Residential Garden Design

The residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for thisContinue reading “Residential Garden Design”

Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System

A forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forestContinue reading “Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System”

Texas Permaculture Design

The permaculture landscape design above is one that I created as an initial concept design for a client located in USDA Zone 8b, in Texas. The property is in a part of Texas which is a transition zone, where fertile prairie soils gradually shift to sandy, oak-dominated uplands. It is located at the intersection ofContinue reading “Texas Permaculture Design”