Alberta, Canada Residence
Residential Design
The front and rear garden spaces of this Canadian residence were designed to complement the shifting planes and geometry of the architectural facade of this contemporary infill property. Trees and shrubs were selected to help define the spaces and create visual interest, privacy and screening. Plants were selected based on form, habit, flowering, foliage and fall color, hardiness and low water requirements. Trees included Emerald Spire Flowering Crab, European Mountain Ash, Brandon Elm, Weeping Blue Spruce, Brandon Cedar and Japanese Tree Lilac. Shrubs, perennials and grasses included Tiny Wine Ninebark, Sensation Lilac, Sem False Spirea, Hedge Cotoneaster, Limelight Hydrangea, Stella de Oro Daylily, Columbine, Bergenia, and Blue Oat Grass.
UNIVERSITY HILL, BOULDER, CO
Residential Design
Residential planting study using color – to visualize, balance plant sizes, understand layering, and scale.
BOULDER CREEK COTTAGE
Residential Design
Weaving geometry around existing trees, overlaying patterns, intertwining plant beds and stone paving, creating privacy, results in a welcoming and useable front garden.
A fenced and gated kitchen garden became a minimalist passage with aspen clumps in crusher fines and ‘stepping stones’ made from cast in place concrete.
LANDMARK VILLAGE – GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO
Residential Design
Courtyards, lush landscape and swimming pool compliment the high end residential and retail development.
EUROPEAN VILLAGE OF HOMES – GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO
Residential Design
High-end mixed residential development with single family town homes and condominium manor homes highlighted with courtyards paved in natural stone, water features, formal gardens, pool, and clubhouse.
ASHEVILLE RESIDENCE
Residential Design
Residence in Asheville, NC. – challenging but exciting. Sloped site requiring terracing to create useable spaces, and grading to control run-off and drainage flow – in progress.
COUNTRY CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN STUDY
Residential Design
This client wanted a new garden, pool and spa that would compliment their Tudor revival style home while providing privacy, a lawn area for badminton and croquet and colorful planting while preserving existing mature trees.
WOOD DECKING
Residential Design
Adapting and expanding an aging deck while respecting established trees.
UPPER TABLE MESA, BOULDER, CO
Residential Design
Experimenting in my own yard is a testing ground for new products, new ideas and a nursery for recovering plant material.
PINE BROOK HILL, BOULDER, CO
Residential Design
Solutions for difficult topography using natural stone and textured concrete in the Foothills of North Boulder.
BLUEBELL CREEK, BOULDER, CO
Residential Design
Bluebell Creek generally is a trickle of clear mountain water making its way through Chautauqua Park into the Boulder Valley watershed. In September 2013 it transformed into a raging river threatening to swallow everything in its path. This garden felt its full force and prompted a rebuild that strives to protect the home from future flooding and restore a magical wooded enclave.