Our approach is to thoroughly assess your ideas and needs during the first meeting and offer suggestions toward the solution. We analyze your site to understand the opportunities and constraints of your property. The field investigation helps drive solutions during the design process.

Concept Design

The next step is to start with a conceptual layout of space. This is the fun stage that allows you to dream a little to examine the options available to you. We synthesize the information into form, and then express and enhance these ideas into designed outdoor spaces appropriate for you.

Indoor/outdoor relationships, use, and scale are the key components to providing spaces for the human experience. This is a little more detailed than the concept stage. A unique feature may require more investigation through cross sections, perspectives, or specific details. This is where the design gets tested and materials are determined. The level of detail development needed for construction is usually dictated by the complexity of the project.

Installation

Investment in a landscape master plan will maximize your construction budget. This plan may be implemented all at once, or phased over a period of time to coincide with your budget. A sensible approach of working with the topography, vegetation, exposure, and drainage can provide a “minimal impact”, lower cost project. When we take on a landscape design, we are not merely “frosting a cake” or decorating. We are transforming your property into more usable, enjoyable spaces that relate to each other.

Theatre Garden

I love plants, but not as much as the owner of this property. Paul is such an enthusiast, that when he expanded his containerized garden of tropicals, it required more area to showcase these beauties. Together we created a design for a patio that met his spatial needs, while relating to and preserving the existing natural features.