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| Anne and Peter, West Vancouver |
'English Garden'
(Co-Design/Planting, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
Original Condition:
- Newly purchased home, over-mature garden (ivy/heather)
Before:
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| Anne and Peter, West Vancouver |
- Removed existing plantings
- Relocated perennials and woody ornamentals from previous garden
- Reconfigured/new plantings over time
Established plantings:
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| Anne and Peter, West Vancouver |
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| Anne and Peter, West Vancouver |
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| Anne and Peter, West Vancouver |
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| Patricia and Bob, North Vancouver |
'Painter's Courtyard Garden'
(Design, Installation, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
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| Pam and John, West Vancouver |
'Mixed/Perennial Border'
(Co-Design, Planting, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
- Original smokebush/holly/peonies
- Perennials/annuals/grasses/bulbs reconfigured every season
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| Eva, West Vancouver |
'Driveway Pocket Garden'
(Design, Installation)
Original Condition:
- New landscape/boulders along driveway and existing Japanese maple
Newly planted:
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| Eva, West Vancouver |
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
'Grotto/Stream Bed Garden'
(Design, Installation, and long-term Maintenance of entire property)
Original condition:
- Tiered rock wall with former veggie/herb garden and cedar hedge
- Lawn
- Massive cedar tree (with invading roots) to left
Installed:
- Dry river-rock creek bed
- Basalt waterfall and pool with recirculating pump (assisted by Paul Sra Landscaping)
- Crushed granite pathway
- Perennial /woody ornamental garden
During installation:
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
Established planting:
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
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| Sheena and Terry,West Vancouver |
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
'Bog Garden'
Original condition:
- Seasonal sub-surface creek under gravel
Installed:
- Raised garden beds
- Water irises, grasses, native reeds, Crocosmia, perennial Fuchsia eventually
Year after planting:
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
Established planting:
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
'Entrance Garden'
Original condition:
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
Installed:
- Expanded garden beds with salvaged/divided plants
- Installed crushed granite pathway for continuous path around house
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
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| Sheena and Terry, West Vancouver |
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| Bean Around the World (Barney), West Vancouver |
'Public Patio Garden'
(Design, Installation, and ride-by/coffee-pitstop Maintenance)
Original Condition:
- Outdated planters and worn-out plantings!
Before:
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| Barney, West Vancouver |
Established plantings:
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| Barney, West Vancouver |
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| Barney, West Vancouver |
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
'Small Space/Courtyard Garden'
(Co-Design, Installation, and periodic Maintenance)
Original condition:
- Concrete patio and salvaged plants from their friend's garden
- Lots of drainage/root zone issues
During demolition:
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
Installed:
- Recycled concrete pathway and planting berm
- Perennial/woody ornamentals
During installation:
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
'Entrance Garden'
(Design, Installation, periodic Maintenance)
Original condition:
- A lot of escaped bamboo, volunteer Daphne laureola, and spindly rhodos!
Before:
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
Installed:
- Recycled concrete retaining wall
- Perennial and woody ornamental garden
During installation:
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
Established plantings:
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| Moira and Robert, West Vancouver |
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Moira and Robert, West Vancouver
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| Jim and Wren, West Vancouver |
'Terrace Foliage Garden'
(Co-Design, Planting, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
Original Condition:
A lot of English bluebells, old heather, and dying
Hebes
Before:
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| Jim and Wren, West Vancouver |
During renovation:
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| Jim and Wren, West Vancouver |
Established plantings:
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| Jim and Wren, West Vancouver |
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| Jim and Wren, West Vancouver |
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| John and Margot, West Vancouver |
'Natural Bedrock/Mountainside Garden'
(Long-term Maintenance for entire property)
- Inital years, helping owners expand garden to all property lines
New planting:
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| John and Margot, West Vancouver |
Established planting:
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| John and Margot, West Vancouver |
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
'West Coast Contemporary Garden (Front)'
(Co-Design, Installation, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
Original Condition
- Newly installed landscape (within 3 years) by a different company
Before:
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
- Reconfigured existing plantings/new additions over time
Established plantings:
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver
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'West Coast Contemporary Garden (Back)'
- Reconfigured beds/plantings over time
Established plantings:
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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| Patti and Pierre, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
'Pool Deck Planters'
(Co-Design, Installation, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
- New annual and perennial displays every year, against a 'White Garden' scheme
Established plantings:
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver
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Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver
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'Hanging Baskets'
- Seasonal annuals/perennials/cuttings in handbuilt moss baskets
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
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| Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver |
'Pond/Rhododendron Grotto Garden'
- Maintenance/new plantings in waterlily/iris pond and rhododendron/forest garden
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Roswitha and Bob, West Vancouver
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
'Shade Garden'
(Design, Installation, long term Maintenance of entire property)
Original Condition:
Before:
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
Installed:
- Bluestone pathway and perennial shade garden
During installation:
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
'Open Woodland/Rhododendron Garden'
Original Condition:
- Rectangular concrete patio with mixed perennial/rhodo/native woody plants
Installed:
- Reconfigured plantings/new additions before and after patio renovation
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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| Jim and Kathryn, North Vancouver |
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Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver
'Hillside Meadow Garden'
(Co-Design, Installation, long-term maintenance of entire property)
Original Condition:
- Weedy slope and overgrown perennial border
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| Jim and Rojeanne |
Installed:
- French lavender, various grasses and perennials over the years
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| Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver |
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Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver
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'Perennial Border'
- Reconfigured existing plantings/new introductions (eg. heritage rose from cuttings, blue monkshood) over time
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| Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver |
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| Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver |
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| Jim and Rojeanne, West Vancouver |
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| Sandra and Don, North Vancouver |
'Rock Wall Garden and Boulevard'
(Co-Design, Installation, long-term Maintenance of entire property)
Original condition:
- 30-year-old junipers, from top of wall to curb
Installed:
- River rock boulevard interplanted with Cotoneaster dammeri
- Rock garden with mixed woody ornamentals, perennials and bulbs
Before:
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| Sandra and Don, North Vancouver |
Years later (on a chilly November day):
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| Sandra and Don, North Vancouver |
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| North Vancouver |
'Safe-house garden'
(Consult, Design, Installation)
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Bev, East Vancouver
'Duplex Specimen Garden'
(Co-Design, Installation, periodic long-term Maintenance)
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| Bev, East Vancouver |
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| Ellis, North Vancouver |
'Duplex English Garden'
(Co-Design/Planting, periodic long-term Maintenance)
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| Steve and Audrey, Bowen Island |
'Seaside Oasis Garden'
(long-term Maintenance, Planting)
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| Deb and Dan, North Vancouver |
'Front Garden'
(Long-term maintenance of entire property, planting, co-Design)
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| Sue and Hugh, West Vancouver |
'Faery Garden'
(Long-term Maintenance/Reconfiguring)
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| Sue and Hugh, West Vancouver |
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Paula, North Vancouver
'Old Growth Stump Garden'
(Co-Design of entire property, Installation)
Before:
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| Paula, North Vancouver |
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Cheryl, North Vancouver
'Mixed Veggie/Perennial Garden'
(my own! 2012-2015)
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| Cheryl, North Vancouver |
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| Cheryl, North Vancouver |
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| Cheryl, North Vancouver |
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| Cheryl, North Vancouver |
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| Cheryl, North Vancouver |
