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English Jewel Box
Traditional Landscape, Chicago
The transition to several garden rooms, a gravel path leads from the rear terrace to the many spaces. The entry is flanked by the New England fieldstone seat wall, capped in blue stone. The path is lined with cushwa brick outlining the formal garden filled with boxwood, pachysandra ground cover, hydrangea, magnolia, and eastern redbud. Photo Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan
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Andrea Morrell USDA Z5 / CAD 5B added this to 3100 McConnellJuly 14, 2024
pea gravel & hydrangeas
5. Hydrangeas are elegant. Hydrangeas can make a lush, elegant addition to formal gardens with a strong structure, like...