home outside
design for the landscape you love
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homeoutside h e l p s y o u c r e a t e t h e
a connection with nature
a welcoming entry
a place to play
a graceful terrace
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landscape you've always wanted.
a contemplative garden
a place to grill and gather
a space to show your style
a sustainable landscape
a showcase for plantings
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homeoutside m a k e s g o o d d e s i g n a c
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ccessible to everyone.
ONE LANDSCAPE, SIX WAYS: We'll help you discover your own personal design preferences, for a landscape as unique as you are.
Approachable, Affordable, Attainable.
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elcome to a new, easy-to-use design service from Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio. Using the design principles described in Julie’s award-winning 2009 book Home Outside, homeoutside™ design the landscape you love is a one-of-a-kind service that helps make your landscape more beautiful, functional, and sustainable. Many people don't know where to star t when it comes to planning their landscape. Homeoutside
was created to help homeowners overcome this initial hurdle while not breaking the bank. Now, anyone can create the landscape of their dreams. After all, good landscape design should be a par t of everyone's life. When you sign up for homeoutside, you receive a kit that contains a DVD version of Home Outside and basic tools including pencils and a 50' measuring tape. The workbook walks you through every step of the process, from measuring and photographing your proper ty, to describing your vision for your landscape, to telling us about your aesthetic preferences.
vision. These designs will give you the easy-tounderstand, solid foundation you need to proceed to the next step in your landscape design process.
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You need a solid set of blueprints to build a sturdy house — and you need homeoutside to make a beautiful, functional landscape.
Based on the information that you provide, our designers will create two or more schematic design options, specially tailored to your personality and © JMMDS 2012
homeoutside f i t s y o u r u n i q u e l i f e s
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ow do you take a bare backyard lot and turn it into a living, breathing outdoor room? Jake, a 28-year-old professional who was considering a backyard makeover, came to homeoutside looking for help with this very question. He knew he wanted to get more use out of his backyard (left), but he wasn't sure how to turn the barren space into a distinctive place that felt like par t of his home—a three-story apar tment house in a dense neighborhood. Jake told the homeoutside designers that one of his main goals was to create a place where he could host friends for frequent outdoor gatherings. His design personality questionnaire revealed his preference for landscapes with curving lines, formal layouts, and simple, spare, asymmetrical designs.
C A S E S T U DY "OUTDOOR G AT H E R I N G "
Paying close attention to Jake's aesthetic preferences and practical needs, our designers presented him with two design alternatives for his backyard. In design 1 (near right), a central clearing provides enough terrace space for small gatherings, while at the edges of the proper ty, a hammock and benches—shaded by trees and lattices with climbing plants—allow for quieter, more solitary enjoyment of the outdoors. The periphery of the proper ty in design 2 (far right) is also quiet and shaded, with a flourishing garden, but it features a larger terrace bordered by a lawn, placing a greater emphasis on social activities within the space. Jake can choose a design—or combine his favorite par ts of both. If Jake's dilemma feels familiar, we can help you as well. Like Jake, you can approach your landscape makeover with two design alternatives for your proper ty in hand—and decide which one works best for you.
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tyle and needs.
lattice or wire support on wall for climbing plants
sculpture or water feature
benches, patio, and ornament
wooden fence
hammock, use tree and post
table and chairs fenced car parking space
stepping stone path to ornament small tree, center on walk
utility and storage space
add lattice fence with flowering vine
trio of small flowering trees
wooden screening fence
plant shade perennials
maintain existing car park
shade tolerant grass
tall, shadeloving shrubs
gathering terrace ornament, centered on trellis
movable trash, recycling, & grill storage
trellis with climbing plants planters and bench
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homeoutside e n a b l e s y o u t o r e a l i z e
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hen you need a lot but have a little budget, a well-planned design can star t you off down the right path. Home Outside designers are professionals who can help you organize your space to accommodate your specific needs. We can also assist you with expanded design services, like planting suggestions or DIY advice, as we did for this Home Outside project. Although it is a small, narrow lot, the homeowners had an ambitious list of programming requests for the space: flower and vegetable gardening; children’s play spaces and hiding places; a hammock and other spots for relaxation and reading; outdoor dining and enter taining; sunbathing and stargazing; screening cer tain views; and a welcoming entrance for the little cottage (a home office) behind the house. The homeowners love color and whimsy and wanted to extend the feeling of their warm, happy home into their yard. Both embraced the concept of open-air “rooms,” defined by outbuildings, fences, and planting beds. They also shared a preference for curving lines in the landscape. They loved the two Home Outside designs created for them and worked with us to combine their favorite elements of both. In addition, they requested a shrub planting plan. Although it was late autumn, they wanted to get star ted as soon as they received their final design. We gave them suggestions for laying out the design and preparing the soil for the spring installation.
C A S E S T U DY " A L OT F O R A LITTLE"
In spring, with shovels and muscle, they went right to work. We guided them to local sources for products and answered questions as they sent us images of their progress. When we saw photos from a family par ty they held in their new garden the following summer, we were delighted to see them enjoying the beautiful space they had created with our help. Home Outside Design allows you to have the landscape you want with the budget you have.
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rdable and attainable. You m easure .
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Sign up by clicking the GET STARTED button below. You can set up a virtural workbook online or we'll send you a Home Outside kit with the workbook and instructions.
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Once we receive your completed workbook, our designers will mail you two* schematic designs within three weeks.
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Use our designs to work with a local contractor or garden center or build your home outside yourself.
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INSIDE YOUR HOME OUTSIDE DESIGN KIT Workbook + Graph Paper + 50'Tape Measure + Pencils + Creating Home Outside DVD Disc One
* Base option includes two schematic designs.. Service fees begin at $750 for 5,000 contiguous square feet. Š JMMDS 2012
Which Design Service is right for me? homeoutside
homeoutside Custom
JMMDS Full-Service
More than $2,000
Onsite consultation with Julie
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Site Conditions | Design Options • What is the size of my site?
Urban, suburban, and rural-town-center properties with small, level outdoor spaces (less than 20,000 square feet) Large sites (more than 20,000 square feet) and sites with sloping terrain
• What is my design budget?
• How much interaction would I like to have with JMMDS designers?
Less than $2,000
Onsite consultation with JMMDS designers Additional site visits or consultations with Julie and JMMDS designers
• What level of detail do I need in my plans?
Detailed design documents, including grading and layout plans and selection and location of items such as plants, paving, masonry, furniture, and lighting
• Would I like JMMDS to coordinate installation?
JMMDS creation of measured site drawing of existing conditions Schematic-level design plans (at least 2 different options for arranging landscape elements)
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Coordination of landscape contractors and installation by JMMDS
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Optional add-on, depending upon your needs
JMMDS draws its inspiration from principal Julie Moir Messervy's philosophy that gardens and parks can be soul-nurturing places, oases deeply rooted in outdoor archetypes, childhood imagination, and aesthetic impulses. The team strives to create unique destinations that touch the visitor in an evocative way, that will be remembered and revisited, and that speak to the essence of the natural and historical features of the place.
The Toronto Music Garden Canada
Shore Country Day School Beverly MA
Private Residence Vermont
We work collaboratively with planners, architects, landscape architects, artists and engineers on a wide range of selected projects. Our work spans the continuum of landscape design, from intimate gardens to large-scale parks and master plans.
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