badass bungalow

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The driveway ran the whole depth of the lot, taking up space that would become backyard garden and a dining terrace.Obviously a lot of thought went into the staging of the backyard to give it curb appeal.No project is complete without a dumpster. We ripped out the driveway and anything that was growing, preparing a clean slate for a new environment. Now, rather than the driveway taking up so much space, I was able to have a path and terrace off the kitchen door.How exciting!!!! The beginning of the placement of the new plant material. These are Alexander palms. I wanted the effect of a collonade.The new path is added, leading to the dinning terrace.By adding a 6'-0" fence across the end of the new driveway, I was able to create a very private side yardAngle Wing Begonnias line the path. They are perrenials in South FloridaThis is the view as you step through the gate. White bird of Paradise were planted in between the Alexander palms and the whole yard framed by a ficus hedge.The finished terrace, private, shaded and pretty
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I loved the opportunity of reworking an entire small piece of urban land. The challenge was to create a private and lush oasis in the center of the city of West Palm Beach. The wonderful thing about Florida landscape design is the abiltiy to enjoy instant gratification. Coming from the northeast, I am accustomed to a very slow rate of growth, what is deemed a slow growing plant in Florida just means you have to wait an extra year to see it reach its desired size. (That may be a slight exageration, but not by much.)
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