Over the past fifteen years, the owner of this Craftsman-style home in Madison's historic Tenney-Lapham neighborhood has invested a great deal of time and energy renovating his property with a blend of historic preservation and personal expression. Frustrated by previous site design attempts, he approached Plandesign in hopes of being more integrally involved in the design process, better relating his site to his home, challenging his own preconceptions and getting a fresh perspective for how various spaces and site elements might be resolved. His objectives for his property were clear: be environmentally friendly, be flexible for everyday living or entertaining, be creative.

“You are so very good at what you do and you certainly have made us very happy! It is such a pleasure to look outside any time of the year and so much more enjoyable to be outside taking in the beauty and peacefulness of our lovely new patio, water feature and curved stone walls in our back yard. Our neighbors and visitors are likely quite envious but also very appreciative as well.

The Madison Herb Society toured the yard last year and were really quite taken with your beautiful work!

Nicholas, you and your crew were/are very artistic, imaginative and talented and also very easy to "have around" while you are in the process of creating such beauty! Plus, you really understood what we wanted you to create and you far exceeded our hopes and dreams with color, shapes and textures.

We look forward to working with you again soon as you work your magic on our front yard!” - Tim & Sharon Thousand, Homeowners