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Plan-it Earth DesignRelax on a swing in the shade or even in the rain! Colorful lights create a touch of whimsy.
Photo and design by Amy Whitworth; Swing structure by Jane Hart Design www.janesbackyard.com.
Garden installed by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation www.jwlic.com
Mary Kirk Menefee, Landscape DesignerFrom below, a small waterfall is visible. The pond, stream, and waterfall are constructed from fieldstones and riverstones of varying sizes. Designed by Mary Kirk Menefee; installed by Merrifield Garden Center.
Photo: Mary Kirk Menefee
Sweet Smiling LandscapesThis very social couple were tying the knot and looking to create a space to host their friends and community, while also adding much needed living space to their 900 square foot cottage. The couple had a strong emphasis on growing edible and medicinal plants. With many friends from a community garden project they were involved in and years of learning about permaculture, they wanted to incorporate many of the elements that the permaculture movement advocates for.
We came up with a California native and edible garden that incorporates three composting systems, a gray water system, rain water harvesting, a cob pizza oven, and outdoor kitchen. A majority of the materials incorporated into the hardscape were found on site or salvaged within 20-mile of the property. The garden also had amenities like an outhouse and shower for guests they would put up in the converted garage.
Coming into this project there was and An old clawfoot bathtub on site was used as a worm composting bin, and for no other reason than the cuteness factor, the bath tub composter had to stay. Added to that was a compost tumbler, and last but not least we erected an outhouse with a composting toilet system (The Nature's Head Composting Toilet).
We developed a gray water system incorporating the water that came out of the washing machine and from the outdoor shower to help water bananas, gingers, and canailles. All the down spouts coming off the roof were sent into depressions in the front yard. The depressions were planted with carex grass, which can withstand, and even thrive on, submersion in water that rain events bring to the swaled-out area. Aesthetically, carex reads as a lawn space in keeping with the cottage feeling of the home.
As with any full-fledged permaculture garden, an element of natural building needed to be incorporated. So, the heart and hearth of the garden is a cob pizza oven going into an outdoor kitchen with a built-in bench. Cob is a natural building technique that involves sculpting a mixture of sand, soil, and straw around an internal structure. In this case, the internal structure is comprised of an old built-in brick incinerator, and rubble collected on site.
Besides using the collected rubble as a base for the cob structure, other salvaged elements comprise major features of the project: the front fence was reconstructed from the preexisting fence; a majority of the stone edging was created by stones found while clearing the landscape in preparation for construction; the arbor was constructed from old wash line poles found on site; broken bricks pulled from another project were mixed with concrete and cast into vegetable beds, creating durable insulated planters while reducing the amount of concrete used ( and they also just have a unique effect); pathways and patio areas were laid using concrete broken out of the driveway and previous pathways. (When a little more broken concrete was needed, we busted out an old pad at another project a few blocks away.)
Far from a perfectly polished garden, this landscape now serves as a lush and inviting space for my clients, their friends and family to gather and enjoy each other’s company. Days after construction was finished the couple hosted their wedding reception in the garden—everyone danced, drank and celebrated, christening the garden and the union!
yardscapes Inc.Finished rooftop project with custom metal furniture and arbor, Tournesol planters, and container plantings.
Plan-it Earth DesignLog rounds provide a rustic access across the corner of the property. Logs from trees that were a safety hazard become the focal point for a stump garden in the woods.
Collaborative design by Amy Whitworth, Lora Price and Annie Bamberger
Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation
Photo by Amy Whitworth
SH interiorsWe created this natural movement pathway from the front entry to the side gate. The pads are stained concrete and we made them in random sizes to create an organic pattern.
Edger Landscape DesignA birdbath basalt boulder is nicely dished to hold water during rainfall in winter months. This is something that my clients, interested in low maintenance love.
Cathy Edger, Edger Landscape Design
Spiering & Co LtdA tiny backyard in a modern development that is newly planted. There is a small rill running across the garden which is home to some goldfish, and which provides interest to the design. The perennial planting is the first to make a show and the shrubs and climbers will soon grow and provide a green backdrop to the perennial plants. There is room for outdoor dining and even for a garden shed.. The plants are bee friendly and the birds will enjoy the water feature using it as a bird bath.
Photo by Spiering & Co
The GardensmithThese raised beds were built of reclaimed materials. The central bed is steel, custom made by The Fairy Forge
Neptune's Water GardensThis custom sandstone bubbling pondless fountain was built using river rock and granite boulders.
Project Budget: Varies depending on the fountain piece, as shown $2000- $4,000
Photograph by Jason Heller of Neptune's Water Gardens
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Landscape Design & Associates LLCGarden path of flagstone connects to sidewalk leading to front door. Japanese forest grass lends a gold texture, a mixture of other perennials and varieties of dwarf hostas,
Photo by K Shafer
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