Native plants are the energetic heartbeat for this Chestertown, MD historic district garden. The project was started in 2005 by the late John Gutting, a landscape architect known for his pioneering vision to protect and promote the use of indigenous plants throughout Maryland. But he died in late 2006 before the project moved into it’s final and largest phase of design. A year later the owners hired South Fork Studio to complete the design, knowing that they would carry on with the same spirit and dedication to thoughtful, ecological design that John Gutting was known for.