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A project in Queen Anne with lush easy care plants and colorful pots.
A cozy log cabin in Redmond, where we designed the outdoor spaces to minimize negative impacts from deer.
A Magnolia renovation with tumbled bluestone paths, water features and a fantastically magical polished stone.
A Magnolia property with low maintenance perennials and a view to the gazebo.
A lovely large acreage property in Carnation, where we designed patio areas, planted pots and designed a water feature.
A custom pool (actually a hot tub!) in Redmond with colorful plantings and large boulders.
A landscaped backyard garden from 'River Run Ranch' in Carnation.
Alan Burke, landscape architect with The Outdoor Project Company.
Our 2000 NWFGS gold medal winning display, 'The Millennium Railway', inspired by the Stephen Stills Song 'Thoroughfare Gap'.
An Eastside deck and overhead structure area.
A project in Medina with a mortared random set bluestone patio.
A small basalt water feature with an adjacent natural Columbia basin basalt dishbowl.
A large recirculating natural looking water feature located in the Trilogy community near Redmond.
A set of large Oil jars with an adjacent large Huckleberry stone obelisk near Ames Lake.
The stainless steel suit of armor as part of the display for the NW Flower & Garden Show display 'Mirabilia'.
The "Merlin tree', a portion of our display for the NW Flower & Garden Show from 'Mirabilia'.
A rendered landscape design plan done originally for Classic Nursery - for a residence on the Eastside.
Lush gardens surrounding a tumbled bluestone walk in a Magnolia garden.
A large outdoor pond and waterfall area with Columbia river basin basalt dishbowls and a heavy stone bridge.
Meeting at Classic Nursery with NYT bestselling author Nick Bantock (Griffin & Sabine) to discuss 'La Pilabra Pintada', an award winning exhibit for the NW Flower & Garden Show.
A curving path made with Mutual Materials pavers leading to a natural log playhouse in Redmond.
A mix of colorful groundcover accentuates this rustic stone step walkway.
A Mutual Materials 'Old Dominion' circle patio and low Montana slate ledgestone wall.
A cozy little backyard pond and waterfall built for a homeowner in Redmond.
Large basalt boulders and easy care perennials accentuate the perimeter of a swimming pool area we built with Krisco / Aquatec in Redmond.
The play area at Classic Nursery in Redmond off of Avondale Road and just adjacent to Bear Creek.
A faux stone seat wall with gas firepit in Mill Creek.
A random set Montana flagstone entry wall with accenting boulders in Redmond.
Classic Nursery original location off of Avondale Road in Redmond, showing the large pond area.
The ball and burlap rootball of a large specimen Magnolia Soulangiana or Saucer Magnolia - in Magnolia.
The large specimen Saucer Magnolia being transported to a residence in Magnolia.
Placing the majestic 'Palabra Stone' a beautiful spirit stone of marble and jade at the Magnolia project.
A large Oil jar turned into a fountain overlooking Puget Sound - for a project in Magnolia.
A heavy gated enclosure for a raised garden at a remote cabin near Ames Lake.
A heavy Montana slate blocky boulder seating area overlooking a pond we built near Ames Lake.
This is a wildflower hydroseeded flagstone gathering space near Ames Lake.
One of the railway layouts we designed and built over the years. Every plant scaled to miniature habit.
A specially fitted granite boulder setting with a mortared Montana slate ledgestone wall.
A lush garden scene with a water feature and a variety of accenting perennials.
Narrow basalt obelisks accenting a pathway in Medina.
Mortar set bluestone, hand cut and sealed as entry steps and a path.
Close-up of a stone bench top over a Mutual Materials 'Celtik block' wall, with moss jammed in the cracks for a NWFGS garden exhibit.
The large imported urns depicting the 'Sabine women' and a sword in stone for the NWFGS 'Mirabilia' garden exhibit.
A landscape plan done with Classic Nursery & Landscape Company (now Classic Landscaping) for a residence.
Raised Mutual Materials 'Tuscan Stone' planters, built for the 'Bacchus & Philemon' garden at the home of author JA Jance in Bellevue.
Rear areas with inscribed large Huckleberry stone columns and water features at the 'Bacchus & Philemon' garden, the home of author JA Jance in Bellevue.
The rear path areas, built using Mutual Materials 'Roman Cobblestone, at the 'Bacchus & Philemon' garden, the home of author JA Jance in Bellevue.
A view across the main pond and waterfall areas at the 'Bacchus & Philemon' garden, the home of mystery author JA Jance in Bellevue.
A view looking west across the putting green at our past project in Magnolia.
A natural looking wood playset surrounded by green trees and bushes in a backyard in Redmond.
A garden pathway lined with flower pots and wooden playset in Redmond.
The Best of Show award winning NWFGS exhibit 'Portage to the Pacific' - based upon the travels of Lewis & Clark.
The Best of Show award winning NWFGS exhibit 'Portage to the Pacific' - based upon the travels of Lewis & Clark.
'La Palabra Pintada', our Gold medal winning display garden, done in collaboration with NYT bestselling author Nick Bantock (Griffin & Sabine).
A landscape plan for a residential backyard done with Classic Nursery.
The Alhambra section of 'La Palabra Pintada', our Gold medal winning exhibit, done in collaboration with NYT bestselling author Nick Bantock (Griffin & Sabine).
The 'Palabra Stone' , a beautifully hand polished stone was brought from the Yangtze River dam project and placed for The Northwest Flower & Garden Show.
Columbia dishrock domed boulders fitted to carpentered deck steps.
This is a landscape plan for a residential outdoor area done with Classic Nursery.
Stone patio with steps leading to a grassy area with trees and a wooden bench in the background.
Outdoor patio with cushioned chairs around a table under a wooden pergola, a stone fireplace, and a pond with rocks and plants in a garden setting.
A wooden gazebo with a shingle roof in a lush garden with plants, flowers, rocks, and a small pond.
A digital animation aerial view of a house surrounded by trees.
A detailed landscape plan done with Classic Nursery.
Three antique imported Turkish oil jars in Queen Anne with a plate of Cochineal powder as a study for the natural dyes & spices section of the 'La Pilabra Pintada' garden.
Landscape plan done with Classic Nursery.
A wood deck entry with a railing, attached to a house surrounded by greenery and trees.
Detailed landscape and garden design plan done with Classic Nursery.
A Montana slate ledgestone retaining wall with flowering plants.
The rear area seating space with bench laid inscribed Columbia seat columns and a Large grass form Corten steel screen at the "Bacchus & Philemon' garden in Bellevue at the home of mystery author JA Jance.
Young girl in a floral dress playing with water at a Columbia River dishbowl drilled recirculating garden fountain with a Japanese boarscare outlet.
The meeting space we used at the Classic Nursery garden center greenhouse to meet clients in Woodinville.
Alan Burke's hand-drawn landscape design plan with labeled garden elements, commissioned by the editors for Sunset Magazine. It was later featured on the back cover of the first edition of The Sunset Western Landscaping Book.
Alan Burke's hand-drawn landscape design plan with labeled garden elements, commissioned by the editors for Sunset Magazine. It was later featured on the back cover of the first edition of The Sunset Western Landscaping Book.
Research to assemble a Northwest Flower & Garden Show display garden.
A detailed landscape plan done for Classic Nursery (now Classic Landscaping).
A detailed landscape plan done for Classic Nursery (now Classic Landscaping).
A sweet little garden angel looking over the lush vegetation at a garden in Magnolia.
A Huckleberry flat ledgestone step pathway leading up a garden on the Eastside.
An Asian inspired teahouse with a winding path, a water feature and an 'Estate style' fence.
A complex paver layout done a few years ago from the client's eccentric drawing idea.
Elegant blocky ledgestone steps at a house in Kirkland, accented with river cobble and planting.
A small flagstone layout done with random Montana slate makes the smallest little entry area special and elegant.
The garden beds at Classic Nursery - at the former Woodinville location.
A Landscape architecture plan done for Classic Nursery.
A nicely set bluestone path in Bellevue.
A close-up of a stone bench with a textured surface next to a brick walkway, with river cobble at its base.
Curving walkways in pavers of offsetting colors with vibrant flowers, and lush greenery in a residential backyard.
A simple rain chain detail spills neatly and attractively into a drilled Columbia River column dishbowl to channel drainage.
Senecio greyii spilling over a stone seat at the 'Bacchus & Philemon' garden at the home of mystery author JA Jance in Bellevue.
View of a landscaped backyard with a stone patio, a firepit in the 'boy scout' style.
A Montana slate ledgestone wall and Mutual Material 'Old Dominion' pavers.
Design page done with Classic Nursery.
Entryway stone accents for a garden in Bellevue.
Garden for a project in Magnolia, with various plants, bordered by a bluestone pathway.
The misty back gardens at a project in Magnolia.
A winding stone pathway surrounded by flowering shrubs.
A landscape plan done with Classic Nursery.
Gardens at a project in Magnolia with a random set tumbled bluestone pathway.
Gardens at a project in Magnolia, with various shrubs and colorful flowering plants.
The back gardens at a project in Magnolia, with various shrubs and colorful flowering plants.
The misty back gardens at a project in Magnolia, a view of a flower bed area.
A tall, rust-colored vase planter positioned on a paver pathway next to a dog run area.
A garden in Magnolia with a stone angel statue.
The former Classic Nursery design office surrounded by lush green trees and colorful flowers.
View from Classic Nursery, of a display of potted grapevines at the nursery.
From Classic Nursery's former location in Woodinville, various potted plants.
Hydrangea in the Classic greenhouse.
A presentation digital comparison of a yard before and after landscaping.
An aerial rendered animation still of a backyard patio.
A winding crushed rock garden path with river cobble lining the edges.
Stone steps surrounded by lush green plants and flowers in a garden.
Inside the former Classic Nursery garden center in Woodinville.
A collection of wildflowers and green leaves on a light gray stone on my blue jeans.
A drone view backyard from Classic with a deck, a grassy area, and a new fence surround.
Our old Queen Anne house with decorative iron gate and colorful glass accents fabricated by Jim Honold.
A North Seattle garden. The client takes great care of this 'more-than-low-maintenance' effort.
A North Seattle garden. The client takes great care of this 'more-than-low-maintenance' effort.
A vibrant garden with various flowering plants .
The rear area of a North Seattle garden showing the patio and water feature areas.
The rear area of a North Seattle garden showing the patio and water feature areas.
An ai rendering of a Magnolia home landscape.
Most images courtesy of Classic Nursery & Landscape Company, of projects completed in the Puget Sound area between 1998 to 2024…
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