There are a lot of colonial-style houses in parts of DC, but this homeowner has put a lot of time and thought into making this garden very different. First, she hired landscape architect Paul Davis to help her out, and his fine hand is noticeable throughout.
In front, two "carpets" of brick lead the eye to the front door, along with the lovely diagonal entry path edged with beds of roses, catmint, alliums & other perennials.
At the front door, a bench at the rear of the "carpet," with a beautiful Redbud tree behind it, is a great space for relaxing and taking in the view.
This is a view from the back patio ... back toward the side yard where's there's a path from the front constructed of large stepping stones surrounded by mazus reptans. Peonies, deutzia, and to the rear, arborvitae that screen the neighboring property.
The rust-colored urn is actually a fountain which cascades down onto black river stones, and note the splashes of chartreuse in the Japanese maple, the Japanese hakone grass, and golden creeping jenny.
At the rear of the patio, there's a stone wall and a path to the natural woodland, where mulch-strewn paths wind through an array of native trees and shrubs. No herbicides or fertilizers are used in this garden, there's no irrigation system, but site water is reclaimed. It's been designated a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation ... and it's the kind of low-maintenance garden that almost any homeowner could install, with a little help from experts.
The garden was on tour through the Open Days Program of the Garden Conservancy.
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