Landscape Architect & Specifier News

FEB 2015

LASN is a photographically oriented, professional journal featuring topics of concern and state-of-the-art projects designed or influenced by registered Landscape Architects.

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(Continued on page 68) Above An overhead view of the small recirculating water feature on the upper patio shows the mortared flagstone patio and the terraced stone retaining walls with flagstone caps. The 6'x 3' water feature provides a trickling sound that can be heard throughout the area. The planter behind the water feature, over the stone wall, stretches 45 feet across the width of the backyard and is home to Colorado globe blue spruce, blue Avena grass, 'Limemound' spirea, 'Autumn Joy' sedum, purple coneflower, and 'May night' salvia. Left The octagonal building was a former tuberculosis hut from the 1940s. At one time, these little huts were commonplace in area sanatoriums. The sunny, dry climate was believed good for those suffering with this life-threatening disease. Today, the surviving huts from the sanatoriums are mostly in local businesses and private residences. This hut was relocated to the property in 1947 and turned into a pool changing area. During the backyard renovation, it was moved 30 feet to protect its base from rotting. had to be selectively cut and constructed around in order to preserve the trees and allow the pathways and patio to be rebuilt. To relevel the pool, the entire concrete pool deck and all of the coping and tile around the top pool edge had to be removed completely. A new concrete base was poured to create a larger pool deck and pool coping. Both were then covered with mortared Colorado Buff flagstone. A challenge that arose from working with the flagstone was the varying thicknesses of the stone. Variations in size reached up to 1.5 inches. To compensate for this, the concrete base was poured low and the mortar bed was varied for each individual piece of flagstone that was used. This was the process for the nearly 2,500 square feet of mortared flagstone on concrete laid for this project. Tudor Home (Continued from page 64) 66 Landscape Architect and Specifier News

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