by Kristi Sherfinski | Jun 30, 2020 | Landscape Design
Helianthus happily donated our landscape design services as part of a community service project for the Plymouth United Church of Christ in Milwaukee. The remodel of the historic church building included having the walls and ramps rebuilt at the front entrance along...
by Kristi Sherfinski | Mar 31, 2020 | Helianthus Updates, Landscape Design
James Steiner with Helianthus attended the Meeting of the Minds Summit in Phoenix, AZ in late February. The conference focuses on how to design and manage more sustainable, resilient cities, subjects that landscape architects find important as we strive to create...
by Kristi Sherfinski | Mar 28, 2020 | Landscape Design
Does your yard suffer from Ugly Backyard Syndrome, otherwise known as UBS? The one shown below does. Luckily, this yard can be saved with creative design. We have all had many weeks to look at our yards from inside, but now is the time to have a landscape architect...
by Kristi Sherfinski | Mar 20, 2020 | Landscape Design
The Latin phrase for “sense of place,” or the meaning of a place is genius loci. This is a term landscape architects use to describe the personality, or “spirit” of a place. We all have places that mean something significant to us. Meaningful places don’t have to be...
by Kristi Sherfinski | Feb 12, 2020 | Landscape Design
University of Wisconsin-Madison students created models for their final project in LA 210, which is an introductory design studio for Landscape Architecture majors. James Steiner, instructor for the course, uses this project as a way to help students visualize 3D...
