Go Cougs!

I wanted to come up with something special for my daughter’s Birthday.  Since I am practical in many ways and like to make gifts that are useful, I decided to paint the Washington State Cougars mascot on a pair of canvas shoes.  I know my daughter likes to wear this type of shoe and hopefully will get a few miles in on the Palouse hills of Pullman. 

Crimson and Gray

Mom, you are awesome

Let's go for walk

The Georgian

The Georgian is another Parade of Homes ‘beauty house’ located at Evergreen Pointe Development in Vancouver, overlooking the Columbia River.  Situated on a one-acre lot, accessible through gate and long narrow driveway, and the view opens to spacious colonial style house.  The lot shape including the house setting offers unbelievable opportunity for outdoor living space.  Garret Hergert with GRO Outdoor Living designed the surroundings.  This time I only helped to create a vision for main outdoor spaces.  Based on the foot traffic in the duration of the show, I have created a few hand sketches describing the main elements and view.

Plan View

Gated entry

Spa area viewed from patio

Sport court

Vancouver Parade of Homes - The Odyssey

This year’s Parade of Homes is located in Evergreen Pointe Development in Vancouver, overlooking the Columbia River.  While designing the landscape for The Odyssey – A Place of Celebration, I started with a few very different ideas how to organize the outdoors in relationship with a large covered patio while protecting views from key areas indoors as well as outdoors.  A simple design utilizing the slope was chosen as most fitting.  Geometric shapes of raised / retaining planters with formal stairs and a lower patio complement this elegant house and its distinct character. 

Presentation Board as seen at the Parade of Homes site

  

Working under GRO Outdoor Living management, I had the opportunity to take part in the installation of this project as well. 

Also, I watched Garret Hergert and his two helpers install a couple of giant rocks that, with a third smaller rock, form a beautiful fountain. 

 

This fountain’s scale and final appearance are nothing short of perfection.  All landscape elements are in harmony, not competing with each other or the beauty of this exceptional house setting.