In this temporal world I place great value on things that last.  It’s probably why I have a fountain pen collection, a 15 year old leather valise, a design firm  that’s almost 30, and a 33 year marriage.  The perfect test for any item, idea, relationship is not when it’s new, but rather how its ages over time. The longer the time frame, the greater the value of the item, idea, relationship and the more precious it becomes.  It’s why we still celebrate the wisdom of age, the timeless idea and buildings that last.

These same values carry over to my design firm as well.  We are grounded in the desire to create projects that improve with age.  We have developed particular expertise in the design of our green projects to avoid common mistakes others make:

• Design which underestimates frost damage impacts
• Choosing correct soil type/volume for long term plant health 
• Design  for the inevitable poor maintenance
• Underestimating hot sun & irrigation interruptions
• Inaccessible drainage which cant be visually verified
• Irrigation not designed to fail
• Poorly resolved planter waterproofing

We celebrate finished firm projects that will age gracefully while adding value for our client and the community.  It’s a temporal world, but good thoughful design lasts.