The parking strips were paved in mossy, slippery brick that were impossible to weed and treacherous to walk on, especially on the steeply hilled side yard. Visitors could rarely find the home on the first drive by because there was no way to see house numbers or even the front door.
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Its location on the corner of a busy street meant that the tall, rotten fencing and overgrown roses that lined the front made it difficult for any driver to see around the corner.
This West Seattle home’s garden was out-of-date, overgrown, and hazardous (in more ways than one). The view from the front stoop, part two: the pathway to the main street.Ī Gingko will provide screening to oncoming headlights while a new path provides access to the corner lot’s sidewalk. The view from the front stoop, part one: grasses, blueberries, yews, and Gingko. Thanks to Nyce Gardens for the installation!Ī Korean Fir anchors one of the garden’s corners. Plantings in back are drought resistant and low maintenance and include another strawberry tree, bronze sedges, and lavenders. It defines the space used for the family’s abundant yearly vegetable garden. From the patio, the pathway leads to another circle, this one ringed in river rock. In the back, the stone again becomes a patio, this time as a landing off the deck and into the lawn where the kids can play. Imagine watching the sun set as you sip wine around the fire! The same stone used in the patio field continues down the narrow side garden, where small plantings of conifers and grasses provide the border between neighbors. The plantings, including variegated red-twig dogwood, oak-leaf hydrangea, yews and strawberry trees, serve to provide privacy from the sidewalk and street while softening the patio edges all without restricting the spectacular territorial view. A patio of overlapping circles, with built-in seating (that doubles as a retaining wall) and a gas fire provide the focus. The resulting design is one that invites the family and guests outside. Fortunately, no changes needed to be made. My design plan had to be reviewed by the governing board to make sure I did not include any trees that would grow over the height of the home’s roofline. For this particular neighborhood, the CC&Rs mostly include restrictions on the height of trees to maintain the views to the Sound. The rest of the back of house was to remain mostly lawn and a play structure for the family’s young children.ĭuring the design process, I reviewed the neighborhood’s covenants, conditions, and restrictions.
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In addition, I was asked to bring the design around the small side garden and into the back, where a new deck and home update had recently been completed.
Removing the lawn in front was all required. My program for the front of house was to provide a venue for enjoying the view, including privacy from the street, while creating a plant palette with year-round interest and minimal maintenance. The existing garden on the property was an outdated and overgrown collection of plants and lawn. The mid-century home in North Seattle has beautiful views of Puget Sound and the Olympics, but only in the front yard. The patio and plants in back compliment the deck and dining area. The side garden, too narrow for fencing (that would obstruct views as well), is fun with a zig-zag to the paving and low, soft grasses and perennials. The built in seating faces the view and doubles as a retaining wall. The stone patio is made of three overlapping circles.
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Her membership in APLD is her connection to peers, colleagues, and the contractors that install many of her designs. She loves bringing life and beauty to the often small, urban spaces her clients are challenged with. Her focus with every design is to create site-appropriate landscapes with year-round interest, customized to her client’s needs and wants. Katie Weber Landscape Design is a design-only company. She enrolled in the Landscape Horticulture program at South Seattle Community College in the summer of 2002 and knew immediately that she had found her passion. After working many years in research at Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Oregon, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, she decided to shift gears and pursue her interest for gardening and design. She attended University of Puget Sound and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. The fountain is the focal point for this small West Seattle front garden.īorn in Southern California and raised in the farming community of Canby, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley, Katie is a west coast girl through and through. Katie Weber of Katie Weber Landscape Design
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