Re/Max Phase Two - Floor Plants

After phase one of the living wall, I was looking forward to the doing the floor plants.  They are the missing element in any interior space.  They help the space feel like a home, they warm it up in a way that is so profound it is hard to describe.  The very next morning after the instillation I received a phone call from Re/Max, they were so happy with their new plants.  The receptionist said people used to come out to see her and now they come out and all they see are the beautiful plants, they have stolen the lime light.

This beautiful terrazzo zen bowl is the perfect coffee table piece.

Down a very long hallway the Ficus is perfectly backlit, sticking at a distance and even better up close.  

                                          
                                     

 The living wall is growing like crazy!

West End Patio

Overlooking Coal Harbour a very modern simplistic look for a clients patio, clean lines and natural forms framed by beautiful stones, all with low maintenance plants, he loved it!  

It compliments his style perfectly.

These topiary boxwoods frame the breathtaking view, mimicking the trees below.  I just gave them a trim this day, as they were from a project I managed when I worked at Kermodi.

The portulaca planter sits nestled between two low patio chairs offering a splash of colour.  By mid summer they will cascade down over the edge.

                                   

 The set of three containers in the corner are all works of art on their own but look even better together.

DIRTT Breathe Living Wall

I just completed a living wall for the new ReMax office on Arbutus street in Kerrisdale.  It was a very interesting project as the wall faces the east but is also only a few feet away from the south facing window on the side of the wall.  I was using a new living wall system created by DIRTT called the Breathe Living Wall purchased through The Office Resource (TOR) and as far as they have said this is only the second wall to be built in Vancouver.  It is a modular wall system and the 6 inch containers slide and lock into place using a trough and wick system that draws water from below.

There were 63 containers in total, so 63 plants, approximately 4 feet X 5 feet and the exposure allowed me to choose some really unique and beautiful tropical plants that don't get used very often indoors as there is usually not enough light.  The colour scheme inside is a dark cherry wood, silver, grey and red wall, so I used plants that accent and compliment the scheme, red, orange, purple, silver and icy blue.  It looks gorgeous and is growing so fast, the setcresea is flowering already!

Matt and Amanda's Wedding

When Matt and Amanda asked me to do their wedding flowers I was honoured.  There needed to be about 26 arrangements for the tables, some small like this and a few large ones like below.

Summer for the City

                             
                       "This garden is dedicated to these little ones and their families"

This is where I spent most of my summer.  Bringing this amazing garden back from the horse tail invasion.  I was working in here one day when a lovely photographer came by.  She agreed to take some photos for me.  I hope you enjoy them.

I also had the pleasure of working for the commonwealth war graves commission too.  This is one of 150 sites worldwide commemorating the young men who passed on after serving this amazing country.  This area is for the soldiers who died in the first world war.  Rest in peace.  Least we forget.

Spring 2011

                           PORTFOLIO 

Welcome to my portfolio!  The following is a selection of some of my work as a florist, 

landscape designer and gardener with the City of Vancouver.  

Enjoy.

Bridal Bouquet for Winter Wedding

Boutonniere

Balcony Planter

Seductive leaf shapes,  vivid splashes of contrasting colour,  and a variety of sizes and texture make for an arrangement you just cant stop looking at.

Small hostess gifts

House warming gifts

Instead of roses

The following is a photo of a project to beautify extractor vents.  The vents blew out very hot dry air. They could be seen from a walkway above and from the rooms on the ground floor.  So I created a beautiful miniature landscape with a stone pathway and a variety of cactus.

Before

During

After

City Of Vancouver



Traffic Bulge


Canada Line

Olympic Village Station

The Garden Car

The garden car below is a project I was asked to work on for the Vancouver Design Nerds.  It was a winning idea for the "21 Ideas In the 21st Century" contest put on by the City of Vancouver.  I was the project coordinator for an other winning idea and so I met the Nerds and was asked to work on this project after.  I planted this car up with mostly edible plants.  It is a parody about the amount of parking  space and the loss of agriculture land.