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Our intentions behind your landscape design project were to create a woodland edge that offered four-season interest, beauty and functionality. For this particular landscape, we strived to capture the essence of the location by incorporating existing elements such as the native backdrop, architectural of the home, surrounding topography, and signifi cant viewsheds. By understanding and calculating existing elements, we were able to weave together a naturalistic landscape that showcased your residence’s most noteworthy features.

Our concept for this space began by embracing a nature-infl uenced design style that utilized such features as organic lines, native plant communities, habitat zones and sustainable principles. A naturalistic garden recreates the spontaneous feeling of plants as they appear nature. Its distinctive approach uses plant collections rather than hardscaping to infl uence the overall look of the landscape; by emphasizing the form, texture and natural harmony of plants. Throughout the landscape, our design meshes airy ornamental perennials with sculptural native woody plants to create strong visual impact.

Our goal as designers, was to replicate natural plant communities as they would appear in a North American deciduous forest. Our plant collections create interest and drama from early spring through the climax of summer to the austere beauty of the plants dying back in the fall.

A delicate palette of understory shade and partial sun loving plants were dispersed randomly in groups that echoed the layers of vegetation as seen in nature. Providing various levels of shade to the understory are medium native trees. Our woodland garden began with the intentions of creating an intimate seating area. In order to effectively create a private seating area, plant material was placed in large drifts to control certain views - screening those that were unwanted and framing others.

Spring through fall, the colors of the landscape evolve from brightly colored blooms to brilliantly textured foliage. Various native perennials usher in the spring with subtle pastels, later embracing the summer with a vivid spectrum of multiple colors. Throughout the woodland, shade loving perennials are placed in large groups to brighten the deep understory with interesting textures, vivid colors and majestic forms.

Master Plan

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Botanical Name Common Name Cultivar Quantity Height Width CommentsAnemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone Robustissima 8 36" 24" Perennial;blooms airy pale pink daisy like flowers on tall stems from July through August.Astilbe spp. Astilbe Milk and Honey 8 30" 24" Perennial; blooms creamy white flower plumes from June through July.Astilbe spp. Astilbe Sister Thereasa 9 24" 24" Perennial; blooms salmon pink flower plumes from June through July.Aruncus dioicus Goat's Beard Misty Lace 14 24" 24" Perennial; blooms airy white flower plumes through June.Buxus microphylla Littleleaf Boxwood Green Velvet 3' 3' Broad leaf evergreen; glossy green foliage; dense rounded habit.Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud 5 20' 20' Deciduous tree; blooms vivid magenta pea like flowers from April to May; heart shaped foliage.Cimicifuga spp. Black Snakeroot Chocoholic 4 36" 36" Perennial; blooms airy white bottlebrush flower plumes on tall stems through September; purple black showy foliage.Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart Alba 7 24" 24" Perennial; blooms white heart shaped flowers from May through June.Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Fothergilla Jane Platt 29 36" 36" Deciduous shrub; blooms white bottlebrush flower plumes through May; showy fall color.Helleborus x hybridus Lenten Rose Mrs. Betty Ranicar 8 18" 24" Perennial; blooms semi double white flowers from March through April; foliage is evergreen.Heuchera villosa Coral Bells Autumn Bride 16 24" 24" Perennial; blooms airy white flower plumes from June through July; large bright green foliage with attractive fall color.Hosta spp. Plantain Lily Frances Williams 17 24" 24" Perennial; blooms white flower spike from July through August; giant, blue green foliage with wide, chartreuse margins.Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf Hydrangea Endless Summer 36" 36" Deciduous shrub; blooms powder blue flower clusters from June through September.Hydrangea serrata Mountain Hydrangea Preziosa 4' 4' Deciduous shrub; blooms deep pink small flower clusters, that mature to dusky rose, from July through August.Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Snow Queen 17 6' 6' Deciduous shrub; blooms large white flower plumes from July through September; showy fall color.Kalmia latifolia Moutain Laurel Nathan Hale 21 6' 6' Broad leaf evergreen shrub; blooms rose pink cup shaped flowers from May through June.Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern 11 36" 36" Perennial; large, bright green fronds shaped like ostrich plumes; attractive vase like form; bronze gold fall color.Peony suffructicosa Tree Peony Hakuojisi 18 4' 4' Deciduous shrub; blooms large white flowers with golden center from May through June.Tricytris formosana Toad Lily Gilt Edge 5 24" 24" Perennial; blooms small purple white orchid like flowers from August through September; briight green foliage trimmed in creamy yellow.Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum Blue Muffin 21 4' 4' Deciduous shrub; blooms creamy white flower clusters from May through June; showy fall color.Viburnum rhytidophyllum Leatherleaf Viburnum 19 8' 8' Broad leaf evergreen shrub; blooms creamy white flower clusters from May through June.

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