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We are truly
grateful for the sanctuary you created for us. We so much enjoy it every evening
when using the tub and Greg and I noticed that we stay more connected by having
our quiet time in the tub. I love the outdoor shower. This has truly changed our
life after work! -Susanne
Domhan and Greg Hartman
Here are a few transformations designed by Lori.
BEFORE The Richards recently cut this slope and
built a new shop on their beautiful wooded site, but needed help with design
of the retaining walls and patio. AFTER Double short curving walls
hug the living spaces (dining table and firepit), and lift the planting beds
so they are easily enjoyed from the inside dining table. |
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A garden-savvy couple built this gorgeous Tudor style
home in a new development with a tiny lot. I was able to design the
hardscape in time for the builder to incorporate better paths and landings
and avoid cheap "builder special" landscaping. The sunny front yard includes
a dry stream bed, rare dwarf conifers, a stone bench, and other choice
alpine plants. |
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Although the shady backyard is barely 15' deep, the diagonal design, high
quality materials and carefully chosen plants make it "live large." The
owners installed the bluestone square-cut pavers themselves, according to my
design, and had their builder install a concrete hot tub pad instead of the
standard-issue concrete pad off the back door. |
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BEFORE This family wanted to screen the ugly access road from
their view, but keep the view of the lovely golf course. They also wanted a
flat lawn, rather than the unusable slope which housed dying junipers and
emphasized the cyclone fence and gravel road.
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AFTER The solution involved a 4' retaining wall (invisible from
the house) which leveled the lawn, and raised the planting bed so the hedge
(soon to fill in, and kept to only 3' high) and plantings block the view of
the cyclone fence and still allow windows of view towards the golf course.
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BEFORE When the children were
small, they delighted in having a climbing structure, swings, and lots of
lawn. |
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20 YEARS LATER The play structure
became an arbor and the lawn shrunk to accomadate a grown-up mixed border.
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NEWLY INSTALLED With the swingset transformed to an
arbor, the hidden patio was paved with broken concrete, and a hammock chair
was hung where the old swings had been. The borders have been planted with
northwest natives (Evergreen Huckleberry, Oceanspray, False Solomon Seal,
Maiden Fern and Vancouveria), which should thrive under the canopy of
Douglas Fir, and emphasize the quiet woodsy feel of this retreat.
BEFORE This side yard was nothing but a pass-through and
catch-all for utilities, but the owners felt it could be an easily accessed
and protected retreat. |
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AFTER The transformation included a more solid fence and gate,
a more attractive overhead, a couple of raised planting beds and a lovely
stone floor. It's location right off the kitchen means it will be used
constantly for summer-time meals and private retreats. |
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