Time for fall color! This is a busy season for Newton Landscape Group, as we try to get all our clients color in before thanksgiving.

todays ride was bit of a landscape architecture + public urban spaces design tour. We stopped by galvez plaza, Mississippi River park, water campus (w/ epic custom river inspired fountain designed by Reich landscape architects). Lots of hills today and rode down challenging bike path ramps. Stopped by vintage for a coffee/tea break.

POW, the weekly girls group, was hosted by the fabulous Madison for the mid October session. We painted pumpkins while we chatted about life and laughed till it hurt. Such inspiring women and I cannot wait to see how far we all go.

A project benefits when the landscape architects are also the landscape contractors. Since landscape contractors order the plants from wholesale growers, they know what is available and can tweak the design as needed, creating a more seamless experience. Today we got an order in out of Forest Hill, LA for a few jobs.

Landscape Architect: Newton Landscape Group (designers Craig Rhodes, Claire Samaha, Kevin Latusek)
Pool Contractor: Lucas Firmin Pools
Concrete: JR Construction

Sunday sunset bike ride (garden district, Spanish town, capital lake, levee, LSU, of course break at highland coffee, and the lakes)

Also Sunday but not pictured, hanging out with Mary Claire laying down on the warm concrete in my backyard looking up into the trees and blue skieS

Photographed by Hamilton Warner

I’ve been embracing living in a home in progress. It takes time to understand how you live in your house. This south facing window to the backyard has some fun views to the garden , pool, and tree canopy. Thinking this will be a house plant area. Currently have a desk nearby.

Trim + Wall Color: French Grey no. 18 by Farrow & Ball in eggshell and matte

Relaxed Saturday at home fit check: jean baggy shorts (banana republic), elastic-y shirt with some texture (anthropologie) fun earrings (anthropologie)

Also, sometimes on the other end. Design build landscape architecture, where focus on the details and spot elevations are crucial! #surveying

Today we had D.D. Blanchard Magnolias, Nellie Stevens Hollies (full to the ground), and Ligustrum (FTG) delivered. Field grown trees are great for getting large trees that are already adapted to our soil system, that also cost less than container grown trees. We use a tractor to move them around.

transitional time in the season + arts markets and fall walks with a friend

gal pal run through downtown on a Friday night. Live after 5 bands playing, zydeco hockey, people drinking on 3rd street… such a fun interesting scene for a wellness sesh

so grateful for my friend / scent and just general girl boss mentor. She picked all these samples for me and explained the profiles of each. #blessed #feelingloved

Met in 2013, but became friends in 2016. This girl is always there for me. She is one of the wittiest people I know and her determination and grit inspires me! When we aren't hanging out (in person or on the phone // laughing or serious girl talk) we are texting our wordle results daily. Summer has been a blast, but looking forward to our fall festivities.

managing my first project with Newton Landscape Group. Drainage by Jimmy Rabalais

Always curious and ready to learn... of course its even more fun with friends.

A friend gave this to me to read! Usually I am resistant to borrowing books from a friend, because who wants to be that person who doesn’t finish and return a book… but they thought this book was a good fit for me and they were so right.

bike ride with a friend. specialized allez sport

no big deal, accidents happen. It was an easy fix, but nonetheless problems you have to deal with.

took a mini trip to NOLA to get an antique table Mary Claire saved off the side of the road for me. It didn’t fit in my truck… nonetheless we had a great catch up evening filled with delicious treats and she gave me a lesson on perfume scents. Mary Claire is an icon as always.

in audiobook form… key takeaways are don’t be entitled, do give af, just not about what doesn’t matter or is holding you back, high self-esteem + confidence should be earned, don’t gaf so it doesn’t matter if you fail or not.

Run complete, French press empty, ready for a day in Death Valley.

adult sleepovers and I am so here for her vibes! in home decor, glassware, fashion, coziness, and lots of laughs

agrarian influence on the landscape

new members small group meeting