Brought into compositional balance.

And the landscape feels resolved.

All of the small details shape the character of the landscape.

Curves begin to guide movement through the space.

Smaller moments
reveal themselves.

Repetition brings continuity
to the landscape.

Sculptural forms add moments of contrast and structure.

The garden settles into itself with a bounty of beauty.

The space invites her to slow down and take in all of its beauty. thats perfectly in balance now with her, too.

The landscape felt overgrown and out of balance — the house carried all the visual weight.

The landscape became equal
to the architecture.

Full view of house from the street so that you can see both sides of the garden.

And our client loves her new garden. It’s matured since planting, filling in and creating the lush colorful landscape she had hoped for . All the while having a low maintenance garden that she has keep up with.

Adding structure or resting spots brings clarity, that help your eye transition through the garden.
This house needed some magical resting spots it so deserved.

You gotta have Art - in a garden. For my client, she was in love with glass art so we found the pieces that spoke to her and they found their place in the garden. And who knows what she might add as her garden grows through the years. They tend to collect tiny treasures over time.

The closer you look, the more the landscape reveals. We went all out in this landscape by mixing tropical palms and bromeliads with succulent plants. And to curate the masterpiece, water flow and specific plant need played a huge role in my thinking in both design and in where the water lines needed to run. Everything in this garden was built from the ground up. we were able to control which plant got water, which didnt. (except when Mother Nature got involved.) Clustering like watering need plants also helps too as you can see in this image.

Color is woven throughout
the landscape. And balanced from one side to the other. I dont simply repeat the pattern. I visually balance it. With form, function, color, shadow, pattern, leaf shape, height, growth, water need, sun/shade, pests, warm vs cold preferences, etc. there is a lot to consider with florida gardens. They sure are magical when you get them right.

The eye has somewhere to travel.

The landscape expands the
presence of the home.

Not mirrored—connected.

When opposites attract.

Curve meets pointy.
Orange meets blue.

The hero stood in his own light.

White blooms - slowly revealing who he was, decades in the making.

A rare bloom on a mature ponytail palm — a moment that comes only with time.

Art — translated into landscape.