AFTER Views: Twenty-five Adventures in Garden Design from GREEN MUSIC GARDEN |
 Welcome Garden BEFORE
arrival experience is enhanced by an INVITING ENTRY GARDEN |
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 Welcome Garden BEFORE
ENTICING PLANT COMBINATIONS hint at the well-tended garden beyond |
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 Welcome Garden BEFORE
a DYNAMIC PLANT BORDER defines the paving edges |
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 Stair Garden BEFORE
the deer playground is better managed & parking is now COLORFULLY SCREENED |
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 Stair Garden BEFORE
thoughtfully placed art elements suggest that this is a DISTINCTIVE ENTRY POINT to the garden |
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 Stair Garden BEFORE
a functional pathway can also be GRACEFUL by design |
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 Stair Garden Arbor BEFORE
a Clematis-adorned arbor establishes a GARDEN TRANSITION while also FRAMING A VIEW |
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 Fountain Court BEFORE
carving out unused space creates a PEACEFUL RETREAT with a calming WATER FEATURE |
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 Fountain Court BEFORE
creating a LONG VIEW expands the perceived scale of the garden & the stair screens neighboring structures beyond |
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 Garden Walk BEFORE
a functional pathway becomes SPIRITED when luxuriantly planted with MULTICOLOR FOLIAGE |
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 Garden Walk BEFORE
the early bird catches the most dramatic GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHS with the benefit of morning light |
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 Garden Walk BEFORE
once too steep to navigate easily, this pathway now provides a serviceable route with the bonus of an ENGAGING GARDEN ENCOUNTER |
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 Creation Garden BEFORE
this disregarded area is a compelling case for ENVISIONING CREATIVE USES for DESOLATE SPACES rather than hiding them, thereby converting worst areas into assets |
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 Creation Garden BEFORE
EMBRACE SERENDIPITY in garden-making by finding new uses for materials found on-site like this treasure of rocks |
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 Hummingbird Walk BEFORE
PLANTING ABUNDANCE attracts birds, butterfiles, & bees & enhances this bird-watching promenade |
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 East Bank BEFORE
deer-resistant plants transform a bleak view into a CHARMING VISTA without excluding these frequent visitors |
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 East Bank BEFORE
transform an oft-seen WINDOW VIEW into an EVERYDAY DELIGHT & lift your spirits each time you look out the window |
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 East Bank BEFORE
gardening on steep slopes requires a functional pathway, & this stone stair becomes a SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION viewed from a bench below |
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 The Library BEFORE
stonework emulating stacked books is UNIQUELY DESIGNED for this book-lovers' garden epitomizing a HUUSKANAADEN goal of original garden design— to craft outdoor spaces uniquely suited to a specific place, time, & present residents |
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 Wisteria Arbor BEFORE
shifting the deer pathway slightly reduces BROWSING & facilitates EYE-CATCHING TRANSITIONS with artistic arbor & gate details |
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 Deck Garden BEFORE
VERTICAL GARDENING produces FRAGRANT SCREENING without sacrificing space by ornamenting this trellis with evergreen Clematis Armandii 'Apple Blossom' |
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 Deck Garden BEFORE
CONTAINER PLANTINGS are arranged where an appealing view is desired from the interior thus exemplifying the INSIDE–OUTSIDE GARDEN |
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 Rock Garden BEFORE
an under-appreciated foreground to a suburban woodland BORROWED VIEW is transformed with native & deer-resistant plantings note the unmoved "bread loaf" boulder |
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 Kitchen Terrace BEFORE
a too-narrow sidewalk INSPIRED the use of stone cobbles & an enveloping stone wall at this COZY SEATING AREA, crafting a mundane kitchen window view into a PICTURESQUE TABLEAU |
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 West Bank BEFORE
SCREENING the utilitarian bits is an ideal opportunity to marry FUNCTION + BEAUTY with this Craftsman-inspired arbor & gate |
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