I have always been inspired by the beauty of the natural environment – the dynamic qualities of the landscape – how it is never the same from moment to moment or season to season.

Photo by Jake Mather

By living in nature one is always learning… You are in an environment that is always teaching and are constantly being reminded of Natures Gifts.

The way that Nature works is a lifetime of learning for us to study - it is what will always inspire me in my work to push further and learn what I can from my greatest teacher.

Photo by Rob Bikash, Katherine Field and Associates

"Winter is an etching, spring is a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." - Stanley Horowitz

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Natures inspirations...

Part of what inspires me most while creating landscapes is my constant interaction with nature, this is what drove me into such a career. Inspirational beauty is all around us and bringing it to life is my passion.

Natures Gift...

I live my life with a simple ethic... when you give to Nature, it gives back to you. It is a simple rule and one I hold very close to my everyday practice.

I consider my design work and interaction with clients as a way to teach people about Nature. In a way, I do a small part to help restore beauty to the land and help bring Nature back in balance through the landscapes I design.

Like the garden, there is no set time or milepost that indicates one is complete. We keep evolving.

"The richness I receive comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration." - Claude Monet.
Claude Monet, Water-Lily Pond and Weeping Willow (1916-19).

Learning from Nature...

A student's commitment to learning signifies how I feel every day at work - Not only am I learning something new with each job, but newness is the hallmark of nature, always evolving, always dynamic.

Finding the Heart and Soul of your Land

Your home - and its land - is where the heart is. Essential to the comfort and beauty of your home, your outdoor living space should both welcome you home upon return and beckon you outdoors no matter the season.

Every day is a new day...

And every second in the garden is a fresh gift. The real thrill for me is always when my heart is touched by the spirit and magic of the land. And it is in the listening that I have learned my land lessons.


It is said that "working in the garden means working hand in hand with God." Perhaps this is what ultimately appealed to me and drew me to landscape architecture.

I love the dynamic qualities of the landscape, how it is never ever the same from moment to moment, therefore making each moment a gift waiting to be opened. I have always been inspired through the natural environment, its power, majesty and beauty. We are all drawn to nature on one level or another and respond positively to natural beauty. I am truly blessed to work my passion and be passionate about my work.

"What artist so noble... as he who, with far reaching conception of beauty, in designing power, sketches the outlines, writes the colors, and directs the shadows of a picture so great that Nature shall be employed upon it for generations, before the work he arranged for her shall realize his intentions." - Frederick Law Olmsted, father of American landscape architecture

Visualization

I'm a very visual person. I'm always looking at the patterns of the natural world - the compositional elements of color, light, texture, hard lines...

Following Natures Lead

You’ve got to listen to the site, if you don’t it won’t speak to you. The site can tell you where to define little rooms, where the microclimates are… It’s a way of thinking; it gives you the constraints and opportunities for design.

The Power of Nature…

It gives us a sense of what peace is… it is a force that surrounds and envelops us. It makes my senses come alive, like a rush of energy that I can feel when I slow down enough to be able to hear the birds or the wind in the trees, or to see the colors change or see the greens as it is backlit. It is a rush.

Nature… the source of my inspiration

My primary aim is making available to my clients the epiphanies that come from direct contact with nature. This is what does it for me. This is my primary goal.