Daniel Island is a pretty place. The houses are gorgeous, and green spaces are abundant. However, Daniel Island landscape design isn’t without its challenges: Much of the island looks man-made. In many ways, there’s less harmony with the natural Lowcountry environment on Daniel Island than there is in other parts of the Charleston area. Notably,…
Ubiquitous and soft due to the large quantities of water they hold, native palmetto trees were used to line the walls of Ft. Moultrie during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in order to minimize the impact of cannon balls fired from British ships. The iconic native species did an admirable job of protecting the fort:…
This is an image of the front of a new apartment complex on James Island. Located just 3 miles from the sands of Folly, the complex’s primary selling point is its proximity to the beach. The property’s location is so important to its brand, in fact, that the complex has adopted the slogan “closest…
The other day, a local landscape architect inquired about my academic landscape design credentials. I replied that, while I don’t have a degree in landscape architecture, I started my Lowcountry landscaping career when I was 9 years old, I have an eye for design that you can’t learn in school, and, as a Charleston…
