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The topography in the area that I live and work in is very hilly. Often times you will look up and see a house clinging to a cliff side and wonder why anybody would choose to live in what looks like a perilous situation. Usually the answer is ‘the view’. Once you get over the thrill of your fabulous views people get anxious to get off of their porches and into their gardens. That’s where I, as a landscape designer comes in. I help tame a steep hillside into manageable usable space that people can be in, rather than just look at. The blog site called “Gardening Gone Wild” is offering another design workshop this month with the subject matter ‘ Coping with Slopes”. - http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=8253 In conjunction with 'Gardening Gone Wild', I'm posting this photo essay on how we have handled the taming of slopes. Below are a few slopes that I have reworked so that people can be integrated into their landscapes. My most recent project was a very steep hillside that came tumbling down against the house. The hills separated the back yard from the side yard. We excavated the hillside back and installed a series of retaining walls ranging in size from 18 inches, to 7 feet and 12 feet. A water feature and planting box was infused into the 7 foot tall wall. From Raised Garden Beds From Raised Garden Beds From Raised Garden Beds On another project located in Mill Valley CA we were faced with a steep shallow front entry. Using stone steps and retaining walls we created a more comfortable entry. BEFORE _ From DRAINAGE AFTER_ From DRAINAGE This project in the Olympic Village of Squaw Valley was quite a challenge. The site was so steep that heavy equiptment could not navigate down the hill. All the excavation had to be done by hand. BEFORE From Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe California After From Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe California BEFORE From Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe California AFTER From Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe California From Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe California Several years ago I had the opportunity to work on a master plan for a new home located in Carmel Valley. The large lot undulated up and down a native oak meadow. Per county code we had to keep all of the trees on the site and yet the owners wanted a house that was all on one level, with the most used entry door at grade level . This is the result of many hours of grade planning and site development. Front Facade: From Carmel Valley Estate Mid level side entry. From Carmel Valley Estate On grade terrace From Carmel Valley Estate Back side of guest house with natural grade untouched. From Carmel Valley Estate Probably the most intensive and ridiculously expensive sloping hillside project that I have worked on was installing a swimming pool on a 2 to 1 slope. There are a series of 5 retaining walls stepping up the hillside ranging in size fro 3 feet to 14 feet tall. A set of fake doors were installed into this retaining wall to take your eye off of its shear volume. From portfolioMay08.jpg A corner view of the sauna and pool equipt. room showing the steepness of the hill that we tamed. From portfolioMay08.jpg And one last hillside project. This was installed quite a while ago. We used a series of stair cases and terraces to climb the hillside. A putting green awaits you if you make the trek to the top of the hill. From portfolioMay08.jpg Mid level From portfolioMay08.jpg Photo by Lee Anne White : From portfolioMay08.jpg From portfolioMay08.jpg

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