What’s the difference between a nice landscape and one that makes you stop and stare in awe? Naturally, the artistry of the landscape architect and the finesse of the landscape maintenance team has a significant influence on the effect. But the success of that creative vision and expert care is dependent on how well the architect […]
How Backyard Waterfalls Bring Balance to a Landscape Design
Backyard Waterfalls Complement Other Water Features Backyard waterfalls, when artfully done, can transform the way you experience the outdoor environment of your home. Aside from the obvious visual appeal, the sound of a waterfall creates a refreshing ambiance, one that is immediately pleasing and calming. Waterfalls can be multi-leveled with multiple drops, or they can […]
The Perfect Home: Building the Dream
This article is part two of a two-part story that focuses on the benefit of early collaboration between landscape architect and residential architect in a custom homebuilding scenario. In part one, Imagining a Perfect Home From Outside In, we followed homeowners Tom and Nancy Stout on their journey from initial idea, to purchasing the homesite of the […]
Imagining the Perfect Home from the Outside In
For this two-part article, we are turning the spotlight on a collaborative homebuilding project that shows what can happen when homeowners possess both the vision and the patience (waiting for the right place and the right time) to design the entire homesite inclusive of landscaping from the ground up. The collaboration of the landscape architect and […]
Beauty Out of Necessity: Landscape Drainage in Landscape Design
The first questions I ask when I stand on a new site are: where is the water coming from, where is it going to go, and what’s going to happen when it gets there? Howard Cohen, Landscape Architect Landscape drainage is a critical factor in the success of any landscape design project. And most Northern […]