Urban Oasis
Seward Park Villa Garden
Synagogue Garden
Chess Garden
MicroGarden Project
Poolside Planting
South Seattle Garden
Madrona
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Urban Oasis
This back yard was a blank slate of lawn, an old deck, a beautiful espaliered apple and a fence. The client wanted a low maintenance oasis for gathering and entertaining. The result is a warm, colorful and magical place anchored by a new deck and pergola, a focal fire-pit, twinkling lights, rich materials and layered plantings with year round interest. -
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Seward Park Villa Garden
This planting design climbs down and around a series of terraces in the garden of this stately South Seattle home. A Mediterranean inspired plant palette creates a lush oasis of color and texture that shines throughout the seasons. -
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Synagogue Garden
A new planting transformed this Synagogue entry courtyard from a utilitarian space into a garden welcoming congregants into the space and providing a lovely setting for synagogue gatherings. A series of cisterns collect rainwater from the generous roof and irrigate the plantings underscoring the relationship between the synagogue, rain water and the greater Seattle community. -
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Chess Garden
An unused lower level of the backyard was transformed into a playful garden with a giant chess set as its centerpiece. Stone work and gravel work together to define spaces and create an artful dialectic between the linearity of the chess grid and the spontaneity of the pavers outside it. Planting is formal but interspersed with fruit tree saplings to create a landscape that is both attractive and productive. Installed Spring 2018. -
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MicroGarden Project
Prototype was recently featured in the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Urban Living Exhibit. Patent pending modular garden collects rainwater, stores it, and delivers it to plants. Made of acrylic and aluminum, it is lightweight and modern and fits well into a patio or balcony setting.
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Poolside Planting
Overgrown planting replaced with a textured combination of evergreen shrubs, perennials, herbs and vegetables. An emphasis on color and year round interest.
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South Seattle Garden
This project was a major redesign of a mature front yard. Plantings were edited to remove overgrown or dying large shrubs, and make space for a more interesting and colorful color palette. An under-story of small shrubs and perennials was added to add layers and texture. Large flowering shrubs and small trees add architectural interest and spring color. .
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Madrona
This mature landscape needed some layering and some color in addition to some editing. Some large overgrown shrubs were removed and the owner wanted plantings that would bring a relaxed lushness to the front yard. New plantings emphasized year round color, layers and a larger variety of textures.
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