Design Portfolio

A backyard garden illustration featuring flower beds, vegetable plots, cherry trees, and various plants with labels for soil gully, forest edge, and cherry trees.

Digital Design Examples

An illustrated garden layout featuring a winding stone pathway surrounded by various flowering plants such as Catawba Rhododendrons, Crepe Myrtles, Viburnums, and Maples, set against a brown background.
Comparison of yard landscaping: the left side shows a garden with colorful flowers and a house in the background; the right side shows a mostly cleared patch of land with a grassy area and tree line.

Bed Creation, Design, and Plant Installation Examples

Series of photos showing yard transformations, including garden beds, plants, shrubs, trees, and areas under development with different landscaping phases.

1 Acre No-Till Based Farm

Aerial view of a vegetable garden with rows of plants, a greenhouse, and a small shed surrounded by green grass.
Backyard with tiered landscaping, stone and wood retaining walls, steps, and a fenced dog run area with trees and lush greenery.

This back hillside was a disturbed steep slope with little fertility that had previously been sprayed with glyphosate. My collaboration with another designer (which included a terracing recommendation involving larger machinery) helped the client transform this area into a functional terraced garden and to rehab the damaged soil through the use of an excavator and adding fertility through bringing in appropriate soil and amendments.

An aerial view of a garden with several rectangular plots covered with straw and some with visible plants, surrounded by greenery and a small shed in the corner.

10 Year Old No-Till Based Gardens

Aerial view of a garden with rows of plants, some covered with straw mulch, and surrounding greenery.
An aerial view of a person harvesting crops in a lush green farm with various plants, including rows of leafy greens and flowering plants, during daytime.
A backyard with garden beds, a black utility vehicle, and a geodesic dome structure. Several people are working in the garden beds, and solar panels are installed near the trees.

Projects with Larger Machine Work

This project was a complete garden re-design that I assisted my friend with. Through utilizing an excavator for soil moving and the addition of amendments he was able to create a more functional garden space . The following growing season this garden was incredibly productive and we were able to transform the fertility through integrating Hügelkultur amongst other methods.

Before and After from a Recent Installation Project Near Asheville, NC

A backyard with a stone retaining wall, a grassy area, and a dirt path. There is landscaping with bushes, trees, and a woodpile under a wooden shelter. A small shed with a metal roof is visible in the background.
A garden bed with young plants and ferns planted along a stone border, next to a patio with grass and house exterior visible in the background.
A dirt pathway with a curb on the right side, a small green bush and greenery in the background, and a wooden fence at the top of a small hill. The scene appears to be in a park or natural area.
A garden bed with young plants, possibly lettuce or other leafy greens, growing in a row. The garden is next to a pathway and surrounded by trees and greenery.

Gallery From 1 Acre No-Till Based Regenerative Farm Located in Western NC

Inside a greenhouse filled with lush green plants, including red flowering plants on the right and various leafy plants on the left and center, with a straw-covered path in the middle.
A young cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse with mushrooms around its base.
Inside a greenhouse, tall green corn plants with broad leaves are growing next to lush cannabis plants with pointed, serrated leaves.
On a farm, rolls of hay are placed in the field, with a hay bale on top of a pile at the end of the rows.
Colorful garden bed with pink, yellow, and red flowers and green foliage, with a backdrop of trees and blue sky.
A dirt path in the middle of a green field with a dense forest in the background.