Plan for home in mature woods

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Residential Landscape Plans

I offer custom designs that provide a quality setting for outdoor living. Some clients need a design for their total property, others need only a portion of their lot designed. My services range from planning the siting of home, drive and yard features for a newly purchased property to designing front landscaping for a custom-built or tract home.

My concept plans are easy to understand, they show both existing and new features including structures, plants, drives, landscape features and other important items.

Plan for home in mature woods. Details of this plan included new entry boardwalk to eliminate two sets of steps, first steps down to lawn and then a second set of steps up to front entry. Other designed features include new plantings, revisions to side deck and re-grading for better drainage. I designed and installed this landscape about 10 years ago in Warrendale, PA.

Revisions to existing deck and grounds New plantings of trees, shrubs and flowers. The existing deck was mainly in the line of sight from the living room and family room, it was unused and not attractive. Additionally the existing railings reduced the possibility of off site views. My scheme called for changing the purpose of upper deck to a landing through the removal of more than 60% of deck, resurfacing the remaining upper structure to blend the upper landing and grilling area with new broad steps to a new main deck nestled into a new on-grade garden, and creating a new lower patio with flower beds and generous arching steps to a revised play lawn. I designed and installed this landscape in 2004 in Gibsonia, PA.


Portion of my concept plan showing decks, plantings, re-grading, patio, and planter walls.	Detail of my plan for decks and patio.

View across new main deck to upper landing. All grading, planting, carpentry and walls by my design build firm.

View of lower patio in foreground, plantings, steps to main deck, and upper landing. Note enclosed storage beneath the upper landing.


View from French Doors to yard.	View from main deck to terrace.

Landscaping for 3 new homes around Johnson City. I prepared the design and Landlords Landscaping installed the sod, planting, and hardscapes.


Plan of property and front entry detail.	Preparing for sodding and planting.

Entry walk planting.	Street view of new plantings.

Second home outside Jonesborough, TN

Plan for planting and deck enlargement with hot tub.

New plantings for privacy and interest. New trees ranged from 2"-5" caliper.

Third home in Johnson City, TN

Landscape plan for new house in Strawberry Fields. Installed winter 2006.

Entry walk and plantings.

Developing rear entryway from drive to porch. Creating interest from porch at an established home in Jonesborough, TN..

Planting and layout.		Sketch of fire ring

December 2007	Bubbler jet with fire ring in July 2008.	Click above image to enlarge.	View back to porch.

View of new planting and sodding for a house in Grande Harbour, Blountville, TN. Installed fall 2006.


Front entrance.	Rear patio area.	Front yard.

New home in Willows Ridge subdivision, Johnson City, TN. Installed spring 2006.

		The plantings, grading and layout of the walk provide comfort and a setting for the architecture.
Front walk and landscaping.	Entry setting.

Rear yard entertaining area installed in 2008 for a new home in Johnson City, TN

	Plan of rear yard showing waterfall, pond, gazebo, outdoor dining area, patios and paver walkways, fire pit and plantings.

Fire pit with seat wall.	Detail of stream and planting.	View of dining patio and edge of stream.

Revisions to an existing bland rectangular deck with an empty rear yard as the primary view from the house and deck. My design called for removal of a major section of the rectangular deck and reshaping of the deck to provide greater visual interest and access to new on ground activities.


Planting plan and deck revisions.	Original deck being cut off. Plan of fire pit, deck, waterfall, and seating area.


Click above image to enlarge..	New seating area	Fire pit area.	Detail of waterfall.

An example of a front yard landscape. This is for a spec house in the Gates of Highland Ridge. Installed winter 2005.

		I developed a welcoming front entrance with color, variety of sizes, and plants that can be seen from inside the home as well as from the street.
Front yard planting plan.	Photo spring 2006.

Improvements to the rear yard of an existing home in Kingsport, TN.
I prepared a plan and sketches suggesting and detailing improvements to an unsightly and unusable rear embankment.
Concept was to incorporate functional use of the hill.
Design emphasized repeating the existing curves found in the current patio as well as in the architectural details of the house.
Result improves the appearance of the hill and increases the livability of the rear yard..

	Existing embankment.		Sketch of improvements showing curving planters, a fireplace worked into the hill, and a warming patio in front of the fireplace..
	Note how the walls repeat the curves of the existing patio. This gives the appearance that the house, patio, and treatment of the hill were all completed at the same time.
	View of hill on May 10, 2007.		View of same hill on November 3, 2007. Note the large Oak tree behind the fireplace is the same tree shown on the left side of the previous image..
	Left image shows the new warming patio in front of the fireplace. Note the planters and the fireplace actually serve as retaining walls which reduce the visual impact of the original hill.		The bare hill with its struggling perennials and faded mulch is gone for ever.


House on large lot. Butler County, PA	My sketch showing landscaping to frame house.


Front of house in 2008	View from left of house.	Pergola and plantings in rear yard.

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