Front yard privacy. Living Space Landscapes Mendota Heights MN
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Fall and Summer container gardens designed for a longtime client.
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Azalea with variegated Vinca minor fill the cobalt blue pot in a courtyard.
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Vinca Minor with Deodar Cedar
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After three attempts to get the grading right, we set in a new set of stairs that joins into the older step paths that were built earlier. Spreading yews and vinca fill in for now.

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Planting under established trees can be daunting for homeowners. This area called for a more sedate planting design that would brighten the understory near the entry drive. Variegated Hosta and native ferns lightened the space with their bright green foliage and provide just enough textural difference to be interesting, but not overwhelming.

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This project won in the 2013 Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Housing Excellence Award for Best Urban Renewal Renovation Project. The glass bowl was made in the glass studio owned by the owner which is adjacent to the residence. The mirror is a repurposed window. The door is repurposed from a boarding house. George Mendel

Early spring in the gardens, the purple blooms of groundcover Vinca provide a wonderful carpet of color. Narcissus 'Pheasant Eye' are a welcome spring sight with lovely white blooms.

Crab Orchard Stone Treads leading to the Existing Front Sidewalk. Pockets of Hosta, Seasonal Color, Vinca Minor Groundcover.
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Crab Orchard Stone Treads leading to the Existing Front Sidewalk. Pockets of Hosta, Seasonal Color, Vinca Minor Groundcover.
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Debbie McKim
Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard landscaping.

Sunken patio with Crimson Queen Japanese Maple, Vinca Minor, Patriot Hosta and more...
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For more photos of this project see: O'SHEA
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Red Japanese Maples pull in the red of the home into the landscape. Dense mats of myrtle (vinca minor) provide contrasts as well as help keep out unwanted weeds.