Client: Depew family
Size: 15 ft x 30 ft, plus additional plants by foundation
Needed: Planting needed to be colorful, restful, provide some privacy and to withstand lots of foot traffic. Also, it needed to be deer resistant.
Solution:
I planned a red Japanese maple (
Acer 'Bloodgood') to give a focal point from the dining room window and also from the seating under the pergola. Two grapevines
and a golden hops were planted to climb the pergola for shade and interest. White Japanese anemones will grow tall near the pergola and window, as well as three large ornamental grass,
Miscanthus 'Morning Light,' to lend some summer privacy, without being over-domineering. A secondary stone path surrounded by
Sedum 'Acre' gives visitors, or playing children, a path to the sidewalk.
Evergreen shrubs and perennials were added throughout the design for winter interest. Similar plants were also added along the house foundation to tie in the new design.
Date: Planted June 2013
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| Before |
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| Client designed and installed stone walkways and pergola base. |
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| Client chose & installed pergola after our first consultation. Here it is before planting. |
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| Scale drawing illustrating the planting plan for this garden. |
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| Just after planting, June 2013 |
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| Just after planting, June 2013 |
See a "mood board" full of flowers, shrubs and hardscape materials for this garden on my Pinterest board,
Depew Gardens.
