May 2024

Photo: This beautiful native perennial polinator garden bordering Long Island Sound flourishes, providing the homeowner with a colorful and soothing natural framework for their ocean view.
Seen here: Purple Coneflower, Sedum, Karl Forester, Hydrangea, Russian Sage and Rosa Rugosa,
This project was a culmination of a collaboration with the client. Together with the homeowner, we were able to put together a palette of plants that complimented and thrived on a sea wall. We spent a great deal of time focusing on the heights, colors and seasonal interest that the plantings would provide. This garden is documented so that we can review and tweak every year and every season if need be. We are so happy with how this garden is thriving. Here is an interesting fact. - The client's daughter was married a year ago and the florist used the garden as inspiration for the floral arrangements for the event.
Before
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Row 1 (left to right)
Photo 1: Garden plant material organized on site by layer color and plant material.
Photo 2: Starting to mark out the larger beds to allow more space for more layers which gives the scale needed for the garden to be enjoyed from the house.
Photo 3: The placing and installing of the plants.
Row 2 (left to right)
Photo 1: The original walkway way leading to the pier - the Before plantings did not have the correct layering and scale for the garden.
Photo 2: The existing perennial bed that will be getting a makeover.
Photo 3: The start of the beautiful curved layered perennial pollinator garden.
After
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Row 1 (left to right)
Photo 1: Layered plantings of Karl Forester Grass, Sedum, Russian Sage.
Photo 2: Layered plants of Echinacea, Lace Cap Hydrangea, Daylilies, Russian Sage, Sedum.
Photo 3: Swaths of Echinacea, Sedum and Junior Walkers Low Catmint.
Row 2 (left to right)
Photo 1: A beautiful Crabapple tree lends guests shade while they enjoy this seaside viewing area.
Photo 2: Layers of salt-tolerant plant material at sunrise capturing the essence of the garden.
Photo 3: Junior Walkers Low Catmint, and Sea Thrift border a new curved pathway of irregularly shaped bluestone stepping stones set in native gravel and pebble that leads to the pier.
Make sure to check out other ways we transformed other portions of this property here at out website!
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