SPECIALTIES

Nick specializes in residental landscape design, pool design water feature design, with an emphasis on working with the customer to get everything "just right".

AWARDS

• 2009 & 2010 Winner of the Pool Studio International VIP Design Challenge for Pool Studio 3d Design. Click here for 3d Pool Studio Gallery.
• Winner: Best Over All Design, The 2009 Massachusetts Horticultural Society Award for Design Excellence, Tuscan Exhibit Garden entitled " Our Italy ". Media coverage for the Tuscan garden was featured as a video documentary on KUSI TV News 03/01/09.
• Winner: Garden Master, The 24th Annual Spring Home and Garden Show in Del Mar (2009)
• Winner: National Spa & Pool Institute: "Swimming Pool of the Year" ; Category "C"; San Diego County (2004)
• Winner: CLCA Design award, San Diego chapter. Category; Large scale residential design (1987)
• Winner: ASLA Award of Merit for excellence in the study of Landscape Architecture (1982)
• Winner: Freuhoff scholarship for academic achievement (1981)

CERTIFICATION

A registered Landscape Architect in the State of California, James Reay "Nick" Martin's professional license can be found here. This license ensures that Nick has successfully completed a comprehensive examination of his knowledge, skills and abilities as they relate to the practice of landscape architecture in California.

FEATURED IN:

	Nick's Landscape Artistry as featured in San Diego Living Metro magazine. Click to view Dec. 2009/ Jan. 2010 Cover & Article.
	Nick's Landscape Artistry featured in the Oct. 2008 issue on page 110 as a judge for the CLCA beautification awards.
	Nick's Landscape Artistry as featured in Premier magazine. Click to view Sept 2006 Article.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts degree, Landscape Architecture, University of Idaho (1982)

MEMBERSHIPS

San Diego Better Business Bureau

American Society of Landscape Architects