There's nothing like a garden tour to get you started on inspiring new ideas in the way of hardscape and plantings, and this tiny garden on a tiny street (no parking allowed) in Cambridge, MA last summer was no exception. You can see in an instant that it's a gardener's garden -- the weeping atlas cedar, the vine covered entryway, the not-your-everyday variety fence.
Inside ... the wonderland.
A waterfall from the upper level (just below the deck with the cooler) travels underneath a stepping stone path into the koi pond below -- and in the far right upper corner there's a door with a mirror mounted on it -- which enlarges and reflects many plantings when you wander down the path in front of it.
My regret, of course, is that it's so difficult to get decent photos in such small places ... still ... this view is from the upper level overlooking the entire garden ... filled with all kinds of fabulous plants ... and just beyond that wall on the right is...
A tiny deck that's just big enough for a couple of chairs and a small table where the owners can enjoy morning coffee or late afternoon drinks overlooking the green scene.
Plantings in this garden include a yellow-tipped Korean fir (with purple cones); a Korean mountain ash with patterned bark, white spring flowers and red berries in fall; an espaliered witch hazel, clematis and climbing roses and even a semi-espaliered longstalk holly.l
The tropical feeling to this garden complements the modern house -- one of the most masterful tiny gardens I've seen.
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