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A Tree Toppled Sunny Oasis

5/21/2018

 
Can you believe it has been 80 degrees off and on already this year?  Summer is suddenly upon us.  We've been cracking on at Stone Soup Gardens this year, so much so that I haven't had a chance to tell you about all the cool gardens we've been creating.  This one is particularly close to Stone Soup Gardens heart, as our clients just moved here from Boston to be closer to their grandchild (Little Miss Luna Klein-Harris).  

The house initially had a fabulous willow tree in the front yard which was a selling point for the new owners.  However, once the fall storms hit last year, the tree split in two with all the rain, and we had no choice but to remove the remainder of the tree.  It was a sad day, but it left us with great potential for creating a dappled light garden in front of the house, as well as borders for all of the beds and raingarden.  Sometimes, nature destroys and provides.  
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This project was a huge overhaul! Not only for the garden, but also for the house itself.  While we were plugging away on the landscaping, the contractors added a big addition to the home to create a writing nook, as well as indoor access from the garage to the house.  Not to mention an entire reconfiguration of the existing space.  

Stone Soupers had their hands full as well.  We created a new retaining wall around the perimeter of the yard. We interspersed mortarted stone with hand laid stone, as well as a more traditional tumbling rock wall.  We built new pathways around the front yard, and added stairs from the driveway up to the entrance of the house for ease of access.  
And that is just the front of the house! Along the back of the house, we installed a large cistern.  On the side we built out several flower beds using the logs from the old willow tree.  We also created a kidney-shaped mortared stone raised bed.  Between the garage and the neighbors house we will be installing a flagstone pathway, along with a sun shaped inlaid flagstone patio in the nook outside the back door.  
Pretty great, right?  Here is the finished garden.  We are super pleased with how it turned out.  What do you think? 

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