Outdoor design: “Our mission is to provide high-quality products that you can use to build the best outdoor environment that you can imagine. We want to be your trustworthy partner in creating beautiful functional landscapes and hardscapes, which have been happy for years for years.” Evan Bogdan, left and Ben Kilian from Kilian's Outdoor Living Supply, are shown outdoors in the company's hardscape environment.
By Jean Stratton
It is more important than ever to enjoy nature, “says Rich Kilian.” The interest in today's outdoor outdoor outdoor is only the tip of the iceberg. People want to be outside with family, friends or just to enjoy the pleasure of their landscape. Spending time in the beauty of their own garden is appealing for more and more people. “
Rich Kilian, owner of Kilian's Outdoor Living Supply, is currently moving his company to the Carter Road 133, the former location of Kale's Nurry and Landscaping, which was closed as a Princeton capitals after many years.
“We had searched for a property to expand our business and we knew that this was the right place,” he explains. “Kale's had such a good reputation for so many years, and the backdrop was perfect. We were also happy to keep many Kale employees with us.”
Kilian's has a long history in being outdoors for both residential and commercial customers. In 2003, Rich Kilian Trenton Building Block & Hardware, a company that opened shortly after the Second World War. “I am proud to have recorded a company that was founded in 1947, expanded it, developed it, and also one that my son and son -in -law will continue,” he emphasizes.
Full selection
“The continued Trenton Block company over many years of experience our family -run and operated company offers the same resources and more.
The landscape design is a large part of the Kilian services, and the new location, which has undergone considerable renovation, includes a spacious outdoor area with a complete selection of trees, shrubs and plantings as well as a garden center with one -year, shrubs, herbs and vegetables.
The hardscape showroom offers samples of every choice for patos, sidewalks, entrances, retaining walls, pool decks and much more. Blue stone, natural stone, brick, concrete paving stones and porcelain are available in various patterns and textures.
Hardscapes offer structure, style and function for the landscape and indicates Kilian. “We combine quality materials with thoughtful designs to create spaces that look fantastic and that will take in the coming years. Fire pits and fireplaces (both gas and wood) are now very popular, and we also have grids, pergolas and arbors.”
Lighting and water features are also in demand today, he adds. The lighting offers both aesthetic enjoyment and security, and it is plentiful and is very valued by the customers.
The majority of the Kilian work exists in residential areas, but also commercial projects and institutions and schools are among the landscape and hardscaping jobs. All sizes from small to large are part of the company's work.
Real timing
Timing is suitable for customers to visit the garden center, reports Kilian. A complete selection of one -year -olds, perennials, floor covers, ornamental grass, bed linen systems and hanging baskets is now available for planting. In addition, herbs and vegetables are popular with many people today.
Trees, including fruit, flower and evergreen, are in demand, as are the large selection of bushes. The possibility of building a year -round flowering landscape are plentiful.
A complete selection of garden tools and plant needs such as mulch, potting soil, compost as well as organic and synthetic fertilizers are offered as well as grass seeds, deer -resistant plants and deer thinning products.
“There are fertilizers and lawn products that are environmentally friendly,” reports Kilian. He adds that many people today include local plantings in their landscape design. These can withstand the elements better because they are native in their surroundings.
Kilian is very enthusiastic about his new Princeton company, and as he says, he has always been looking forward to new opportunities. No stranger for hard work and began his landscape career at the age of 12 when he accompanied a neighbor to kindergarten to choose plants and helped in her garden.
“She helped me learn about various flowers and plants, fertilizers, etc.,” he explains. “I was always busy and in something creative and ultimately able to achieve a remarkable result for our customers.”
Expert instructions
“We combine our retail customers with the experts who do a high quality job for you,” he continues. “We are essentially an offer company that connects customers with landscape design and hardscapers. We believe in the power of cooperation, personalized attention and the instructions for experts.
“Customers can buy from us for flowers and individual trees and shrubs. Our employees are very expert and experience and help customers with advice on sun and shadow and the requirements for different plantings, etc. Even if customers have specific inquiries, we will do our best for you.
“For those who want significant landscaping or hardcaping designs and installations, we will combine them with the quality specialists recommended.
As with every company, it is important to keep up with changes, new developments and progress, and Kilian points out that they have to be up to date. The introduction of new technologies, new materials, new designs and new directions in this area make changes inevitable. As he says: “We are enthusiastic about giving people a great experience and a great end result. We have to be familiar with everything to do this.”
He believes that his new location in Princeton gives him the opportunity to achieve more customers and offer them the expertise and experience of Kilian's Outdoor Living Supply.
“I am also looking forward to making a place available to my family where I can operate in this new place and in a beautiful environment. I am happy to watch my son and son -in -law be in the business and are there to lead them. “
Outdoor Haven
He is very satisfied with the reception that the company received and the welcome support for customers, neighbors and the community. It is always important to give something back to the community, he emphasizes. “We have to give something back. The community was there for us and we are grateful. We support food banks and other charity organizations.”
Kilian's greatest reward remains the provision of a special out -oases for its customers. As he says: “It is a great pleasure to see for me how a person's backyard is transformed into something special by our landscape design and hard side dish.”
And he continues: “In the heart of everything we do is a simple faith: economy is personal. We don't just sell, we connect. We take the time to understand your goals, your challenges, your vision. Whether you are a first customer or a long -term partner, we treat any interaction as the beginning or continued of a meaningful relationship.
Kilian's Outdoor Living Supply is open on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Garden Center. Further information is available at (609) 396-9570. Visit the Kiliansoutdoorliving.com website.