2. Coordinate Your MaterialsLook for materials that complement or match those found in your home’s exterior or surroundings so your home won’t look out of place. For this garden and stepped pathway in Rockwood, Wynia selected oversize flagstone from a local quarry and mossy boulders found on the client’s property to build retaining walls. “The client was looking for a feeling of Zen,” he says. “We achieved that by using materials that blend in with the natural environment surrounding the house.”See more of this project
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The perennial garden (shown here and in the previous and next photos) was one of the first that Hestle put in. She started it in the 1980s, and it is still flourishing today.
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