ALLADINS.2023 | Jacobabbey.design

11 Cuthbertson, Winnipeg MB

SITE

South facing Tuxedo neighbourhood home.
Unmaintained landscape with many overgrown plants and weeds.
Existing pine and cedar too close/grown together.
Leggy spruce too close to driveway obscures entryway.

DESIGN

Curvilinear beds from foundation wrapping to driveway, wrapping around number sign.
Ornamental tree anchoring corner of house.
New paver walk connecting front landing and driveway.
Path lights next to walkway and uplights on ornamental tree/ number sign.
Upright juniper in bed filling void space on house facade.

CLIENT REQUESTS

Low Maintenance.
Custom house number sign.
Vibrant pink flowers, avoid pale pink.
Limestone boulders.
Keep existing rose bush.

PROJECT NOTES

Client requested additional path lights beyond our recommended amount. Result is an over-lit walkway.
Experimented with plant choices, some replacement and design tweaking was needed a year later.
Used “Richer Lake” stone ground cover as an alternative to traditional River Wash. This is a much nicer lighter stone ground cover option.

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318 Thurso, Winnipeg MB

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545 Queenston, Winnipeg MB

SITE

Riverheights neighbourhood front and back yard complete renovation.
Front yard has grading issues, is not well maintained, and has existing columnar cedar/mockorange.
Backyard has an unfinished deck, a heaved diamond-slab walkway, and is not well maintained.

CLIENT REQUESTS

FRONT YARD

New planting beds and fix grading.
Keep mockorange and columnar cedar.

BACKYARD

Re-use existing diamond face concrete slabs.
Patio space next to deck for dining.
Lounge area across from garage for viewing projected films.
Pergolas over existing deck and lounge area.
Impermanent access between deck and gate.
Screen neighbours view onto deck and into living room window.

DESIGN

FRONT YARD

Boulder soil retention utilized to fix grading and create height interest.
Pinkish stone in “Gull Lake” ground cover compliments pink house finish.

BACKYARD

Lounge and dining area patios match colours but vary in texture.
Step stones connecting deck and gate.
Timber pergolas over deck and lounge area.
Riverstone and bark mulch bed ground covers for variety of colour/texture.

PROJECT NOTES

First full front and back yard design and install.
Pergola plan implementation faced challenges, lessons learned about effective carpentry plans.
First use of boulder soil retention, successful and will use in the future.

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59 Apex, Winnipeg MB

SITE

Elmhurst neighbourhood foundation bed renovation.
Unmaintained planting bed with many bare patches.

CLIENT REQUESTS

Increase curb appeal.
Screen neighbours garage wall and garbage area.

PROJECT NOTES

First time designing and installing a fence.
First use of stackstone as an edging material, successful aesthetic, grass creeps through joints.
Cedars flanking dogwoods at foundation smaller at time of install, will grow to be larger but imbalanced initially, lesson learned about nursery availability and how it impacts designs.
Client was very satisfied.

DESIGN

Brown pressure treated fence extended at 4’ height along property line.
Stackstone pre-cast concrete bed edging.
Step stones for side yard access.
Scattered granite fieldstone boulders with assorted shrubs and grasses filling beds.
Feature tree anchoring corner of house, further screening neighbours garage.

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104 Taylor Farm - Front Yard, Headingly MB

SITE

New build front yard in Taylor Farm neighbourhood.
North facing lot across from undeveloped field.
Sub-graded lot.
Septic tank access near house.

CLIENT REQUESTS

Windbreak facing northwest to prevent snow build up near front door.
Black granite ground cover.
Hide septic tank access.

DESIGN

Island bed with columnar crab apples for wind break and boulder soil retention acting as a snow fence.
Black granite ground cover with rip-rap for texture.
Large shade tree anchoring corner of house.
Various layered perennials, grasses, shrubs, and evergreen shrubs in planting beds.
Step stone path through bed for access to backyard.

PROJECT NOTES

Tree and boulder combination for snow/wind break confirmed to be successful by client.
The solution for septic tank access screening could have been more successful, I will consider other options in the future.

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303 Barker, Winnipeg MB

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CFB Harmony Plaza, Winnipeg MB

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108 Copperstone, Winnipeg MB

SITE

Backyard in Sage Creek neighbourhood.
Shady side yard.
Existing shed, deck, and vegetable garden.
Abundant surface roots along back property line from neighbours trees.

DESIGN

Raised timber bed along back property line with upright junipers for privacy
Shade tolerant perennial beds with meandering step stone/stone ground cover pathway in side yard.
Raised timber garden beds along house and deck.
Paved pathway connecting deck and shed.
Timber landscape tie bed edging.

CLIENT REQUESTS

Winter privacy along back property line.
Bury/preserve surface roots.
Gardening space along house and deck.
Native plants.
Shade garden side yard.

PROJECT NOTES

First use of timbers for raised beds and edging.
Request for winter privacy along back property line while preserving surface roots presented a design challenge.
Side yard shade garden was particularly successful
Client was very satisfied.