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Going Native Gardens specializes in landscape design emphasizing
native New England plants |
This
gracious hillside home was hidden behind large Norway Maples
and had poor pedestrian/visitor access, as the lot was so
steep. The
landscape renovation opened up the site by removing the maples,
adding a row of columnar street trees, and partially leveling
and defining the front lawn, the steepest areas of which
were planted with groundcover, not grass seed. New pedestrian
steps enhanced with embedded low-voltage lighting were constructed
beside the re-built driveway. The palette of native trees,
shrubs and perennials included Redbud, Winterberry, Foamflower
and Bearberry.
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| Before: Driveway
was difficult for foot traffic, especially in winter. |
After: Lighted
steps provide a better experience for approaching the house |
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Low voltage
paver lights were used to minimize clutter around the steps;
the whitish tiles are actually inset lights.
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The flat
area next to driveway serves as both circulation space and
as snow storage in the winter. The large Vietnamese jar was
drilled through the bottom for drainage, so it will survive
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native Winterberry brightened the first autumn, and the small
bulbs blooming in the following spring will multiply over the
years.
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URL:
http://goingnativegardens.com Date: March 2011 V3.1 Author: Concord
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