Bluebonnet Bunk ‘n Biscuit
Story:
This place is literally going to the dogs! The owner operates a fabulous pet park and hotel — the Bluebonnet Bunk’n Biscuit is a clever little day spa for pet owners and their pets to stay, rest and romp. We created a natural pet and landscape oasis with canopy, turf and water hidden amid an industrial sector. It’s a people and pet paradise!
Location:
Selma, Texas
Idea:
par 4 wildflower dogleg
Personalized commercial exterior!
Stats:
59,640 SF; Ponds, Dunes, Planting beds, Trees, Groundcover, Walking Track
Client’s Style:
native, natural texas landscape
Services:
The Sketch, The Details, The Docs
Lifestyle Features:
- pet park landscape
- benches and covered seating for people
- mounds and valleys for pets to play
- separate play areas for social and anti-social animals
- separate play areas for big and small animals
- doggy dock
- trash kiosks and pet showers
- welcome area to invite members and create a reflection area for on-site cafe patrons
Environment Solutions:
- native landscape to promote growth and reduce maintenance
- aerobic irrigation to recycle graywater
- water catchment to fill aerated pond, reduce runoff and give pets a pool
- pervious paving paths to allow water infiltration
- compost construction waste to reduce haul-off and create nutrient-rich planting soil
- reuse demolished material to create landscape mounds to reduce waste haul-off
- retain natural areas and promote native wildflower environment
Community Influence
- natural and artificial aesthetic screening materials to create a protected habitat for patrons and visual privacy for neighbors
- fabric covers in purple, yellow, red to emulate wildflowers in bloom
- natural and raw low maintenance landscape to improve industrial area aesthetic and conserve water resources