A well-designed entryway landscape not only enhances a home’s public face, but also allows the owner an opportunity to make a first impression.

The paving pattern of this cozy courtyard garden fits comfortably around the mature Japanese Maple.  The pattern of 12″ x 12″ pavers is infilled with ground covers including Elfin thyme and Corsican mint.

The focal point of this small entry garden is a grouping of a statue, pot of bamboo and a basalt column, surrounded by polished pebbles.

The existing picket fence was updated to lattice, and framed with ornamental grasses which add to the Zen-like quality of this space.

Situated on six acres of waterfront property on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, this property is a little slice of Heaven!

When I was asked to be involved with the project, my client had already commissioned a very talented faux stone artist to design an outdoor entertainment area featuring a patio, hot tub, wading pool and outdoor kitchen. Splashes of colour and texture were created by scattering planters extensively throughout the area and planting small mini-gardens into the crevices of a man-made stone structure.

A tapestry of groundcovers filled in the ground beneath fruit trees in an orchard where shade had prevented grass from growing.  A full outdoor kitchen and shower are perched on top of the new installation.