McDonald Landscape

This project was a bit unique in that the clients wanted mostly ideas, rather than specific measured plans. There was a lot of property to work with (it's a dairy farm) and a lot of new issues to tackle. For this client, I put together a book of my sketches and suggestions. It's a bit difficult to show online, but what I did was print pages with the picture of the problem area, and then I printed an overlay on transparent vellum that included my suggestions and the sketches of how I envisioned the area after the improvements. Here are three of the fifteen areas I put together suggestions for, with the picture page on the left, and the transparency on the right (you'll just have to imagine the right pages laid over the left ones).




At the end of the book was a list of recommended plants for the clients to use divided by type (perennials, small shrubs, large shrubs.)

Time: 12 hours

K. Johnson Front Planter

This client had a house with mature landscaping that needed a bit of revamping. The big trouble spot was a planter in the front of the house. Here's a photo of what was there, and the sketch of my suggestions.

Morrin Border

This project was a border designed to block out the view of a new subdivision while preserving the view of Moscow Mountain from the back porch of the residence. Most plants had to be about 10' tall, and they all had to be narrow as there was an existing garden only a few feet away along most of the property line. The border was highly visible from the house, so a lot of seasonal plants were used to provide interest year-round.


Time: 4.5 hours