Our relationship began when the clients redeemed a gift certificate that I had donated for a fundraiser at a local library. After our initial on-site consultation, the clients asked for a proposal to redesign both the front and back courtyards of their Wellesley Hills condo, located in a renovated industrial building.
The clients had just finished building a home into a steep outcropping of granite. On the slope in front of the house, the builder had left them with a utilitarian wall made of manufactured blocks surrounded by compacted soil. The clients were excited to win a gift certificate for a design consultation that I had donated for a fundraiser at the local elementary school. After our initial meeting, the clients asked for a proposal to create terraces and plantings that would soften the concrete block wall and add curb appeal to their new home.
I first meet with my client at her home in West Newton in the summer of 2013. She and her husband have recently renovated their home from the ground up, and she is ready to move on to creating an outdoor landscape which will complement the style of her new home.
Read more: West Newton Residential Design—Part One: Framework Trees and Foundation Plantings
In the spring of 2014, we move on to the hardscaping portion of the project. The landscape contractor builds a fieldstone retaining wall on either side of the driveway. In order to create a connection to the architecture of the house, it is designed to match the existing stonework on the front entryway.
Read more: West Newton Residential Design—Part Two: Walls, Walkways, and Lighting
After the new walls, walkways and lampposts are installed, the patio in the back yard is next on the list to be completely transformed.
Read more: West Newton Residential Design—Part Three: A Lush Patio Oasis
Sweetgum Horticulture is serving clients in the Metro West communities of Boston, MA, including Wellesley, Weston, Newton, Needham, Natick, Wayland, Lincoln, Dover, Sherborn and Sudbury.
Gift certificates are available for all of Sweetgum Horticulture's services. These make great birthday, thank-you or Mother’s Day gifts.
