Capitol Hill Garden Design- view of front yard, with new loop path.
We completed this installation on Capitol Hill last week amidst the incessant June rain! It was a couple of very muddy days, but it resulted in a wonderful shady oasis. As you can see from the before and after pictures (below) the garden already had some lovely mature Japanese Maples as well as numerous Hellebores and Sarcacocca. We tried to reuse as many plants as possible, and thin out the ones that were taking over. Another goal was to expose the beautiful stone wall along the front, so you could see its texture against the foliage.
BEFORE:
Before: Looking from southern edge of front yard.
AFTER:
After: Pavers have been reset into a gravel path, new loop path beyond, new planting.
BEFORE:
Before: Side yard, looking overgrown and needing definition.
AFTER:
After: Side yard with flagstone reset into gravel path, new planting to create a lush backyard entry.
Here are a couple more photos to show you more angles of the project. Its always wonderful to work with mixture of mature and new plants, and to be able to restructure a garden that already has some great ‘bones’.
Front yard, looking closer at the new loop path around the maple.
Front yard, looking toward side yard, shade planting along path.
Side yard path, looking toward street. Flagstone has been set into gravel, with edging.
