Carlsbad Residence Recently Completed

This project posed a challenge in the sheer size of the back yard. Combined efforts of landscape contractor, pool desinger, custom faux-stone experts, and me.

Future-Rustic Bench and Table

A collaboration with an architect/builder friend, this new deck, bench and table
represents a great balance of form, function and utility. Made with the simplest of materials and a study in minimalism, this system will enable the homeowner to begin using their backyard.

GRP List Announced

Green Roofs For Healthy Cities has released the list of people who recently passed the GRP exam
to become one of the first 120 people in North America with this accreditation. I'm excited to be mentioned along with a huge variety of industry professionals. More to come when the next issue of Green Roof Infrustructure Monitor is sent out.
http://www.greenroofs.org/

"GRP" Green Roof Professional Accreditation

On Thursday I received the news that I have successfully completed the accreditation exam that I took on June 5th in Atlanta at the Green Roofs For Healthy Cities annual conference. This was the first time that the "GRP" (Green Roof Professional) exam had been offered, and I am excited about where this new designation might take my in my professional development!

Bird Rock Residence

Here's some photos of a recently-completed residential remodel I worked on in the Bird Rock area of La Jolla. The house needed a lot of work, and the landscape was essentially a bare patch of dirt. The architect decided to create a bit of a craftsman feel, and so I complemented this in the landscape with the addition of a new guardrail system (at rear deck), new fencing/gates, flagstone paving, natural boulderscape, and a stucco retaining wall (front yard) with capped columns. Careful thought was put into the plant material selections. I used quite a bit of Wild Strawberry as a groundcover, large masses of Dwarf Fountain Grass (Pennisteum 'Hamelin'), lots of Grevillea, a Southern Magnolia, and screens made of Silver Sheen (Pittosporum tenuifolium) and Podocarpus.

Jiva Health (Before & After)

When my friends at Jiva Health, a San Diego-based acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic, asked me to help with their landscape project, I jumped at the opportunity.
They had recently renovated a beautiful home off of Park Blvd in Hillcrest, and the exterior
definitely needed a facelift.
It didn't take much to convince them of my concept...go with a few types of decorative grasses while incorporating some lavender, a flagstone walk, a cobble bed, and a recirculating
fountain as a focal point.
Visit their website at:
http://jivahealth.com/
Here's some "before & after" shots of the project (above).

mxd830 Grand Opening/Open House

This past Saturday night, May 2nd, 2009 celebrated the grand opening of mxd830.
This beautiful and dynamic new building is home to a diverse spectrum of creative minds
and serves as home-base for Cultivate Landscape Arts.
Here's a few pics of the fun: