Category Archives: Master Plan

Moss Gardens

Large Moss-covered Rocks along Hillers Creek Adding a moss garden is one of the ideas we are considering for the PGT. We’ve seen excellent examples of moss gardens at two of our favorite gardens: Bloedel Reserve and Mt. Cuba. Fortunately … Continue reading

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Laying out new trails

Possible New Trails at the PGT Where exactly to put the main loop trail was an important part of what Cindy Tyler explored over the last three days. She also taught us about the different kinds of trail surfaces. In … Continue reading

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Focus Group helps guide PGT

Cindy Tyler (right) leads the PGT Focus Group Six people came out to the PGT yesterday for an all-afternnoon session to discuss the future of the PGT. Cindy Tyler introduced some of the proposed changes from the draft Master PLan … Continue reading

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Laying out the trail

Henry with Cindy Tyler Cindy Tyler is here for three days to help us come up with the PGT Master Plan. One of the things she is doing is walking the property to figure out where our main trail should … Continue reading

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Nature Gardens Concept Plan

Click on the image to see an enlarged view This drawing shows some possible changes around the PGT Visitor Center: – Paved parking lot for 20 cars – Expanded Visitor Center – Environmental Prairie Art – Savanna Garden – Woodland … Continue reading

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First Draft Plans for the PGT

Lorna with Cindy Tyler and Alan Rader at the PGT Center Cindy and Alan from Terra Design Studios finished their first week at the PGT today. They started the week by spending a lot of time touring the property, gathering … Continue reading

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Master Planing with Cindy and Alan

Lorna with Alan Rader and Cindy Tyler This week Cindy Tyler and Alan Rader are here helping to create a Master Plan for the PGT. They are both landscape architects with Terra Design Studios. Today we went around most of … Continue reading

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Terra Design Studio selected for PGT Master Plan

Cindy Tyler of Terra Designs has been picked to lead the Master Planning process for the PGT. We invited the best Garden Design firms in the US to submit proposals. We interviewed Landscape Architects at 7 firms. It was a … Continue reading

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Susan Mattison visits the PGT

Left to Right: Lorna Domke, Susan Mattison, Henry Domke Landscape Architect Susan Mattision visited the PGT today. She is a friend and former High school classmate. Here she is standing with us on “The Point”. Susan gave us a wide … Continue reading

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