I am not sure if many of you are aware, but it is not a coincidence that Ryan and Garrett share the same last name. Surprise, surprise but Garrett is Ryan’s younger brother who, like Ryan, grew his passion for landscape design by working for his dad when he was young. Garrett has been working for his older brother for six years now. He has grown with the company and seen it through most of its ups and downs. A lot of the success and fortune of Falling Waters is due in part to the talent and creative mind of Garrett Prange. Falling Waters is always looking to expand and develop our talents, knowledge, and brand. Unfortunately, as fate has it, this motto rubbed off on our own Garrett Prange. He has decided to develop and expand his grasp of the profession and leave Falling Waters to pursue his Landscape Architect’s license.

We are very excited for this next phase of his career. We are sad to see him leave but we are looking forward to the great opportunities that will open up to him with a license. We hope he returns to share his new found knowledge and status with Falling Waters, but if not we have a feeling we will see him around one way or another… ;)

Through all the years, Garrett has been a part of hundreds of projects that have passed through the doors of Falling Waters. In his departure, we asked him which of all the projects was his favorite. In the last couple of years he was most excited to work on our Oberlin offices and our HWY 101 business offices. After years of working on residential projects, these two ended up being a great challenge that sparked a new way of thinking and approach to design. Garrett is our “plant nerd” yes that is the technical term. He can name almost every plant you see in San Diego, at least in my time of interacting with him he has never let me down. It’s a fun party trick for sure.

These two projects’ main objective was a revamp of their plant palette. However, Garrett “loved being able to flex creative muscles and make bold strokes with plant material in a way we may not be able to do when working on residential projects” (Prange, Garrett). People will interact with these sites differently than they do with their landscape in their home, so the plant choices must reflect this alternate interaction. To Garrett “each site has super unique and modern looking buildings, so it was fun and challenging finding the right plant material to complement the architecture” (Prange, Garrett).

Garrett, your work here will never be forgotten and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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