This modest landscape improvement project involved creating new planting beds at the entrance to the driveway incorporating the mailbox. The larger bed on the right side was arranged to arrest the attention of anyone coming to the home. Since the predominant entrance approach was coming toward the driveway/house from the left we created an elevated berm to dramatize the planting …
Every landscape is one of a kind. In this case…Wow! Everything starts with a dream, a vision, a concept. Dark Skies..no light pollution! We needed a working title..hence ‘ Sanctuary Moon’. The entrance and front yard landscape would be titled ‘ Breathe”. I could hear the music before we even began. This was a joint project uniting John Jay Landscape …
This work in progress features many unique constructions and technologies. We started with eliminating the lawn. Below: BEFORE photo, beginning dethaching process. This allowed for a predominantly native planting, a water feature was added including a bog and aquatic plants. Bordering a wetland, we maximized the natural advantages of the property and invited the wildlife in. By substantially increasing …
We’ve created this extraordinary composition here in Westchester County, Dream Window / Lakeside Masterpiece. It features combined elements of nature, the far east as well as Australian and European influences. The project includes regular maintenance and management of this lakeside property. Part of the scope of this project was to use locally sourced stone to enhance the steps leading down …
What is spring without green, without color, without flowers….What is a home without a garden? All we need to remind us what life is like without attractive, stimulating artistic landscaping is to look around the neighborhood at all the brand new construction without any green. Everyone and everything benefits from a little touch of nature ! Trees, birds, butterflies, even …