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| Combination CAD and Sketch |
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| Front Yard Redo |
This was an elderly lady's house that had the typical overgrowth of 20 year-old Yews, and out-of-scale landscape beds
in relation to the shallow porch depth of 6' with 30' high columns. The working budget was limited, and low-maintenance
was a priority. My vision for the redo was of a southern plantation, based on the huge columns. The plan was to rip out
all the existing landscaping keeping only the walkway, the lawn would roll right up to the porch providing the illusion of
greater depth. I placed Columnar Maples out into the lawn to soften the scale of the house and to mimic the appearance of
the columns. To balance the scale of the driveway I placed a low burm on the opposite side of the walkway. The burm and the
rest of the landscape beds would be "mulched" with a colored stone and planted with Dwarf Crimson Barberry. Remaining unplanted
space was left for a splash of Annuals. Lastly, the entrance to the walkway would be flanked by a Hydrangea Tree and
large lamppost.
| Colored Pencil Sketch |
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| Colorful Burm |
This customer wanted something that would stand out in the yard, have all types of texture and color throughout the seasons.
The combination of the low height of the burm, the moss boulders, Tulips, Perennials, Shrubs and Ornamental Grasses succeed
in its intended task.
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| Lake Cottage redo for resale |
This lakefront property is going up for sale and needed some serious curb-appeal. The goal was to maximize property value
without going insane on the budget. Draw the potential buyers eye in, but keep it simple. Create flow from the top of the
property down to the shoreline. It starts with the lighted stone columns along the road side, seperated by the evergreen trees.
Just putting in columns keeps the cost down but sparks the interest, the same segmental retaining wall stone is used at the
end of the driveway and at the back of the house. Three ornamental trees provide vertical structure along with beautiful blooms.
Mixed groupings of perennials, shrubs, and grasses provide low-maintenance season long blasts of color and scent.
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