Here’s a few of my section elevation designs!
Schultz Residence Design
Here’s my latest project. It was a redesign of an existing residential property. We kept one or two trees, and the rock retaining walls. Adding a new patio, a covered side entrance, and a pergola to the back make it a perfect space for outdoor entertaining.
Landscape Design: French Country in Spanish Fork, UT
Last post date is Feb. 23rd. Wow that’s a long time. It doesn’t say much for my 2015 new years resolution to be a better blogger, but I’ll try to catch up. Between finishing up another school year, taking care of the baby, and building my landscape design clientele, I’ve been MIA on allmyfriendsareflowers.com. Just to prove I have been a little busy, here’s one of the projects I’ve been working on this spring.
When I first met with the client she expressed her desire to have a French country landscape design to match the style of her newly constructed home. My mind flew to summer 2012 where I spent a month wandering through Europe with my husband. I felt like it couldn’t be three years since the trip because the formal garden of Versailles came so vividly to mind. With inspiration from the most renowned formal French garden in the world I began creating this design. This home is in the foothills at the mouth of a beautiful, but very windy canyon. The varied slopes and grade changes were a challenge that was made a little easier by their builder constructing some retaining walls around the home.
Steep grades and natural stone boulders aren’t considered classically French, so formality was emphasized through dwarf boxwood hedges both in the front and backyard. Emerald arborvitae around the perimeter works to unify the design with an evergreen hedge and doubles as a wind block. Perennials in shades of purple, white, and yellow planted in between the boxwood hedges bring color and movement.
Sample Full Landscape Design
Pyne Residence Partial Backyard Design
Wilder Residence Design
Wood Residence Design
Cottage Garden Design
Atrium Landscape Design
This is a design for an indoor atrium.
Burning Bush Design
Burning bushes have always been a weakness of mine. Every autumn when they showcase their bright, bold color I wonder why I haven’t planted one yet. My new favorite variety is the Pipsqueak burning bush. With a dwarf growing habit {5′ is considered a dwarf for this Euonymous} it’s perfect for residential gardens where a little pruning will keep it under control. As a gift for my mother, today I decided to design a planting bed that she could use for the area in front of her bay window. I’ve heard her talking about replanting this area for a while now. It’s kind of funny–for all the designs I have drawn I had not drawn for her so…here you go mom, I hope you like your Pipsqueak burning bush and that you think of me every fall when the bright foliage starts showing off!
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monrovia.com
heuchera.com
