The other before picture - although the Spruce add a lot of height, the landscape lacked a sense of scale or proportion.

Our solution was the bring the bed out away from the house and create mass plantings of perennials and shrubs that, when mature, would break up the white wall without blocking the windows. The Pear tree in the front adds an intermediate height (now between home and perennials, eventually between...

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The client had already invested in boardwalks that create a really nice natural flow for movement. All that was left was to include stepping stones for a less formal walkway to the rear gate, compost area and shed.

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With the shed complete at this house, the customer asked for a walkway from door / garbage bins to gate to make it easier on waste pickup day.

Due to the unusual shape, we opted for an intersecting fan pattern - fairly complicated to install and cut, but really visually interesting.

The finished product