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Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC
Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC
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Le Petit Chalet

Rustic Landscape, Boston

A durable, meaningful design heals a devastated residential property bordering Acadia National Park and Somes Sound on Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Comprehensive stormwater management strategies shape new landforms, resulting in elegant grading and thoughtful drainage solutions. Native plant colonies stabilize the site, regenerate habitat, and reveal wildlife patterns. Exquisitely crafted new masonry, built from an authentic palette of local reclaimed materials, gives the garden a unified, established feel. Lichen-encrusted stone retaining walls define edges, thresholds, and overlooks, and thick slabs of salvaged granite embedded in the earth provide gathering terraces and pathways. With balance restored, brilliant seasonal drama unfolds.

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Falon Mihalic added this to How to Use Local Stone in Your Landscape DesignJune 4, 2015

Cost. Expect to pay several hundred dollars for a pallet of fieldstones and thousands of dollars for specialty stones....

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suzybrownlee added this to GardenOctober 13, 2022

Down to patio with ferns on side