Landscape Design
The way I approach landscape design is from the experiential knowledge I’ve gained over the years of operating my gardening business right here in Durango. My hands have been in the soil, planting perennials and trees, pruning countless shrubs, and pulling my fair share of weeds. Through this, I’ve established a solid foundation in herbaceous perennial, shrub, and tree identification, weed identification, soil health, xeriscape fundamentals, micro climates, and much more. On top of that, I really just love to create beautiful, sustainable, and water-wise gardens!
I’ve seen many fancy landscape site plans that just didn’t translate into what was on paper. We’re working with living things, which means that designing a landscape is an ever-evolving process. Landscape design is dynamic, and this is how I approach it.
The design process includes:
Budget discussion
Site analysis
Who is doing the work? You? Contractor?
Line out actionable steps based on budget. Get you in touch with contractors whom I recommend for each phase of project (e.g., hardscape, landscape installation, irrigation, and maintenance).
Create a plant palette for your review
Spot plants and change any placement before installation
Answer any remaining questions
In most design projects, we are able to achieve all these steps without a site plan, which saves time and money. However, Most HOA’s require you to have a scale site plan that needs to be approved by an architectural review committee.