the net... amazing how companies throughout the world are taking on the mammoth task of revolutionising the green industry. Every little bit helps - you too could make a difference!
As a designer, I always try to come up with innovative and fresh ideas. This being a tiring task at times as I have a variety of clients – with a variety of needs. Not only that, but sometimes I have to choose the outdoor decor for them, which makes it tricky to match items with what the client would actually like. I must admit, I’m a sucker for new things. I love trying out certain elements in my designs that evoke me to be a bit daring. If the client likes it – it’s a job well done! If not; don’t really know how I’d take it... don’t think I have experienced that before! I find few things as rewarding as receiving a project where the clients give me freedom to basically do whatever I feel necessary to create the outdoor space of their dreams. Just recently I landed a project where the client gave me free range to revamp his entire front entrance, and that’s not all! He even went as far as requesting that I remove the existing driveway – and come up with a new design. Now I love that! ...
PROJECT GREEN LANDSCAPE STUDIO: Before and Afters I loved designing and installing this project. It still feels so unreal when seeing the initial photos taken of the site. The drop from the house to the boundary wall was a staggering 1.8 m over 13 meters. That's serious stuff- you would have needed a Land Cruiser to access the garden. With the innovative concept of building these 'wings', on various levels, ensured that not only would the garden become accessible, but perfectly level. That is the essence of design - at first glance it seemed impossible to come up with concrete solutions, yet thanks to careful thought and numerous calculations, the area reached its utmost potential, converting it to a perfect, livable setting. Footnote: not a single cube of soil had to be imported! Whatever came out from the foundations for the retaining walls, were used for the backfill! Had this not been the case, supplying top soil would have been a tedious job, at a massive expense, and ...
When it comes to home alterations of any kind, it's obvious that what sells them are the before and after photos. Why? because, I believe it's the true test of whether your contractor knows what his doing. I would not even consider using a contractor at my property if I have not seen any of his work. The failure of following thru this important step, has had many a client left in despair with work they had to pay for! With that said, I personally feed of these results! I just love the dramatic differences. The stark, dead and boring, revived into something spectacular! Almost poetic as death is brought back to life! The afters truly speak for themselves.... Before... And the Afters.....
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