Woodbine

The long narrow property on the side of a hill needed to provide entertaining spaces both large and small for our very social clients. The property divides into two long strips, so we turned the right side into a great lawn that terminates at a quaint shed. On the left we created a series of stepped terraces; the first leads down to the bluestone water feature, the second to the Kitchen Garden, and the third to the sports court. The property is enclosed by a Hemlock-hedged border with a structure of Boxwoods and Sweetbox for low evergreen ground cover. Flowers include Iris, Astilbe, Hollyhock, Japanese Spirea, and trailing roses. The simple picket fence has a cannonball gate closer, reinforcing the Colonial English feel to the garden and its pageantry of color and texture. 

A two-story white brick house with black shutters and a front entrance centered behind stone steps. The home is surrounded by lush green lawns, mature trees, and blooming flower beds.
A white brick house with a stone patio featuring an outdoor dining set and a grill. The table is set with chairs and greenery, surrounded by a lush backyard garden.
Lambs ear plant featuring tall, fuzzy flower spikes with small magenta blooms. The plant has thick, silver-green leaves that appear soft and textured.
A patio set with wicker sofas and a central fire pit sits on a stone terrace. In the background, a lush green garden with hedges, trees, and a white fence frames the yard.
A stone patio leads to an outdoor seating area with wicker chairs and a coffee table. Beyond the seating, a dining set sits on a lawn surrounded by garden beds and trees.
Low-growing green groundcover plants spreading across the edge of large, flat stone pavers. The foliage forms a dense border between two rectangular surfaces.
A rectangular stone pond with a small fountain sits in a patio surrounded by lush greenery and trees. Two white Adirondack chairs are placed beside a white picket fence that encloses the garden.
A stone-paved garden patio with a small rectangular pond, featuring a central fountain and lily pads. A white Adirondack chair sits on the patio next to a white picket fence, surrounded by lush green trees and manicured hedges.
A garden with two wood obelisk trellises surrounded by rows of leafy greens and vegetables. The plot is covered in light brown gravel and enclosed by a white picket fence against a backdrop of mature trees.
Ladys mantle plant with clusters of small yellow flowers and scalloped, water-droplet-covered leaves. In the background, out-of-focus blue and white pansies are visible.
A cluster of astilbe flowers with feathery, white plumes rising above dark green, serrated leaves. The plants are bathed in soft light, highlighting their delicate, spire-shaped blooms.
A backyard garden with gravel pathways and raised beds containing leafy greens and onions. Two wooden obelisk trellises stand in the center of the planting areas, surrounded by a white picket fence and lush green trees.
A white picket fence with a gate featuring a decorative black chain and ball weight. The gate sits above three stone steps flanked by two manicured green shrubs.
A white picket fence encloses a backyard garden featuring stone steps leading to a small white building. In the foreground, neat garden beds with green shrubs and lavender border a gravel path.
A white picket fence encloses a backyard garden with stone steps leading to a gravel path. Beyond the garden, a large white two-story house stands among mature green trees.
A white picket fence encloses a garden, with stone steps leading through an open gate into the space. A large, leafy tree canopy shades the garden, which features additional fencing and trellises.
A white wooden bench sits on a contemporary landscape architecture stone patio surrounded by lush green trees and garden flowers. Sunlight casts dappled shadows across the stone path leading to the bench.
A tall stalk of pink, tubular foxglove flowers stands in a garden bed. Surrounding the foxgloves are clusters of feathery white astilbe blooms set against large, green hydrangea leaves.
A stone path framed by contemporary landscape architecture leads through a lush garden of trimmed hedges and tall trees, with round purple allium flowers blooming in the foreground to line the walkway.
Pale pink and green hydrangea blooms nestled among lush green foliage. A low hedge sits in the foreground, while tall, slender plants grow behind the flowers.
A white garden shed with a dark roof and cupola sits in a grassy yard. It features double doors flanked by lanterns and is partially framed by large tree trunks and overhanging branches.
A small, light-colored garden shed with a cedar-shake roof and black double doors sits in a lush green backyard. A white cupola tops the roof, and lanterns are mounted on either side of the entrance, flanked by low, manicured shrubs.