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Location: Virginia, USA
Prior to my retirement, I was a professional landscape designer in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. I designed pools, patios & terraces, outdoor kitchens & fireplaces, putting greens & bunkers, outdoor lighting & irrigation systems, and water & flower gardens. I now offer landscape designs for the types of projects shown, but not installation services.
My mother's love for flowers had a large impact on my career decision. As a boy, she would take me on walks and show me the various flowers in the neighborhood and elsewhere. She particularly loved Irises, Blackeyed Susans, Lilacs, Redbuds, Roses and Azaleas.
I can remember one Spring as a child, maybe 10 or 11 years old, finding an Iris clump growing wild along a railroad track. I dug it up, brought it home and transplanted it. It thrived! My mother was elated and told me I had the knack for gardening. I guess she was right. Ultimately, it was my wife who urged me to aim high, do what made me happy and pursue my dreams as a landscape designer.
I liked to to design in different styles & won many state[1], regional[2][3] & national awards[4]. A highlight in 1999 was winning co- Best in Show with Marney_Hall, whose floral talents won her a gold medal at the 1998 Chelsea Flower Show in England. We both scored a 98 on a 100 point judging scale at the Maymont Flower & Garden Show in Richmond, Virginia. Marney had been sponsored by my alma mater, the University of Richmond, to appear at the show as a guest speaker & show participant following her win at the Chelsea Show the year before. I hope the university was proud of one of their own once the show results were announced.[5][6]
I also wrote a number of landscape design articles for national gardening periodicals, which were published. Additionally, I had my design work featured on HGTV.com , in national paver brochures and on television in national_television_commercials.
Some of my favorite designers had an influence on my style:
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- Thomas Church
- Wolfgang Oehme & James Van Sweden
- Gertrude Jekyll
- Roberto Burle Marx
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Areas I visited also influenced my work:
- visiting my father's sister, Ida, in Rowayton, Connecticut
- hiking with my son in Boy Scouts[7][8][9]
- visiting various botanical gardens[10][11][12]
- Charleston, SC[13]
- Colonial Williamsburg[14]
- Villa Vizcaya[15]
- Portland, Maine & Halifax, Nova Scotia[16][17]
These are some samples of my work.
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| Inspired by Oehme & Van Sweden |
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| Inspired by my time in Connecticut |
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| Gertrude Jekyll inspiration |
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| Aunt Ida inspired |
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| Inspired by Roberto Burle Marx. |
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| Inspired by Thomas Church. |
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| Classical Inspiration |
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| Connecticut Inspired |
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| Casual Elegance |
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| Inspired by Oehme & Van Sweden. |
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| Classical Inspiration |
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| Inspiration from mountain hikes |
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| Borrowing the view |
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| Colonial Williamsburg Influence |
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| Classic Inspiration |
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| French Influence |
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| Japanese Influence |
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| Inspired by trips hiking with my son in the Appalachians |
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| Inspired by Dunbarton Oaks |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden influence |
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| Charleston Influence |
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| Huntingdon Gardens Inspiration |
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| Inspired by my childhood trips to my Aunt Ida's house in Connecticut |
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| Thomas Church Influence |
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| Frank Lloyd Wright inspired |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden influence |
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| Oehme inspiration |
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| Cottage Style |
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| Cottage Style |
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| Oehme inspired |
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| Thomas Church influence |
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| Secret Garden |
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| Roberto Burle Marx influence |
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| Natural Beauty |
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| Thomas Church Inspiration |
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| Rustic Charm |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden influence |
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| Casual Elegance |
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| Classical inspiration |
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| Inspired by Gertrude Jekyll |
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| Casual Elegance |
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| Mountain Hiking Inspiration |
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| Colonial Williamsburg inspired |
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| Japanese Influence |
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| Casual |
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| Borrowing the view |
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| My wife built the stone wall |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Oehme Influence |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden Inspired |
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| Simplicity |
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| Inviting Entry |
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| Falling Waters |
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| Cottage Style |
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| Thomas Church inspiration |
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| Roberto Burle Marx inspired |
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| New Entry |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Lighting Effects |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Oehme Influence |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Thomas Church Influence |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Colonial Williamsburg Inspiration |
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| Classical Inspiration |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Naturalistic |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Borrowing the View |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden |
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| Rustic |
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| Oehme |
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| Casual |
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| Casual Elegance |
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| Rustic |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Casual |
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| Thomas Church influence |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Whimsy |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Outdoor Living |
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| Oehme & Van Sweden Influence |
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| Memorial Garden |
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