Here are a few pictures from the courtyard at one of our residential projects. We still have a temporary nursery set up to relocate cactus and our perimeter fence is going up - corrugated metal that will rust over time. This project required a lot of vegetation cleanup before we could even get started. But when we're finished, we hope to capitalize on the original design intent of this 1990's Will Bruder designed home in Tucson.
Our goal for the courtyard was to remove any and all visual clutter and focus on mass plantings that were bold and placed in a Fibonacci sequence of numbers. This courtyard is highly visible from the guest house as well as the living, dining room and kitchen of the main house; viewing from many angles was critical to its success, as well as creating an inviting place for the homeowners to lounge during the day and entertain small groups at night.
courtyard before....
courtyard after (picture taken standing on the concrete pathway)
We enjoyed using the mass planting of golden barrel cactus in a sea of black rounded decorative rock. It provides a stunning visual next to the mixture of galvanized and rusted metal from the house. We will post some pictures of the courtyard at night; it really is a great place to hang out!
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