 Brian Zimmerman & Associates was formed in 1996 after I spent 24 years working for my fathers landscape firm. Our focus is design & build residential landscape projects, both new and remodel projects, large or small projects. To insure your landscape is cared for we offer a plant care service tailored to each clients needs. My biggest joy is being a part of the project from my initial meeting with the client, designing the landscape and working with my crew to bring it all together.
Included on this page are photos of some of the landscape projects and an information sheet for any potential clients to fill out. This sheet will help me to understand your needs prior to meeting with you. Also, if you get ideas from any pictures that you think might work for your project list the photos on the information sheet.
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PROJECT -Northport: My grandfather landscaped this house 50 + years ago and the landscape had gone uncared for many years. I really liked the low design of the beachhouse and especially the raised boardwalk and deck that was covered by vegetation. Instead of covering it up I wanted to make it a focal point.
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PROJECT - Northport: The existing planting had served their purpose well but needed replacing. The grade on the water side sloped towards the house and had standing water in the spring. We brought the grade up so all water sloped away from the house. I hope my landscape with hold up another 50 +years.
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PROJECT - HARRY'S ROAD:
This sandy slope was transformed into a stream and pond. The stream was built so the water could pool along the path to the pond, giving birds a place to bath and get a drink. The heron in one of the pictures is not a decoy. We build fish hideouts in the pond so heron couldn't get to the fish.
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PROJECT - HARRY'S ROAD This project was at a Bed & Breakfast on Harry's Road. After building the pond and stream for the owners personal patio area they decided to give their paying clients some landscaping also. We put a small water feature using a stone birdbath with recirculating water into this landscape .
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PROJECT - Peninsula A big grade change required alot of rock. We left opening in the wall for plants to break up the massive look of all stone.
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PROJECT - Peninsula
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PROJECT - West Bay We used a combination of granite rocks, chilton snapped steps and flagstone shims.
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PROJECT - Pine Trace The concrete entry walk and wood step were removed and replaced with onehenge brick and chilton snapped steps.
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PROJECT - Dyer Lake: We started this project from the beginning. A raised front entry allowed for a small patio and water feature, that includes a bog garden.
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PROJECT - Dyer Lake: There were some challenges in the back of the house, connecting the garage door with the lower level. We used chilton snapped steps, the brick is Stonehenge.
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PROJECT - Crystal Lake: We did a makeover of the front entreny way of this home on Crystal Lake. The large tree was the first thing to go!
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PROJECT - Crystal Lake: We used large N.Y. blue flagstone (full color), bluestone steps and ontario round boulders.
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PROJECT - LIME LAKE: We used a clay paver (Belcrest 760) for the walkway to give it a cottage look. The the color matched up well also.
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PROJECT - Traverse City: This was a complete renovation - including the landscape - of a residential home in Traverse City. I built a small water feature with bog garden right off the deck so they could enjoy the sound of water. This feature is kept running all winter long. Thee pictures are from the garden the first year...Dairy Doo really works!
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PROJECT - Leland: This landscape required alot of rock and many connecting steps. We used snapped steps and fond-du-lac flagstone for the walks. The stone walls are ontario round stone, some stones weighing a ton each. The firepit ring is made of a non-galvanized steel so it will turn rust colored and blend in.
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PROJECT - Homestead: We removed an existing wood deck at the house and replaced with N.Y. blue flagstone, mixing full color and true blue. Bluestone steps take you to a lower patio with a fire ring . We tucked it into the dune. This lower patio connects to the boardwalk to the lake. The fire ring was built so a cover sits flush with the patio; this allows the use of the full patio when the fire pit isn't needed.
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Project on the east side of Lake Leelanau: Time to re-do the front steps and slope to help define the driveway.
Project on Glen Lake:
This was a new home landscape. The patio stone is a concrete material with the look of cut bluestone. It was important to give the homeowner a path around the house and we didn't have alot of room to soften the walks with curves. The main entry is a coutyard and I installed a small water feature as part of the sitting area.
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Project on the Old Mission Peninsula: Complete renovation on the waterside of house.
Before & after from left to right
Project on Lake Michigan:
We were able to use two types of bluestone; full color blue flagstone and concrete stone tiles. We built a raised wood boardwalk to separate the beach grass (natural landscape)from the man-made landscape. The stone benches are thick bluestone tops sitting on chunks of granite rocks - I wanted the bench material to match with the patio. The patio stone matched up with the steps coming off the porch.
Can you find the state of Michigan in the piece of flagstone?
Project on George Lake:
A renovation project to replace some rotting core pealers with treated 6x6 timbers. We were able to re-shape the bank and use two walls helped level off a garden space between them. The homeowner wanted to keep the existing stone wall where the core pealers ended so I used a small water feature to bring the two structures together.
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