by John W. Olson | Apr 29, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
The Spring Creek Community Garden continues to progress. We hope to start ripping the soil in the coming days and begin building garden plots in one week. Starting a community garden can be a difficult task to take on. However, the rewards of creating community and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 15, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
Landscape retrofits can be an expensive budget item for homeowner associations. Recently, I assisted with the retrofit of the foundation plantings for the Spring Creek Townhome Association in Colorado Springs. Full Story: HOA Landscape Retrofit – Spacing for...
by John W. Olson | Apr 3, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
This is a birdseye view of the community garden and the proposed location. The center rectangle is for a future structure to hold necessary tools and possibly some benches.
by John W. Olson | Mar 7, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
The following illustrations are of the tree lawn area (or the landscaped area between the curb and the sidewalk) in the Spring Creek TND in Colorado Springs. Problems with this area include migration of mulch and icy sidewalks on the north facing townhomes (due to...
