Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Sustainable Hardscape by MPG

See below for examples of sustainable hardscape systems available from your local Midwest Products Group company. Please visit our website for additional information on the products that make MPG your landscape and masonry product resource.


Modular Precast Rain Gardens



Freno Rain Garden System Brochure




Plantable Segmental Retaining Walls and Slopes

Monday, December 20, 2010

Romanstone Paver Streetscape - Springfield, IL

Romanstone concrete pavers continue to be called for to help transform Capitol Avenue in Springfield, IL into the most attractive and durable streetscape in the Illinois state capitol.



The pavers used for this ongoing streetscape are the Romanstone Holland-Stone 80mm interlocking concrete pavers. See links below for additional information.

http://www.romanstone.com/products/standard/p_hollandStone.html
http://www.romanstone.com/pdfs/HollandStone.pdf

A wide variety of standard and custom Romanstone color blends were used to create the desired patterns and required roadway markings. See below for a list of colors and color blends along with examples of how they were used on this project.

Midwest Color Blend (Aprons between Street and Sidewalk)
Harvest Color Blend (Streets)
Newtown Yellow Color (Center Lines)
Sandstone Color (Crosswalks)
Limestone Color (Accent Bands, Railroad Crossing Markings)
Slate Color (Double Solider Course Accent Bands)

See below for additional project photos (click any thumbnail for larger view).