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Short Hills, NJ, US 07078 · 28 photos
courtyard gardens
Formal shade garden requiring no maintenance except trimming the hedges.
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bridiew wrote:
Ruth Richards, Allied ASID The small hedges are minature Boxwoods. The hedge behind the fountain and at the opening to the sunken garden are Boxwoods. The hedge behind the benches is Leucothoe, the arched mound on the hill are Hosta surrounded by Andromeda, the ground cover on the hill is Creeping Jenny
9 months ago · Like
jenniferruth Thank you for answering in such detail! It really is beautifully designed.
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on the hill are Hosta surrounded by Andromeda, the ground cover on the hill is Creeping Jenny”
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Blue green plant; is itandromeda? Grow here?
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