Low Maintenance Garden

The homeowners were looking for privacy from their neighbors, an outdoor room off the kitchen, a low maintenance lawn alternative, and a cottage style landscape to complement their Victorian home.…
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Stone Wall Planting

Shrub roses, perennial geranium, blue holly and Ivory Halo Red Twig Dogwood serve to soften this lovely fieldstone wall.…
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Swimming Pool Landscape

Planting around a swimming pool is a challenge. Keeping the pool clean and the area safe (bees not welcome) must be a consideration. At the same time, everyone wants a colorful, exciting place to be when the weather is warm.…
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Planted Retaining Wall

This Victorian house is sited at the top of a steep slope. By installing a retaining wall and planting shrubs and perennials, the house became grounded in the earth and lawn mowing problems were eliminated.…
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Wetland Landscape

Drainage issues were the genesis for this landscape design. Large boulders and wetland plantings were used to create a scenic “river bed”. Selection of appropriate plant material turns this drainage problem into a pleasing and interesting component of this property.…
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Curb Appeal

Mixed plantings “ground” the house to the landscape and say “welcome” to all who pass by.…
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Backyard Landscape

Designed for entertaining, the garden is suitable for formal dinner parties and casual family breakfasts. This typical New England woodland landscape provides a lush shade garden for all seasons at all times of the day. Trees and shrubs offer screening…
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Charming Urban Garden

This tiny space has been divided into segments around a patio. Each segment has a special character that makes the whole space seem much larger than it really is. As the seasons change, the owners find new sources of delight…
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