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National Cancer Institute's new water feature


  Through the Garden, a West Virginia-based landscape design-build company, has earned a reputation for creating interesting and unusual water features. The new water feature at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Md., is an example of what they can do in a large commercial setting.
  Mike Yeomans and Henk Sterenberg are the principals of the firm. When asked how his company got the NCI project, Sterenberg said, "They knew our work. They have a landscaping company that comes through and takes care of the property, but they wanted something special, and Through the ... (Read More...)

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