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Painted sky with trellis, climbing roses, butterflies & birds for young girl's bedroom for the Racine Art Museum's Designer Showhouse. This project was a biannual fund-raiser for the museum that displays the work of top designers & artists. In collaboration with Sally Herre owner of Interiors by Decorating Den.

We added a purple leaf Cercis, a wider planting bed underneath, and variegated Coprosma behind the deciduous roses as a small, inexpensive way to dress up the front yard.

Early summer garden
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a very simple backyard space with a rustic feel, s natural stone pathway, sitting spaces. We created wood screen panels with climbing roses, hydrangeas, and grapes. a Beautiful slice of Brooklyn

The white painted pergola on this ocean view Cape Cod summer home provides privacy from the parking court. New Dawn Roses bloom during the Summer months when the cottage is occupied. Tracy Eller

We added a purple leaf Cercis, a wider planting bed underneath, and variegated Coprosma behind the deciduous roses as a small, inexpensive way to dress up the front yard.

A lovely, small garden in this traditional yard is enhanced by a rose/clematis cloaked arbor.
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Pool, Pool House, Trellis, Roses, Buddha Statue, Stone Coping, Hedge
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The landscape of this home honors the formality of Spanish Colonial / Santa Barbara Style early homes in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. By re-grading the lot and allowing for terraced opportunities, we featured a variety of hardscape stone, brick, and decorative tiles that reinforce the eclectic Spanish Colonial feel. Cantera and La Negra volcanic stone, brick, natural field stone, and handcrafted Spanish decorative tiles are used to establish interest throughout the property. A front courtyard patio includes a hand painted tile fountain and sitting area near the outdoor fire place. This patio features formal Boxwood hedges, Hibiscus, and a rose garden set in pea gravel. The living room of the home opens to an outdoor living area which is raised three feet above the pool. This allowed for opportunity to feature handcrafted Spanish tiles and raised planters. The side courtyard, with stepping stones and Dichondra grass, surrounds a focal Crape Myrtle tree. One focal point of the back patio is a 24-foot hand-hammered wrought iron trellis, anchored with a stone wall water feature. We added a pizza oven and barbecue, bistro lights, and hanging flower baskets to complete the intimate outdoor dining space. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Landscape Contractor: Premier Environments Steel Pergola: Porter Barn Wood Photography: Sam Rosenbaum

The rooftop pergola extends this gracious home's living space as it provides a shady outdoor retreat.
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The old tea roses in front of this colonial era Cape Cod home were looking a bit tired, and I suspect this "The Fairy" shrub rose is actually closer to what might have been originally planted in this location. With small compound blooms and low size it is perfectly in scale with the compact fence and yard, and cheers passersby on their way to the beach in early to mid summer! Easy to grow as low shrub or trained on small fence/ trellis. Plant in sun, in well drained soil. Hardy to zone 5 or colder if happy, grown on it's own root stock to if frosted let it come back.

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