This garden was part of the renovation of a mid-century modern architecture ranch house and features accessible walks and custom wall work. A new entrance garden was designed to reflect the architecture of the home through the use of dry set flagstone walks with tight joints. These accessible walks meander around large tree roots to provide handicap ramps to the front door and lower area of the house. Unique 4” thick bluestone benches with bevel cuts to reflect the angles of the home act as open walls adding form to the garden. Walls flanking the steps were built with water worn river stone which provides a softening balance to the rest of the straight lined hardscape and architecture.

A simple plant palette of perennials with different texture and heights in large drifts creates a relaxed and elegant garden around a large existing Japanese Maple. Located at the low end of the street, rain water challenges for the home were addressed by directing water into a stone grate created on-site to direct water through piping under the walkways.