How a good landscape architect designs your outdoor spaces to be your outdoor spaces.
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A bespoke new landscape is a luxury, for sure. And a new landscape designed thoughtfully and installed carefully will always be expensive. But for the return our clients get from that investment, there may be no better value.
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A plant can only reach its potential in the landscape if its cultural needs are met. In creating a planting design we consider the site’s sunlight, water, soil, and other environmental factors before selecting plants.
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Gardens have so much more to offer us than just flowers. Knowing the growth habits, shapes, and foliage characteristics of plants is key to designing a stunning landscape that doesn’t require flowers to have an impact.
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Everyone loves flowers, but flowers come and go. In designing the perfect perennial garden, we consider the types of plants we want well before we get to the blooms.
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What is a landscape? What is the landscape designer’s role?
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Planning a new landscape is serious fun. How do we make the process of landscape design as joy-full as the outcome?
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What are the differences between an unlicensed landscape designer and a licensed landscape architect, and how do you choose?
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Determining a budget is one of the most challenging aspects of a new landscaping project… and yet one of the simplest. The experienced landscape architect can help the home owner devise a budget, understand the likely costs of their wish list, and most importantly reconcile the two.
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This is the sixth and last in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: Installation Support. The purpose of the Installation Support phase is to answer questions, make adjustments, and provide any other guidance to ensure the new landscape lives up to our vision.
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This is the fifth in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: Construction Documentation. The purpose of the Construction Documentation phase is to provide a landscape installer with all the information and direction needed to accurately bid and build the landscape design.
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This is the fourth in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: Design Development. The purpose of the Design Development phase is to explore and refine our preliminary ideas, ensuring they are feasible both functionally and financially.
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This is the third in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: Preliminary Design. The purpose of the Preliminary Design phase is to assign forms and finishes to the functions that were defined in the Schematic Design phase.
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This is the second in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: Schematic Design. Schematic Design is the dreamer of the landscape architect’s process, the idealist. Its purpose is to find the optimal relationships among the functions and rooms of the landscape. It’s a treasure hunt, a jigsaw puzzle — and also a creative sprint.
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A great landscape design doesn’t just happen: it’s the result of a process. This is the first in a series of posts describing the phases of our work: the Pre-Design phase. And while Pre-Design is the least creative phase of our work, it’s surprisingly involved, and arguably the most important.
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Every landscape designer hopes our carefully considered plans get installed faithfully to our vision—so what gets in the way?
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What goes into choosing the right plant for the right place? Here’s a glimpse into how a landscape architect approaches the art—and science—of plant selection.
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Chances are, in This Economy, your landscaping is going to cost more and take longer than you expect. But there's nothing that says you can't get your money's worth.
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