With its original passive solar house dating back to the mid 1960’s, this property’s existing conditions combined a Mid-Century Modern architecture aesthetic will a mature and overgrown woodland landscape. Working with the client, this project developed fresh concepts for how to transform the overgrown and shaded front, interior area, and side buffer areas of their property into a unified designed landscape.

This project required extensive research to select deer tolerant, shade tolerant, native plant material to provide year round interest and a palette that would thrive in the unique conditions of this site. Designing also required an equal effort of adding new plants cohesively and editing, trimming, and removing existing plants. This approach resulted in a cleaned up woodland with five focus planting areas that tie the landscape together into a suburban woodland with both curb appeal and high ecological value.

LOW-MAINTENANCE. LUSH. WHIMSICAL.

This residential project’s scope included transforming an empty existing landscape into a lush and low-maintenance landscape with pops of color, drought-tolerant grasses and therapeutic perennials herbs.

A plant palette including sporobolus, schizacharyium, and eragrostis infills the expansive mulched front yard. Lavender adds pollinator benefit and rhododendron frame and define the home’s facade. Stepping stones meander through the central massing of ornamental grasses, creating an element of everyday play.

CONSULT + DESIGN + INSTALL

ACTIVATE. EXPAND. SOFTEN.

This client wished to maximize their compact 13’x13’ existing backyard space at their South Philly residence. The resulting design proposes reorganizing existing site elements to frame small shaded seating area with verdant corners to anchor the space. Design works within a $2,000 budget and is an example of efficient purchasing and wholesale discounts. Installation forthcoming in July!

CONSULT + DESIGN + INSTALL

DELAWN. DIVERSIFY. TIDINESS.

This residential client in Mays Landing wanted to explore strategies for reducing mowed lawn space in their front yard and a master plan incorporating a lush pool area and vegetable garden in their rear yard.

Concept design rapidly explores the inclusion of generous planted beds in the front yard. Rendered perspectives offers the client two variations for their front walkway, one which frames the bed with ornamental grasses, another framing the bed with evergreen shrubs.

Rear yard sketch lays out a site plan including a small splash pool, crushed gravel walkways, raised beds, and a perimeter planting area abutting the existing fence.

PHASES: CONSULT + CONCEPT DESIGN

AMEND. ENHANCE. CURB APPEAL.

A quick study, this project explored infilling ornamental grasses within an existing planting bed along a residential property’s border and sidewalk. Using sweeps of bold green, blue, and pink warm season grasses, proposal envisions and strengthens the aesthetic potential and ecological function of highlighted planting bed. Installation forthcoming!