layout, color, natural materials, and hardscape features to create continuity and transition Michael Lawrence, a Vermont-based landscapearchitect likes using lots of oversized containers Fountains, goldfish ponds and other hardscape incorporated into the deck structure
sedimentary rocks that are quarried. Limestone, bluestone from NewYork and Pennsylvania, and Tennessee flagstone are examples performance desired. Don't just go by the name. Bluestone, for example, can be sandstone or siltstone. It
shower can really be worked into the overall plan for the exterior of a home," says Jeanine Keith Furrer, a landscapearchitect from Massachusetts. Some of Furrer s designs include niches built into the exterior of the house for soap and
reflected sunlight. Choose trees and plants that allow a cooling nighttime breeze to enter open windows. A qualified landscapearchitect can help you site and plant species for optimal energy efficiency. Make Shade A tree s growth rate, and
evergreens, especially on the north or west of your home, may provide you with an established windbreak. Consult a landscapearchitect or your local county extension service to assist you with planning and placement of trees and shrubs. If you
structural or hardscaping investments. A landscapearchitect can work with the client to generate says Honeyman. A certified landscapearchitect will help you choose which plants Hiring a Pro When hiring a landscapearchitect, go with a licensed professional
superb as the house is, it is the gardens that are Agecroft's crowning glory. Designed by prominent Richmond landscapearchitect Charles Gillette, Agecroft's grounds mirror the richness, order and diversity of Reformation English gardens
The suggested schematic design solution may be expensive and will require careful site design. An architect, landscapearchitect or engineer should be consulted for design services and to produce necessary construction documents to secure
gardens and vistas that greet visitors were created over 20 years by Virginia Weddell working with noted Richmond landscapearchitect Charles Gillette. Wisteria graces the home's garden facade. There are dogwood trees and boxwood and a succession
they ve traditionally been located in major cities such as NewYork; Chicago; Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, they re also movement identified as such by its proponents grew out of SoHo in NewYork, says John McIlwain, senior fellow for housing at the Urban