If you read reviews about the 7 wonders of America, the first “must see” listed is the Grand Canyon, while the second is Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of design, Falling Waters in Mill Creek, Pa.  This is the destination that Ric Erickson and his wife took last weekend. He decided that rather than just look at the picture of Falling Waters that he has had over his mantle for years, he would finally experience it in person.

In hearing about his trip, I mulled over the question, on how Ric was influenced by this genius of architecture. Ric has brought so much to Christie’s “Wow” factor in design. Like Wright, he has a great talent in weaving designs through Nature. We as a company  try to utilize Nature’s strength in each site and blend it into our gardens, rather than obliterating it’s strong points. Ric and our talented crew have a strong,  hands on execution of all aspects of our garden designs. Because of our integrity in giving the customer  sound construction and art, we have become one of the premier landscaping companies in the Richmond area.

It is through this paraphrasing of the following comments of Wright, his apprentices and landscape rivals that we most identify.

We ‘…Add grace to the landscape rather than disgrace.’

‘Our construction  is as important as our art…’

We ‘ …transform  Nature by passing it through the soul…which is the closest that we get to God.’

Our gardens help ‘create the universe we inhabit’ and ‘make people different to live in it.’

Our outdoor spaces ‘Serve everyday needs…. and at the same time grab you in your gut – you feel it- you can’t say it.’

So – maybe all of us, like Ric, should take a field trip to Falling Waters and experience the awe of  Nature and Architecture combined.  Maybe someday you’ll want to give Christie’s a chance to give you a little piece of that feeling in your own backyard.

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Christie lives in Manakin Sabot , Virginia where she manages a 3 acre garden. Her blogs are written from her 35 years as a personal and professional gardener.