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Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, Vail, CO

Friday, September 24th, 2010

all photos couresy Scott Doman, Water Logic Technologies

We were delighted to be chosen to provide the planters and irrigation systems for the on-structure planters at the brand-new Ritz-Carlton Destination Club in Vail, CO this past spring. The project was specified by SE Group from Burlington, VT (who ought to know a thing or two about designing ski locations), and installed by Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes.  Recently our mountain-states representative Scott Doman visited the site, and sent back this description and the attached images.

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The Highline – NYC: Our product is the important one you’ll never see!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The trees at the 10th Ave. Plaza are all in Tournesol Siteworks liners

When we were first contacted to assist with the liners for the Highline in New York, we knew immediately that it was going to be a big deal. For those not familiar with it, a stretch of abandoned elevated railroad track running through the meatpacking district in NYC was converted into an elevated park. You can find a variety of images here.  Very cool.  And, very newsworthy – it has gotten more hype and publicity than nearly any other project we’ve been associated with.  Too bad, then, that no one will ever see the product that we made for it!

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Configuring space with plants – Henley Road Roofdeck, Queens, NY

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Wilshire Collection Squares and Rectangles

Louis Fusco Landscape Architects pulled off an excellent example of configuring space using planters at this project in Queens, NY last year.  Using large (36″) and small (24″) Wilshire Collection squares and a series of 96″ long rectangles, they created rooms, sitting areas, and bench structures.  More after the break…

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