We don't often feature work by a very important division at Lotus: our landscape maintenance team! From spring to fall they work fastidiously to maintain one of our favorite client's property (you may be familiar with home's award-winning sculptural entry garden, designed by Traven Pelletier). The Donn...
Zen Modern Water Feature in Ann Arbor Winner Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Merit Award 2017 "Special Projects" Inspired by a dramatic view overlooking the Huron River in Ann Arbor, and the client's personal aesthetic (zen-modern), designer Wade Lehmann created a custom bluestone fountain that serves as a focal point...
Mid-Century Modern Courtyard Renovation in Lafayette Park, Detroit Winner Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Merit Award 2017 Winner Detroit Home Award 2018 As a fan of mid-century modern design, designer Lauren Yelen was excited to collaborate with clients who wanted to renovate the courtyard of their historic townhouse in...
Meet the Lotus Gardenscapes Team! Get to know the team at Lotus Gardenscapes! We’ve got such an interesting group of designers, artists, craftsman, and horticulturalists working with us that we thought we’d share a bit about them. March 2017 Project Supervisor: Scott Andrews Meet artisan Scott Andrews. Scott is our...
Lotus Gardenscapes 2017 Award-winning landscape designs We are proud of the talented people that work at Lotus Gardenscapes, and appreciate our clients who allow our team to express our creativity and demonstrate our craftsmanship. However, it's always nice when those efforts are rewarded! Here are two projects recognized...
October 14th marked the first annual Lotus Gardenscapes & Bloom! Fall Staff Appreciation BBQ as a thank you for the tons of hard work everyone has put in this season. After a crazy-busy spring, summer and early fall, it was nice to have a few...
Why Koi? Koi are cool, crazy splashy cool, full of beauty, delight, and serenity for your yard and your life. They come in a multitude of colors, some being more desirable if you are a collector but all are fun, each with its own mix...
WOOD STRUCTURES IN THE GARDEN By Traven Pelletier The structure of a garden is not defined only by its annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees, the Architecture and the various built elements designed in or around a garden often provide the strongest elements of the space, and...
by Traven Pelletier (originally published in Michigan Gardener Magazine April 2014) Paving an outdoor space is an age-old human activity—even a superficial look into the architecture of ancient civilizations yields stone pavement in almost every case. If you are interested in creating, renovating, or just researching...
"Designing an Outdoor Room" By Traven Pelletier – Owner, Bloom Garden Center & Lead Designer at Elemental Design. An Artist and Designer at Heart, Traven has worked in the Landscape Industry since 1995 with a primary focus on highly creative Landscape/Art installations. His design/build installation...