Focus — The Pros at Home

kind of gave up on my yard when we adopted Lu—she’s a little nuts—and jumps around in my butterfly garden.” The dogs also love jumping in the pond.

He built a small koi pond in the side yard next to the house. “I had fish from the garden show and nowhere to put them so I dug a pond. It was back in the day when I had time between projects.” Now he’s almost booked through 2023.

The Design Process

Carnes loves autumn and designing for winter interest. But when it comes to design, it’s not necessarily on paper. “I don’t draw bubble diagrams, I just look at the site. The process happens in my head. I’ll collaborate with someone who has more experience with plants and site lines. I just like creating and seeing people being happy with the result.”

See his work at reflectionswatergardens.com/