The newly installed front garden grounds the home in the landscape. The in-ground stone plinths lead the eye to the front door, provide interesting negative space, and pull the lines of the horizontal siding into the garden. Photo by Jay Sifford.

Spanish fir (abies pinsapo) puts on quite a show in late fall when its large cones began to break open to spread seed.
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Dwarf Russuan sage (Perovskia 'Little Spire'), Moon Dust yarrow (Achillea 'Moon Dust') Photo: April Rocha Photography
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Creating a grand entrance starts with simple plantings. In this case, gravel drive lined with matching trees and mass plantings of Mexican sage. Photo: Lisa Cullen

Wild Lupine / Lupinus perennis

Formosa azaleas ring the perimeter of this corner of the new garden. They will grow to provide a buffer and backdrop for the seating area. Additionally, the columnar 'Hicks' yew mimic the shape of the porch columns, further grounding the home into the landscape. Photo by Jay Sifford.

The perennial garden is visible from the screened porch that abuts the bluestone patio. Summer blooming perennials include Wild Geranium, Coreopsis, Lavender, Russian Sage, Anemone, Limelight Hydrangea, and Liriope.

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Even in winter this garden is alive with texture. Structure is provided by the timber walls, metal arbor, shrubby perennials like lavender and Russian Sage, the dormant blades of the Idaho fescue lawn, and the red bark of Betula Occidentalis, Western Red Birch.

In the warmer months when the garden is vibrant, the black house fades into the background and becomes a somber backdrop to the garden. In the colder months, this illusion is reversed, with the sleeping garden becoming a supporting actor for the home.

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Drifts of Bobo hydrangea edge the circular path around the spa, leading to the steps to the pool and patio below.
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Spring welcoming front entrance of perennials, Salvias, Nepetas, Geraniums...
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Vinyl lined pool (kidney shaped pool), Belgard paver decking: Laffitt Rustic Slab - Danville Beige & London Gray; Weston wall caps, Belgard coping: charcoal, Loop-Loc liner: Opalescent - Blue; S.R. Smith: Turbo Slide - Sandstone

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This concrete plunge pool installation and finish work involved a collaboration between Soake Pools and Woodburn and Company. Photo credit Vicky Martel, Woodburn and Company

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In the warmer months when the garden is vibrant, the black house fades into the background and becomes a somber backdrop to the garden. In the colder months, this illusion is reversed, with the sleeping garden becoming a supporting actor for the home.

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