Auto Cad Comes Into My Life

Hummingbirds are missing from my Florida home but once I get the exterior painted I plan on putting up a couple of feeders.

These two morning doves were hatched and raised on the top corner of our hurricane shutters, this is the second nest that we have had this year.  The neighbor has the same event, these birds are very adaptable, certainly urban dwellers, guess if they can do it so can I.

Somebody Really Liked Stone

Currently I am wrapping up a proposal for this home in Englewood, the new owners liked some of the ideas the ex home owner had but upgrades are definitely needed.  The roadside facelift will include palms, bird of paradise, dwarf allamada and tropical appeal.

Putting Green

This never used putting green will give way to a fabulous paver patio that will include a pond, firepit, designer block seating benches and a oversize planter.

Existing Pond

The ponds that are currently in the back yard have a certain amount of charm and even a few fishes, but the construction technique was not very professional.   A pond expert will be installing the new pond and even managing the old fish during construction.  This site will be filled and compacted and the new pond location will afford a view virtually from every location,  it will be very sleek and set into the paver patio.

Current Gazebo

Proposed Pavilion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new pavilion will be 14 x 28' with a aluminum peaked roof, paver floor and a 3 x 8' granite serving table perched upon three Tremron block pillars, can't wait to see it complete.  The resident chef is picking out the grill which will tuck nicely behind the table.  I hope to be invited to the first BBQ.

Survey/Site Plan

Most projects start with the survey or site plan that are required for any construction.  If I get lucky the customer still has a site plan or if it is new construction one is obtained from the builder.  These plans are generally on a very small scale 1'=20' for function the plan is usually blown up to a larger scale, 1'=10' for many projects and even 1'=4' for smaller areas.

The next step is the actual creation of the lay out and selection of the plant material.  This process takes the most time and it is very important to continually work with the customer to assure you meeting their needs and style.  Outdoor living spaces are very personalized these days, there are just so many options and ideas.

Scott Draws Auto Cad

An exciting new dimension for me is the ability for my designs to be drawn professionally on auto cad, Hazeltine has two auto cad wizards and another in training.  Additionally the landscape architects can design and draw with these wonderful tools, me I still feel pretty comfortable with a pencil in my hand.

Groovy New Look For My Designs

I can't wait to present the proposal for this project next week.  We have worked hard on the design and tweaked it several times, I think the clients finally have what they have been dreaming about.

Digging These Fern Spores

The Future Is Wide Open

Great New Office

Greetings from southwest Florida, my new home.  It has been a long while since I have posted on this blog, during that time I have not been landscaping but have been working on my homes getting two ready for sale and getting one ready to move into.  Might not sound like work but it has been lots of cleaning and painting, packing, selling and loads of yard work, now I have been working at my new job for two weeks and still settling into home. 

Atrium In Design Office

Lately it  looked like a hoarder lived at my house but the boxes are gradually being unpacked and new locations for their contents is found. Still a lot of painting to do and shelving to build or buy but time is my friend, no worries.

This sweet painted piggy greets customers at the design center at Hazeltine Nurseries Inc., in Venice, FL, some 1200 odd miles from Indiana where I hope to find a nest of my own for the next several years. Everything about my new digs screams first class, do it right, makes me feel at home.

Going to work for someone else is not an easy proposition for me, not a contract I would enter into lightly after having spent the last 30 or so years being my own boss.  It certainly helps if your first impressions make you feel at home.

A Visual Surprise Around Every Corner

Welcome to the Full Retail Nursery

Wow what a great environment for inspiration,  a full retail nursery, tractor trailers to deliver plants, field grown specimen palms on 90 acres next adjacent to the  pristine Myakka River, super groovy.  There is a butterfly garden display, a large green house for the more tender plants, a wide selection of stylish pots and of course the plant selection, seems like I have died and gone to landscape heaven.

Display Butterfly Garden

Yep, We Got It All

Come On In See Deb, Cheryl, Laurie and Crew

Design Ideas You Can Experience

Big changes on the horizon for this girl and family, the dogs swim every day in the pool at home, don't know who likes it best but I sure dig living here so far, like vacation every day except the working part.  Of course when you feel at home, respect the principles and love your chosen field of work it surely helps the days pass.

A Peaceful Easy Feeling

Plants, Plants, Plants

The Meaning of Life

Who knows what the future holds but life's good on my ship right now.  As Tom Petty says," the future is wide open."