https://www.davidgrist.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/2d3ca257-752d-4eef-ba25-2b290e213696/ss-home-vfs.jpg https://www.davidgrist.com/about daily 0.75 2025-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/27e2b68d-e615-425a-8c55-afedfcdc9cfb/google+biz+profile-3.jpg https://www.davidgrist.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-11-28 https://www.davidgrist.com/projects daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/backyard-meadow monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/adc05b3a-38bf-4c6b-a6fc-7a2a212a3f14/Goldenrod-hero.jpg Projects - From bland to beautiful in South Burlington A mown path cuts through a broad meadow, ending at a gathering area and firepit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/c9629d03-978b-4101-bebe-c67d7be2af6f/Goldenrod-meadow-excons.jpg Projects - From bland to beautiful in South Burlington The site was dominated by a huge lawn, a white plastic fence, and massive, strangely placed rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/1878d46c-bcf6-4bb2-9da7-fe0e525dd160/Goldenrod-meadow-unmow.jpg Projects - From bland to beautiful in South Burlington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/0649c03e-5bf7-4621-ac09-3458db4b969e/Goldenrod-meadow-boulder.jpg Projects - From bland to beautiful in South Burlington The meadow surrounds the massive boulder, giving it context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/32249870-2b5d-40ca-b4e3-e8210d331389/Goldenrod-meadow-pv.jpg Projects - From bland to beautiful in South Burlington The "unmow zone" is contoured so it looks intentional yet blends with neighboring landscapes. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/garden-surrounds-deck monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/cf77179b-5384-4dc5-b249-ebeed20b8cfe/Goldenrod-deck+after.jpg Projects - Abundant garden surrounds an existing deck Flowering perennials help settle the deck into the landscape without blocking views of the yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/1a0aecb2-bfc0-4e20-bc6a-9ad2226632a7/Goldenrod-deck-excons.jpg Projects - Abundant garden surrounds an existing deck The original deck lacks connection to the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/59da0997-e7b7-4672-b62f-78869653f679/Goldenrod-deck-pv.jpg Projects - Abundant garden surrounds an existing deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/57d70d1b-b10f-4a6b-8205-94be8064f2b6/Goldenrod-deck-grasses.jpg Projects - Abundant garden surrounds an existing deck After just a couple seasons, the plants have filled out. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/bluestone-walkway-charlotte-vt monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/8b9a09dd-246d-445a-a46e-d642147f55dc/Prindle-hero.jpg Projects - Renovated home gets a new arrival zone The walkway features purple bluestone pavers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/bab60bf6-c797-4346-b0df-3304455b8238/Prindle-excons.jpg Projects - Renovated home gets a new arrival zone Before: Lots of gravel. The path to the front door is unclear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/dd57667a-372d-4502-8299-a7b00955b7ab/Prindle-concept+sketch.jpg Projects - Renovated home gets a new arrival zone Concept: Flank the walkway with perennials and shrubs. Add steel planters to match the clean lines of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/e45a88fa-0dd6-434f-ac70-7f9eda97ac68/Prindle-planting+plan.jpg Projects - Renovated home gets a new arrival zone Low-growing plants fill the arrival zone; a broad patio opens off the front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/413ae5f5-c86d-47b6-9e4d-9c67183c0ca0/Prindle-walkway.jpg Projects - Renovated home gets a new arrival zone Steel planters await fresh potting soil and colorful annuals. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/lake-views-charlotte-vt monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/cb1395a9-68a1-4a76-a81f-1401ded72392/Hills-hero.jpg Projects - Lake Champlain views, less lawn Big sweeps of plants break up the empty lawn while precious lake views remain open; https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/e8740bda-d483-4320-81c3-c7f3f2dc9b0b/Hills-excons.jpg Projects - Lake Champlain views, less lawn Before: Empty lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/902aa4bb-f2cb-42d2-af52-954f82c6b688/Hills-concept.jpg Projects - Lake Champlain views, less lawn Concept: Break up the lawn, but keep views open—and leave room for family soccer games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/26922228-7ac4-44fe-82a2-c6116532198c/Hills-curved+bed.jpg Projects - Lake Champlain views, less lawn Flowering hibiscus ensure late-summer color in the large bed. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/burlington-stormwater-swale monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/ef73a3c4-77c4-43fa-a20a-ee11f6b7c2a8/South-beauty.jpg Projects - Stormwater swale has form and function An abundant stormwater swale looks good while infiltrating runoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/a71c0205-74ba-4849-bde5-9c92935de485/South-concept+2.jpg Projects - Stormwater swale has form and function The city's stormwater bump-out is integrated into the front yard design so it doesn't look tacked on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/7ef86e35-351e-4c8f-baa6-ed0a7997f2d0/South-concept+sketch.jpg Projects - Stormwater swale has form and function One concept envisions a rerouted front entrance with a walkway of large pavers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/47b1e7c3-0fd2-4e5f-b2b3-7aedf5801031/South-foundation.jpg Projects - Stormwater swale has form and function Overgrown yews had blocked the front windows; now the view is open and the flowery windowbox can stand out. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/roadside-privacy-screen monthly 0.5 2025-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/d1091f1c-8e40-4edf-bbd2-11b714cfd630/Turtle-hero.jpg Projects - Roadside planting restores privacy From the road, a dense mix of shrubs and perennials screens most of the backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/1484a29f-e880-42ec-a759-db2b4a01f177/Turtle-excons.jpg Projects - Roadside planting restores privacy Before: After removing invasives, dead trees, and brush, the backyard and pool were exposed to the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/39121e0d-8eb2-414c-8c71-499099ff25b1/Turtle-pv.jpg Projects - Roadside planting restores privacy The new privacy screen features an informal mix of easy-care shrubs and perennials, with a focus on species adapted to the site’s wet soils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/fe67a5b9-78f5-408a-badc-1cda3618436c/Turtle-from+inside.jpg Projects - Roadside planting restores privacy From the house, most of the roadway is screened by flowering shrubs, grasses, and perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/b93737a0-8506-4bec-b076-fca9912b7bc5/Turtle-beauty.jpg Projects - Roadside planting restores privacy The dense planting looks informal, yet intentional. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/planting-thrives-despite-clay monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/eb64ba4b-bdad-4661-a383-345d3e3f91d2/Commodore-rendering.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay The concept: Celebrate the walkable neighborhood. Extend the planting from the front porch to the sidewalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/0bd00188-d0dc-47ae-b30b-b7237b6b5d41/Commodore-excons.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay Before: The newly built home sits on a slight rise in a new neighborhood—lots of lawn, clay soil, and little connection to the sidewalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/bc19350e-c9d5-44e0-a1e7-66093ee1d75e/Commodore-plan+view.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay The concept includes a honeylocust tree, which will help "reforest" the new neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/cfe8c374-96ac-4366-b827-fbf126930f21/Commodore-smother.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay To prepare the site, the existing lawn was smothered under black plastic for several months. Once the turf had decomposed, the dead grass was tilled in to add organic matter to the clay soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/52541d2f-ee6e-4db1-932a-d64c92da0e0f/Commodore-steps.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay Bluestone steps and pavers—accented with chunks of local Panton stone—link the porch to the sidewalk and ground the garden in the local geology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/4f17d0e8-f773-4fce-83c7-ef4ed1dbc6d5/Commodore-first+season.jpg Projects - A front garden thrives in Vergennes clay By the end of the first season, the clay-tolerant plants were thriving—despite a late-summer dry spell. https://www.davidgrist.com/projects/memorial-garden-middlebury-vt monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/6af2560e-610d-4081-a339-3f1e68e798ff/Porter-concept+sketch.jpg Projects - Hospital rejuvenates a memorial garden The design centers on a “wind phone,” a tradition that began in Japan. It offers a quiet place to speak to loved ones who have died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/28e9c9bb-2590-4205-a1e0-80c3c2b249de/Porter-before.jpg Projects - Hospital rejuvenates a memorial garden Before: The garden beside the hospital’s emergency department was overgrown, with no way to walk through—only around the edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/de5f62db-d3d0-4923-b687-c19fdfb09bbc/Porter-finished+planting.jpg Projects - Hospital rejuvenates a memorial garden The renewed garden includes a central path and benches for quiet sitting. Visitors can leave memorial pebbles at the base of the wind phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/039e50c6-5a91-46f0-80c9-4a110fc1463f/Porter-hardscapes.jpg Projects - Hospital rejuvenates a memorial garden The garden and wind phone offer a quiet space for hospital visitors, nurses, doctors, and staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6925f97b262cbf0654ec09a6/83466a9c-cebb-412b-9184-d49d5d3b7132/Porter-screening.jpg Projects - Hospital rejuvenates a memorial garden Just beyond the garden are large air handlers that serve the adjacent buildings. A new satellite bed with tall shrubs will screen the equipment and reduce noise.