.
Color, grain, and weathering matched on the wall.
Materials & Spec
The Process
Stone selected at the source.
Dry-fit on site before mortar.
Hand-laid, joints hand-tooled.
Breathable sealing where appropriate.
Considerations
It depends on use. Seat walls and freestanding garden walls love dry-stack; structural and water-adjacent walls usually want mortar.
We specify 3โ5" full-bed veneer over a structural backup wall โ never thin-set 'lick-and-stick.'
Pair It With
Design-build means every discipline is drawn at the same table. These are the natural pairings clients ask for next.
Engineered, drained, and faced to read as natural stone outcroppings, not as infrastructure.
Explore โ HardscapePermeable pavers, board-formed concrete, and large-format slabs laid on engineered bases that don't move.
Explore โ Outdoor LivingBuilt-in grills, side burners, prep surfaces, and refrigeration laid out the way a chef would draw them.
Explore โService Area
Begin

Michael & Susan Cole
Founders
Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years

Premier landscape design-build studio. Owned & led by Michael & Susan Cole. Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years.

Michael & Susan Cole
founders
Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years
Hardscape
Outdoor & Sustain
Water & Light
Landscape Design ยท Service Area
ยฉ 2026 Lavish Gardens Landscape ยท Michael & Susan Cole
Rocklin, CA ยท CA Lic. #1110575 C-27 Landscape Contractor