As my clients were not particularly enamored of the wall, we planted Boston ivy behind the boxwood.Ī few years later, we planted a loose hedge of Princeton Gold maples on the lot line. The bloom time was short, and and the off season look was bleak. That space had previously been occupied by a collection of perennials. An initial project involved planting boxwood as an intermediary between the pool deck and a wall. I have been doing landscape work for this client for better than 10 years. Then there are those projects that proceed without any drawings. The drawings back and forth enabled a discussion between the three of us to what I think will be a good result. In the foreground is a newly planted columnar gingko. The landscape also needed to be very low maintenance, as it is not a primary or year round residence.īrushed concrete walkways will be friendly to bare feet.Ī simple terrace outside the original house/new guest house affords some visual weight to that structure. The landscape needed to address the architecture of the new house, and gracefully tie in with the old. The outer perimeter landscape would be natural and casual, and blend in with the existing natural landscape. There would be a restricted palette of plants. And that the planting needed to be done in blocks and geometric shapes, rather than in more traditional rows and layers. I was interested that the concrete walkways be very sculptural and contemporary in shape, and that they would appear to float above the surrounding landscape. So I did make revisions to the drawings done by Drost. Drost Landscape does terrific work in that area.
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I tried my best to get them to seek design advise from a local firm, as I would not be able to install a landscape this far from home.
The original house was kept, and re – purposed as a guest house. I am happy to oblige.Ī good client built a new house on lake property they have owned for some time in Charlevoix this past year. A more contemporary take is a direction sought by my client. It also serves as an organizing metaphor for the tone and tenor of the exterior renovations and landscape to come. The house is a considerable distance from the road. It is functional, in that it provides much needed guest parking. This drive court sets the stage for what is to come. Next up is the regrading of all areas adjacent to the new drive, an irrigation update, and a new lawn. The driveway approaches were finished just a few days ago. The elliptical drive court and walkway to the front door in concrete aggregate is done now. There would be time to address the landscape in more detail, later. I did explain to him that the landscape design that was drawn to accompany a new driveway was conceptual, and subject to revision once the driveway was complete. The design of his new driveway did involve a schematic plan for a new landscape.
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We have had a good many meetings about how to transform the exterior of the house and the landscape in a more contemporary direction. The both of us have forged a relationship over those secondary issues. A great neighborhood and great schools for his kids came first. This was not a home he would have chosen for himself. However, he has a a great love of contemporary design. He bought a very traditional house in a school district that he chose specifically for his children. The drawing is not particularly detailed, but it is enough for she and her contractor to work with. I did the design and drawing for her, over the top of a previous and existing landscape plan. She was incredibly articulate about what she did not like, and equally as articulate about what she did like. Her front yard landscape was not to her liking. I usually give design precedence to clients who have the idea that I will design, and install. I do not often take on a design client who has an installation company of long standing in the wings. Of course, an eraser is as essential to my process as my pencil. I cannot really explain this, but the hand drawing process is crucial to my design process.
I have never had much interest in learning how to do computer assisted design. Landscape design work involves making drawings, all of which I do by hand. That work occupies the majority of my time, effort and interest. I do make a specialty of container plantings in late May, June and early July, but first and foremost I am a landscape and garden designer. Ha! Nothing could be further from the truth. You may surmise from my last month’s worth of posts that all I do is plant containers.
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