Cincinnati February/March 2024

IT WAS LIKE FILLING A PUNCH BOWL WITH A TEASPOON
-Dwight Goodin
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On the same path
When Jeremy and Lorie shared their vision with Goodin, Lorie says, “We
hit it off really well.” Lorie had collected photos illustrating the feel she was
going for and shared them with Dwight. “It was clear she wanted a showstopper
of a back yard” he says.
Goodin came up with the new master plan which included a pond with
spillways as the centerpiece. One hundred and eighty yards of Siebenthaler’s
rich, custom-made plant mix were added to the area to create mounded
areas of interest and provide a fertile home for happy plants. Due to restricted
access to the back yard, the soil was brought in one wheelbarrow full at a
time to create the mounding.
“It was like filling a punch bowl with a teaspoon,” Goodin adds.
1 This aerial view shows the intricacy
of the landscape plan. 2 Jeremy had
the studio designed so that the rear
wall of windows faced a prized sycamore
tree. 3 The art studio houses
a mix of the family’s work along with
Lorie’s dad’s photography.
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