Arterra LLP Landscape Architects
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Arterra provides a unique and visionary residential landscape design service which integrates art with technology. The resulting gardens are sculptural, visually stunning and environmentally sustainable. Working with a design lexicon that is at once timeless and contemporary, Arterra crafts gardens that give voice to the client, the site and the architecture. Partners Kate Stickley and Vera Gates welcome new and inspired commissions.

Certification and Awards:
LEED
Build It Green
Landscape Architect
Type:
Landscape Architects & Designers
Address:
88 Missouri Street,
San Francisco, California,
United States, 94107
Phone:
(415) 861-3100
Fax:
(415) 861-3330
Website:
www.arterrallp.com
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    Is that decomposed granite? is it compacted?
    · Comment · 35 hours ago
    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects Yes, it is decomposed granite and it is compacted with a little loose on the top that can be raked.
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    hip, edgy and top of my fave list! - is the tile color combo a custom mix or is this something you created? I have come back to this incredible design over and over again, neve... Read More »
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    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects Thanks! What a compliment. The tile on the fountain was a custom blend of tile from Heath Tile. I know they don't may the chartreuse color anymore, but here is a link to their site to see what they have for colors. We also blended sizes. I did a mock up of the layout, to be sure it was all pretty evenly spaced and we didn't end up with strips or masses. The tile guy loved me....
    http://www.heathceramics.com/home/pages/tile-build
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    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects photos are featured in an ideabook: Spring Patio Fix-Ups: 12 Wonderful Ways With Planters

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    ctlg The wall panels are (I think) the grovert - suppliers are listed on the designers site at www.brightgreenusa.com

    Apparently they come with wall brackets and drain downwards - I've seen pictures of indoor installations as well.
    9 days ago ·
    Mona Abbasi For me even looking at the pictures make me feel refresh. Thanks.
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    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects photo is featured in an ideabook: How to Pick a Mulch — and Why Your Soil Wants It

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    aldrda Very nice! I was a big fan of rubber mulch also, (see previous comment), but when i started using it on the plants in the front of my house, which get full sun 8 hrs. a day, the plants that had been there for 12 years and looked great, starting dying. I knew they were getting plenty of water, and fertilizer, so I ask a landscaper friend to look at them. He took one look at them and immediately said "You can't use rubber mulch in Florida in the summer time, because the mulch gets extremely hot, and will kill the plants!" When I picked up a handful of the mulch, I was dumbfounded how hot it was! It's alot more expensive than regular mulch, and it all came out the same day! The plants never survived, and I ended up replacing them! Maybe O.K. for shaded areas, that don't get much sun, but I'm sure Texas gets as hot as Florida. And the funny thing is, I asked a garden employee in Lowe's, and one in Home Depot, to recommend the best mulch, and they both said they don't use any mulch, because they all have problems!! go figure.......
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    Shahmiri Fine Art That's good to know. I used rubber mulch on the side of my house where grass would grow in patches. It too receives full sun and the grass always looked bad. With red mulch it looks clean and offers a nice contrast.
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    What is the filling material used between the cement slabs? - Love the flooring your have created here. Can you please tell me what is present in between the cement slabs? Thanks in advance.
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    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects Thanks for your comment. There are some great firepits out there that are designed to incorporate a propane tank. This one is designed by a fabricator we love! http://522industries.blogspot.com/2011/11/gather-around-fire.html
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    Simply Exquisite Interiors Thanks for link, great stuff on there.
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    what species of wood is the barbeque island made of?
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    mamamariamgm Love the bar stools! Where can I buy them?
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    Arterra LLP Landscape Architects They were from Modern Outdoor, not sure if they still carry them http://modernoutdoor.com/
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    As an architect, I've been fortunate to work with Vera & Kate on a number of projects over the years, including at my own house. They are nimble and attentive...
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