Services
to assist the Planning Process
• Phase-by-phase Master Plans
• Site analysis and needs assessment
• Design workshops
• Assistance with fund raising
• Construction documents and specifications
• Technical support for volunteer projects
• Hourly consultation |
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PlaceMakers starts with thoughtful and imaginative planning.
We believe that good design is derived from a 3-point
synthesis of :
The existing physical and cultural patterns of the
local landscape.
The client's needs and requirements.
The creative energy of the designer.
Services
to assist the Sustaining Process
• Organic lawn and garden care programs
using alfalfa and corn syrup based fertilizers,
natural pesticides, vinegar/lemon/clove oil
based herbicides
• Get National Wildlife Federation Certification
for the place you care about by providing proper
water, shelter and food sources for birds, butterflies,
insects, bats, small mammals, frogs and turtles.
• Selective mowing strategies
• Native prairie meadows and plantings
• Mechanical turf care methods: core aeration
and targeted weed removal
• Prescribed burning to control weeds
and undesirable plants using flame or "no
flame" radiant heat methods
• Bio-engineering for erosion control
and stabilization
• Hourly consultation |
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PlaceMakers cares about your landscape long after construction
has been completed. Because landscapes are organic, they change
in beautiful ways and - sometimes - they change in undesirable
ways. We offer expert advice, seeking to mitigate undesirable
aspects while enhancing beauty and preserving natural resources.
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Services
to assist the Building Process
• Custom stonework, brick and concrete
masonry: walls, paving, steps, pilasters, site
features
• Porous paving alternatives
to concrete and asphalt for driveways and parking
lots.
• Native plants, prairie meadows
and context-appropriate non-native planting
and seeding
• Metal fabrication &
installation: fences, gates, sculptures, site
features and fixtures
• Earthwork:
artistic manipulation of the earth for privacy,
drainage and aesthetic effect
• Custom
woodwork: fences, decks, steps, structures and
features
• Water: lakes, basins, ponds,
fountains, waterfalls and rills |
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Take
the worry and hassle out of the construction process by utilizing
the creative energy of PlaceMakers landscape construction management
services.
We will figure out the details. Paper drawings will be "made
real" by skilled experienced craftsmen, orchestrated by
PlaceMakers throughout all phases of landscape construction
from layout and excavation through final planting installation. |
