Suburban Garden in Transition

We moved six years ago to a garden I referred to as lollipop trees, bonbon shrubs, and boring lawn. The plants had been constantly clipped so tight that all the flowering shrubs such as azaleas and rhododendrons did not flower for two years; the blue hollies produced no berries until the third year. As the garden transitioned, numerous obstacles familiar to many home gardeners had to be dealt with: beautiful but overgrown shrubs, deer, moles, and voles, plants in the wrong place, poor soil, large trees, and being adjacent to wetlands. Rather than tearing out the plants that were there we choose to work with them; changing their size when possible, moving them when necessary and adding interesting and unusual plants to highlight the garden. The current garden is changing slowly to a mixture of natural forms, perennials, and flowing shrubs.

This garden's estimated size is 15,000 sq. feet.

Open Days 2024:  Saturday, June 29
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.