Seasons Garden Design LLC is an award-winning,
sustainability-conscious, APLD-certified, landscape design firm in
Portland OR and Vancouver WA.
Contact landscape designer and Timber Press author, Vanessa Nagel, APLD..
RIVERSIDE ARTS AND CRAFTS
new riverside deck
new front entry
new terrace with arbor overlooking the
river |
ABOUT:
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This project is a 2010
WALP (Washington Association of Landscape Professionals) Grand Prize
award winner*.
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A new house was built
alongside the Lewis River on the foundation of a burned ruin, which
allowed them to circumvent the codes to build farther away from the
river. The result: stunning views of the river from the house and
portions of the garden. It includes rebuilding a former deck that is
cantilevered over the river.
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Our original design did
not include a koi pond (the owner did not want a large water feature),
however, he changed his mind. The contractor that installed the driveway
installed the koi pond. *The contractor (Woody's Custom Landscaping)
submitted the overall garden for the award to WALP.
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The owners have an eye
for design and fully participated in the design process. We selected and
combined plants together at a nursery. Then they placed and planted them
in their garden with some direction from us.
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The primary owner contact
loved trees. He purchased MANY before we started. He knows that at some
point in the future some will not succeed because they will be shaded by
others. His love for them drove him to see how they would grow.
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the entry before we started
the run-down terrace alongside the river
the east side of the house |
Project goals:
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Create a stunning shade
garden in front and a sunny garden in the back by the river. Work with
existing stone - and one enormous boulder.
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Work paths around the
septic system and existing trees.
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Work with new retaining
walls to create steps down to the river.
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Establish a new terrace
alongside the back to take in the river view. Challenge: relate the
height of the house in back to the terrace and river bank garden.
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Create a new driveway and
parking friendly to the front door that does not delete any of the
existing trees.
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Re-commission the old
fire pit at the riverside terrace.
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Work in all of the trees
that the owner purchased before hiring us.
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east side of the house after |
Design concept:
A new
plan:
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REVISED:
03/02/10
