We love projects that are driven by a combination of architecture and setting. This house is a Mid-Century modern classic, one of the first houses built in the area, perched on one of the highest points in Dakota County. We were inspired to redesign the landscape to highlight the architecture of the house while creating plantings that blend seamlessly into the surrounding wooded hillside. Additionally, this complex suburban site required us to address deer pressure and redirect water flow on a steep slope.
Surrounding the existing lawn, which already featured a beloved statue of Harmon Killebrew, we created vegetated ‘bleachers’ to further emphasize the sculpture. We also transitioned the traditional turf into lush low-mow fescue lawn which reduces their need to mow.
One of our favorite parts about this project are the lovely clients who have lived in the house for 50+ years and are wonderful stewards of their unique property and house. We continue to work on their landscape, making sure the existing plantings get established under the heavy deer presence as we transform new spaces each season.
