Design of open spaces for a number of elementary schools throughout Pinellas County in Florida while working with TerraTectonics design group, inc.
In order to create a hardy landscape that can survive the day to day use of hundreds of students the plant palette for the project consisted mainly of native plants that are well adapted to the regional environment and require little maintenance.
Much care was given to the preservation of existing groves of Live Oaks, earning the project for Gulfport Elementary School the 1st place with the 2006 Florida Native Plant Society Landscape Awards.