Garden for a Gardener
May 12, 2012
Garden for a Gardener
This home in a long-established seaside summer community was designed with two primary facades: one side faces the public street, the other a small private golf course. The landscapes on either side of the building are open to the view of passersby, and the formal differences of layout and materials reflect the distinction between the [...]
This home in a long-established seaside summer community was designed with two primary facades: one side faces the public street, the other a small private golf course. The landscapes on either side of the building are open to the view of passersby, and the formal differences of layout and materials reflect the distinction between the general public space of the street and the more intimate public space of the golf course community. Both sideyards are very narrow, placing the neighbors in close proximity to one another. A birch grove planted along the western border surrounds a small garden room, creating an experience of being inside a woodland from inside the house, while screening the neighbor’s driveway. Along the eastern sideyard, a crushed shell path bounded by narrow arborvitae winds through a grey foliage garden to the kitchen door.
