The Case Studies
We have had dozens of clients in our first two seasons and are starting our third season with quite a few more.  Choosing case studies is a challenge as there are so many that would be interesting to explore.  The ones below were chosen primarily for the combination of their maturity and demonstration of our aesthetic, range of styles and problem solving capabilities.
Mel's Cabin Garden	This story starts with a log home on a hill with nothing else and finishes in January 2006 showing the evolution of a garden that is truly a labor of love.  It also happens to be Mel's garden.  Mel is one of the 2 partners in Zone4 and this garden was the impetus for his becoming a Landscape Designer.  Nat, the other half of Zone4, helped design the garden and often participates in ongoing discussions and decision making about design directions for enhancements and plant choices.
Village Mixed Border	This beautiful Victorian home in the village stands on a corner with a vacant lot between it and the adjacent house.  A plan was needed to incorporate the lot into an overall scheme to bring the spaces together.  The highest priority was to create a screening border between the street and the vacant lot.  We provided a plan for the entire property to be completed in a series of projects over several years.  The case study includes the master plan and the specifics of the first project.
Leo Park	It may sound odd to some but to these clients it is an expression of love and the desire to have their adored canine family close to them for every more in the lovely form of a garden.  The challenge was to transform the side of the hill next to the house, bordered by the driveway into a set of garden beds, each that would also act as the final resting place for one of their Leonbergers.  They raise Leonbergers which a very special breed of dog that is not only big and beautiful but also especially warm and loveable.   The garden became "Leo Park".