Legends Residence

This home is situated along Bozeman Creek. The homeowners desire for a low maintenance landscape while complimenting the existing natural environment led me to design a creative landscape using perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees. An outdoor patio for entertainment, with a fire stand, and a stone retaining wall were elements which were incorporated into the … Continue reading “Legends Residence”

Middle Cottonwood Residence

Featured in 2013 October issue of Sunset magazine and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle HOME This designed involved creating an outdoor space for entertainment for the homeowner’s large family, and included a fire pit, to enjoy during our cool summer evenings. Stone treads were utilized for the grade change and provided a smaller, separate seating area … Continue reading “Middle Cottonwood Residence”

North Black Residence

This house had been newly built in a historic district in Bozeman. The need for privacy screening provided ample opportunity to create a sense of enclosure along a busy street, while creating spaces for year round interest. The play space for children in the backyard, with a vegetable garden, allowed safety for the kids as … Continue reading “North Black Residence”

Zen Garden

This space was created for tranquility for quiet contemplation, meditation, or group discussions, located behind Bend Beyond Yoga Studio. Several elements of a Japanese garden were incorporated into this unique space: A simple water feature providing a gentle sound of water, and hand selected sandstone used as standing stones to give a sense of history, … Continue reading “Zen Garden”

Yellowstone Club Private Residence

Creating a strong entry along the driveway, to the front door, this design included bold, block plantings. Softening along the hot tub patio provided the opportunity for native grass plantings.

Formal Vegetable Garden

This formal vegetable garden was designed around the owners desire to grow and harvest their own fruits and vegetables. Based on the “Square Foot Gardening” book by Mel Bartholomew, Beth designed 7 raised 4’x4’ planters, built out of cedar, and utilized granite block as a toe kick. She also incorporated a longer planter to be … Continue reading “Formal Vegetable Garden”

Greg & Jeannie

We will gladly use Beth again for any future projects.

Gary Kachadurian

First of all Beth is an expert in plant species.

Mary and Brian MacDonald

… helped us create hardscape, also garden areas and water features.

Joanie and Jim Hammer

Beth was the perfect person to take on our property project

My Favorite Bulbs

Depending on your location, there are many bulbs to choose from. Many varieties of Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus’, Alliums, Colchicum are available at local nurseries, or online. If you live in an area where deer abound, Daffodils are the bulb of choice. They are deer resistant, and blooms times can vary throughout the spring. Alliums, are … Continue reading “My Favorite Bulbs”

Spring Clean Up

Spring weather in Montana is extremely variable. Although snow still falls occasionally, early spring is the time to begin to cut down the previous year’s growth and flower heads. It is advisable to cut down the old growth 2-4” above the ground for perennials, and 6-8” for ornamental grasses. Old growth removal is performed once … Continue reading “Spring Clean Up”