Large Rural Property
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About
I am passionate about matching site appropriate plants and designs with my client’s vision for beautiful residential or commercial landscapes. Geographic areas served are Hays County and southwest Travis County, including Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Wimberley, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, and Austin and its suburbs south and west.
My background includes a lifelong interest in the natural environment, a keen eye for good design, a certificate in Horticulture and Landscape Design from Austin Community College, a degree in geology from Texas A&M University, and master gardener and master naturalist training.
I am well acquainted with the factors that contribute to successful and sustainable designs given each site’s unique environmental conditions. I bring to the design table experience ranging from small urban front and backyard re-designs to upgrading/refreshing large flower beds to creating a large suburban backyard retreat and a re-do of a professional office building front landscape with high visibility by traffic/tourist exposure.
Recent Work
New Construction
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Small Suburban Backyard (Right)
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Small Suburban Backyard (Left)
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Small Office Building - Front
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of a small professional building front landscaping renewal with a contemporary, low maintenance appeal.
Small Office Building - Side
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of a small professional building side yard. Evergreen, ornamental grasses stand in well as a low maintenance, low water use substitute for a green lawn.
Small Urban House - Front entry
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of improved entry garden flanking the path leading up to the front door. Gone are the overgrown, neglected shrubs, replaced by attractive multi-season color and textures of low growing perennials.
Small Urban House - Side view of front yard
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of a now-tamed, attractive, low maintenance combination of ornamental grasses, colorful perennials, and dwarf conifers adding vertical elements for year-round evergreen interest.
Large Suburban Backyard - Beyond the pool
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of what was once a small sitting area under an arbor flanked by large trees and single species shrubs. Now the area is transformed into a contemplative retreat with a flagstone path flanked by a variety of perennials, ornamental grasses, and flowering shrubs.
Large Suburban Backyard - Near the house
Before (Left) and after (Right) photos of a raised bed near the back patio previously planted with single species shrubs (recently removed) and large trees. After the tall tree was blown down in a storm, the area was planted with a variety of sun-loving perennials for year-round color and textural interest.
Small Urban Corner Lot with House
Landscape Plan featuring an expanded deck for entertaining, dog-friendly yard, privacy hedges, color spots, raised vegetable beds, and a planted area outside of property fencing for low maintenance enjoyment.
Front and Back Yard Transformation
Landscape Plan for an urban property with a wonderfully inviting front garden area for neighborly drop-in, and a serene backyard retreat with colors and textures to be enjoyed both from the deck and with paths that beckon further exploration.
Get Started
I provide landscape design services that you can take on as a do-it-yourself project, choose your own landscape installation crew, or I can recommend competent, reliable installers for your project.
As an additional service, I can stay on as a project coordinator to see it through to the end. The basic service includes a site visit to meet with the client to discuss desired elements, vision, needs/wants of the new landscape, likes/dislikes/problems of the current landscape, plant preferences, if any, and the budget for the project.
Based on that meeting, I will provide a concept plan for discussion and approval. Once approved, I will then submit a professionally produced black and white CAD drawing of a design along with a plant schedule showing recommended species, numbers, and sizes. Let’s get started!