Meandering Pathways
Client: Misha, West Seattle
Our challenge: To complement an imaginative home remodel that included land regrading, a driveway, and new deck.
Our solution: We designed a series of pathways that invite lingering and contemplation, using a combination of native plants and exotics with year-round interest. We set a flagstone pathway, complete with pond, and included some edible plants along the pathways.
The finished entry, freshly planted
Looking back to the drive
Back patio with sandset stones, bridge and water garden
A park from start to finish
Client: Doug and Connie, West Seattle
Our challenge: Our client knew immediately that they wanted their one-acre yard to feel like a park. Their yard definitely needed some loving care.
Our solution: Once we solved some drainage issues, we were able to design a space that includes a circular gravel walkway with numerous native shrubs and trees. We scattered flowering perennials along the way to provide bursts of color. In addition, we built an entertainment area with a stone patio to complement their existing wooden gazebo.
View from front yard
The finished entry
Water garden and early plant screening
Finished stone patio and gazebo for outdoor entertaining
Green Renovation of Hillside
Client: Wendy, Seward Park
Our challenge: This hillside was a mess of every invasive plant found in Seattle: Blackberry, Morning Glory, and Scotch Broom, to name a few.
Our solution: We first cleared the area and set up a weed barrier. Then, we chose plants that would help to anchor the hillside, such as Cistus and Ceanothus. We also set up a drip irrigation system that makes watering the hillside in summer a breeze.
Freshly sheet mulched, planted with irrigation and woodchips
Rock Rose, Ceanothus and Tulip Trees thriving just 1.5 years later
What it looked like when we cleared it