small projects
'Most of us are in business to earn a living,' wrote Stephanie Rose to open her Natural Companions column in the May 2005 edition of WaterShapes, 'which is probably why so many of us think of the high-end market as the place to be. . . . But when I look more closely at the work I've done through my career, I believe we might be overlooking valuable opportunities for personal and professional growth by being so single-minded in
One of the clearest trends I’ve seen in watershaping through the past few years involves the use of water in the front spaces of properties, usually along a driveway or close to the main entrance. It’s something I’ve noticed on both the residential and commercial sides of the business, and these projects really do seem to be gaining traction as more time passes. In some cases, they might be the only watershape you’ll find on site. In others, they introduce a presence of water to be echoed
Whenever I receive a call for an initial meeting about a potential project, I always envision - before the client ever opens his or her mouth - that I will be adorning a multi-acre estate with a classic garden that will someday be written about in books and examined by landscape students throughout the world for generations to come. Doubtless, this call will be about the project that will bring me both fame and fortune! Now back to reality. Although there are plenty of large-scale landscape projects to be had, the smaller projects are much more plentiful. And they are often, as I have found,
