Winterbloom Landscaping Cooperative

This installation started with replacing some old timber retaining walls. Once we got into it, we discovered a bunch of discarded chainlink and concrete buried underneath them. So, all of that came out too.
We replaced the old walls with two beautiful runs of dry-stacked rock wall, graded the rest of the yard, and built a simple creekbed along the back patio to help with mud splash and erosion from the overhang.
This is a habitat garden in the making, and the client is excited to start planting soon! We cant wait to see what this looks like once it gets planted and starts filling in.
Nice work, Andy Quentin and Forrest Cammack

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Our goal was to bring beauty and utility to this side of the client's driveway. A smooth flagstone path provides access to bring bins to and from the street without having to wrestle past cars, and the installation of a continuous rock wall to keep the drive and sidewalk tidy! Boulders placed in the edge and highlighted in the side yard bring texture and variety ahead of some planting we'll do this fall to re-introduce some hearty native plants!

 Stay tuned for planting progress this fall.

Nice work- Cole, Avery Coulombe Forrest Cammack
Quentin

Another one for our Kill Your Lawn series.
This long parking strip was transformed from a stretch of turf into a series of planted beds, with paver paths providing easy access between the sidewalk and street.
Boulders add structure, while a mix of shrubs, grasses, perennials, and groundcovers will continue to fill in and soften the space over time.
Designed by Karen Farmer and installed by Winterbloom.
A much more interesting—and useful—way to use the space than lawn.

Thanks Ashley Ballard and Andy for a job well done!

Out with the lawn and in with a new decomposed granite patio.
This underused patch of grass is now a generous, permeable gathering space centered around the existing flowering dogwood. The new patio creates plenty of room for seating while keeping the garden beds and raised planters connected to the space.
A much more functional garden space—and the tree still gets to be the star. DG was chosen to complemt the house color.

Installed by Ashley Ballard and Andy.

Nice work!

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted photos from Thornhurst Garden. The garden is in full roar right now.
The poppies are catching the light just right, the alliums are hovering above everything like little purple planets, and there’s color spilling through nearly every bed. Everywhere you look, something new is opening, reseeding itself, or leaning into its neighbor, and it's stunning!

Gardening this time of year is a pleasure.
New fronds unfurling, native annuals starting to bloom, Epimedium catching the light.
Things slow down in the garden, as we stop and pay attention, and life speeds up.

Passing the torch paid off.

Forrest handed off the brick paving to Avery and Cole—herringbone field with a clean soldier course, set on a properly prepared base for long-term stability and drainage.
Our lovely client stopped by today to let us know she had an open house and many visitors noticed and complimented the new patio and path.

Nice work and Cole!

Photos by: Cole