Tiny Terra Ferma 2014 Portfolio

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+ +C O N T E N T S + WHO WE ARE + OUR STUDIO

Suburban Landscapes

Urban Landscapes

+ INTERPRETIVE LANDSCAPES + GARDEN SUPPLY + OUR COMMUNITY + OUR PLANTS


W H O

W E

A R E

J E F F

L O R E N Z

Jeff Lorenz has been working in landscape & creative design since 1997. Former owner of Four Elements Garden Design, Jeff’s primary skills in innovative storm water management & native plant design/restoration served large estates in the greater Philadelphia area. He was a co-founder of Renovation Gardens specializing in native plant design & container gardens for the Main Line of Philadelphia. In addition, Jeff freelances as Lifecycle Creative providing sustainable business consulting & creative direction for environmental businesses and educators. He has co-created website, video & marketing campaigns for such clients as Environmental Resources Management, Give To Benefit, Casa and Villanova University. He is on the board of Ivy Ridge Green & Manayunk - Roxborough Food Co-op. Jeff is a multi-instrumentalist nominated for numerous sound design & composition awards internationally, including an Off-Broadway Drama Desk Award. Jeff lives in Roxborough with his yoga teacher wife Kayla, their daughter Adelaide, dog Lido & two chickens.


A N N I E

S C O T T

Annie Scott earned her MALD from Conway School of Landscape Design in 2007. Since then she has been working in and around Philadelphia on an array residential and large scale projects with an emphasis on native plants, ecological restoration and edible landscapes. Projects of note include creating a Farm Master Plan for Celebrity Chef Jose Garces, a master plan with the Community Design Collaborative for Gold Star Park, and native planting plans for housing development projects in North Philadelphia. Working with the Schuylkill Project, Annie has created a restoration planting plan for the Manayunk Canal and upper Schuylkill River. Annie is involved with numerous outstanding green initiatives in and around Philadelphia. She co-originated Ivy Ridge Green providing a much-needed mission to preserve and enhance green-space & community in her neighborhood of Manayunk & Roxborough. She is involved with the Philadelphia Orchard Project and has volunteered with the Community Design Collaborative. And she is an active board member of the Manayunk - Roxborough Food Co-op initiative working to establish affordable, healthy, walkable food options. Annie lives in Manayunk with her partner Joe & their Chihuahua Miguel.


O U R

S T U D I O

We b e lieve t hat landscapes should b e b o t h b eautiful and functional. Ou r exp e r tis e provides an ecological d e sig n p ro c e ss, wit h an eye f or natural b e a u ty, a n d a collaborative approac h t o su st a in a b le land transf or mation in bo t h sm a ll a n d large scale environments.


S U B U R B A N

L A N D S C A P E S

SIXTEEN CANDLES, Clethra alnifolia


HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY Vaccinium cor ymbosum L.

CORAL BELLS, Heuchera

SEDUM TILE

S U B U R B A N

L A N D S C A P E S


CORAL BELLS, Heuchera

BLUE FALSE INDIGO, Baptisia australis


RIVER BIRCH, Betula Nigra



U R B A N

L A N D S C A P E S



I N T E R P R E T I V E

L A N D S C A P E S


HOPS, Humulus lupulus


G A R D E N

S U P P L Y

V isit o u r neighbor hood design studio a n d re t a i l shop on Main S tree t, in P h ila d e lphia ’ s Mana yunk section. We o f f e r in -shop consult ations and sell a f u ll a r ra y of native,edible, and easy t o c are f or indoor plants.

We su p p l y t he t ools, t he know ledge, a n d t h e dir t t o ge t you st ar t ed.



O U R

P L A N T S

We design w i t h and prov id e p la n t s t h a t re a c h b eyo nd tra ditiona l or nam ent al s . T h e p la n t s we u s e a re e i t he r n a t ive, prov i di ng ecos y s t e m s e r v ice s a n d f o o d t o wildlif e, e di bl e, or are ex t re m e l y d ro u g h t t o le ra nt . We wor k w i t h t ext ure, co lo r a n d s e a s o n a l in t e re st wh ile enco u ragi ng t he u n c o nve n t io n a l.

SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA, Magnolia virgiana

TOPHAT BLUEBERRY, Vaccinium augustifolium

JOE PYE WEED, Eupatorium purpureum

SWEET PEPPERBUSH, Clethra alnifolia compacta

RED TWIG DOGWOOD, Cornus sericea


YARROW, Achillea millefolium

ST. JOHNSWORT, Hypericum ‘Blue Velvet’

BUTTERFLY WEED, Asclepias tuberosa

EASTERN REDBUD, Cercis canadensis

SWITCHGRASS, Panicum virgatum


O U R

C O M M U N I T Y

We p a r tn e r wit h our cust omers t o creat e, e d u c a t e a nd inspire. As city -dwellers, we p u rsu e t he beautif ication of t he ove r lo o ke d and t he possibilities of t he u n co nve n tio nal in t he urban environment, re st o r in g t heir function as ecosyst em & o a s is . We activel y lead community re s t o ra tio n projects and are committ ed t o e d u c a ting t hrough wor kshops.



RED TWIG DOGWOOD, Cornus sericia


T I NY TE RRA FE RMA 4324 M ain S tree t P h ila delphia, PA 19127 www.tinyt er raf er ma.com 267.225.DIRT

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