Creating a Natural Environment

Yesterday, I met with our Landscape Architect, Joe Cross. He is a kind man with a wonderful right brain, the creative side. I was told by many locals that he knows native plants better than anyone in the region and he likes to include different plants that provide color during every season. Together we looked at pages of images from many magazines and books. When it was time to discuss O'Mesa specifically, it was simple: "I want the landscape to blend into the environment, use grasses and plants that are native to our area, and the plan to be simple, looks like it has been there for years...as though the gentle winds brought the seeds and spread them in a blanket of color." It isn't easy to make something look unplanned...it's art for sure.