Trimbell 2007
Residential property design and installation of back landscape and renovation of front landscape
BEFORE
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Back Landscape Design and Installation
The back landscape was virtually all turf in sporatically dense shade. We removed most of the turf (to compost) then converted the irrigation system to a drip system. The plants are mostly all drought tolerant or native species. The pathway leads to a golf putting space where the Client likes to practice his swing with the custom golf area. We also retrofitted the gutter system to drain away from the house to the gravel side yard for infiltration.
Front Landscape Renovation
The front landscape was installed a few years ago another company. While nicely done the client was unhappy with the amount of water used and the sparsness of plants. We retrofitted the irrigation system to a more efficient drip system and expanded areas for seating and relaxation while incorporating more drought toleant plants.
The Trimbell's have since moved from this area and will be missed. We enjoyed working for them immensely. Their appreciation for the environment is one many people could emulate.
AFTER
"It may turn out that the most powerful and most destructive change of modern times has been a change in language: the rise of the image, or metaphor, of the machine.... mind as computer, one's thoughts are 'inputs'', other people's responses are 'feedback'. And the body is thought of as a machine. "(Berry 1991 :76)
