Residential (New Construction) Glendale, Arizona 1993

After

 2017 aerial from the Maricopa county Accessors Office shows mature tree canopies planted in 1993.

Before

Two side by side new single-family homes in North Glendale.  The two owners, one a Police Chief and the other a Fire Captain wanted shade and privacy from the elevated properties to the north.   I recommend fast growing mesquite and palo verde.   The drip irrigation was a simple multi zone polyurethane system with j loops and above ground emitters.  This entire landscape was designed and installed by me and my wife Dr. Steffi Ickert Bond in 1993.

Irrigation Plans and nursery cut sheets on the new trees Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) 24″ / Box Mountain States Nursery and Sonoran Palo Verde (Cercidium praecox) 24″ Box / Mountain States Nursery.

 

Large retaining walls on the north side required Reduced Pressure Back flows and an aditional zone.

Residential (New Construction 1994) Goodyear, Arizona

A small formal front yard with turf and drip irrigation for a friend (My Platoon Sargent).   A brick header was added as well as relocating a Shamal Ash (Fraxinus shamallii) from the new turf area.   I returned to check on my work in 2000.. Lower right photo.

Before – After

Tree relocation out of the new turf area, Photo SBond

 Residential (Wildlife Habitat 2000) Phoenix, Arizona

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After

Our home residence and for our kids a National Wildlife Federation Habitat, landscaped with only Arizona native plants and special collections (Ephedra, see wwwFrontierbotany.info ) Photo RBond 2004

 

For our back yard, I utilized scrap flagstone to dry fit a 13-6 circular feature resembling the foot print of a Kiva ruin.   Completed 2000

 Residential (Patio) Phoenix, Arizona 1995

To match the existing patio finish (ca 1970s) I straight line cut open brick centers filled in with poured concrete and a pebble finish.

 Scheck House (Desert Conversion 2003) Tempe, Arizona

 

Before – After

For this residential city owned project, I designed and coordinated the conversion with the assistance of a landscape contractor.   I drafted up a desert landscape plan and multi zone drip irrigation plan and then solicited competitive pricing to install.   I personally selected the 36” box trees and cacti.  I also contracted the maintenance of this home for ten years before its sale.   The project was completed in 2003 and sold to the public in 2012.