RAGDALE FOUNDATION,
Lake Forest, Illinois
Development of landscape master plan for grounds of Howard Van Doren Shaw’s country estate now used as an artist retreat. Project included inventory of landscape and features, on-going management of grounds, interface with historical research, development of phasing and implementation plan. Recommendations respected the Shaw family’s historic development of the site and included new foot paths, low-impact lighting, enhanced garden plantings, containment of parking, and management of the wooded borders of the site. Construction of various elements including new and enhanced plantings, new low-impact paths, garden features, removal of invasive shrub and trees from the woodland areas along with upgrades in maintenance have been executed over several years for the improvement for modern use of the site. For the Ragdale Foundation.