| Espousal Center, Waltham – The staff of this
retreat center and residence for the Stigmatine Order
asked for short and long range improvements to the 80 acre
site. Landscape Institute design student Patricia
McGinnis developed a master plan as her thesis
project to include circulation, environmental initiatives,
and community programming. The Garden Club
Federation of Massachusetts sponsored the project.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Canton
site: historic church building on
2 acres
goal: master plan to include
sitting garden, improved drainage, expanded parking, low
maintenance
client: grounds committee
designer: Susan Shelkrot
start: fall 2003
end: spring 2004
method: design student worked on
project as her Landscape Institute independent thesis
project
result: site analysis, design
concepts, master plan, plant selections; presented to church
community
follow-up: church community
fundraising for implementation
Pleasant Street Congregational Church, Arlington
– Designer Linda Lischer and design assistant Ellen
Forrester created a plan to convert the front lawn of this
historic church into an attractive landscaped garden for
passers-by and for the congregation.
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Master
plan for Pleasant St. Cong. Church
Linda
Lischer, designer
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St.
Stephen's Priory, Dover – Within
the old stone walls of a neglected formal garden, landscape
designer Judi Lipson-Rubin created a contemplative space for
those attending programs and retreats. She also supervised
its installation.
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