Butterfly Lane
Deer fence doubles as climbing trellis\
Deer fencing option
Deer fencing
Deer fencing
Deer fencing
Deer fencing
Patio / stone landing detail (wide aggregate joint, stone feathering outward)
Meadow grass in orchard
Edge of woods/wetland
Mown path along perimeter
Mown path in meadow
Central lawn with meandering meadow edges
Driveway
Slope along side of house, stairs pull away to allow for planting. WOULD PREFER FOR THE PLANTINGS TO SPILL ONTO THE STAIRS.
Meandering, gentle staircase with larger, wide treads with boulder cheek walls along. WE PREFER THE STEPS TO BE LINED BY OVERGROWN PLANTS, RATHER THAN BIG ROCKS.
Groundcover creeping into zigzagging stairs. WE *LOVE* GROUNDCOVER CREEPING INTO STAIRS (ZIGZAG OR NOT). AND THE COLORFUL FLOWERS PROVIDE NICE HIGHLIGHTS.
LOVE THE RUSTIC, OVERGROWN LOOK. BUT WE DON'T THINK THE STAIRS HAVE TO BE SO WIDE.
Informal plating and stairs. WE EXPECT OUR STAIRS TO TURN, AND IT'S HARD TO IGNORE THE SLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STAIRCASE. BUT BESIDES THAT, THIS FEELS SOMETHING LIKE THE GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT WE LIKE.
Informal wall and planting. THE PLANTINGS ABOVE THE WALL ARE LOVELY. AND THIS SORT OF WALL MIGHT PROVE USEFUL/NECESSARY.
AMY'S FAVORITE. LOVE ALL THE GREEN, AND THE OVERGROWN LOOK. BUT DO WANT IT TOO LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS YEAR ROUND, SO WOULD NEED SOME EVERGREEN STUFF IN THE MIX.
Swale at bottom of slop along walkway. YUP. SEEMS LIKE A REALLY USEFUL IDEA, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE GREENS ALONG THE SLOPE.
Monolithic groundcover on slope (ferns as an example). WE LOVE FERNS! AND LIKE MONOLITHIC BUNCHES TOO, ESPECIALLY FOR COVERING LARGE AREAS. ALSO NICE TO HAVE A MONOLITHIC AREA FOR A BIT, AND THEN THE SAME PLANTING ELSEWHERE ON THE SITE, IN ANOTHER MONOLITHIC AREA.
Hillside beyond front door. PRETTY MUCH THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND. A PRISTINELY SCULPTED WALKWAY, AND A MASSIVE LAWN.
Mix of walls, stairs, boulders and hillside. WE LIKE THE GROUNDCOVER THAT DOUBLES AS A RETAINING WALL. HOW CAN WE BUILD THAT?!
Hillside primarily planted with only a wall at the bottom. SEEMS LIKE A PROMISING POSSIBILITY, EXCEPT WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT THE LARGE PATIO AT THE BOTTOM, IN WHIICH CASE THE DESIGN/RETAINING WALL FEELS LIKE IT MAKES LESS SENSE. BUT IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WITHOUT THE RETAINING WALL AT THE BOTTOM, THAT COULD BE NICE.
Informal paving
THIS IS LOVELY. NOT SURE HOW RELEVANT IT IS TO OUR PROJECT, BUT LOVELY NONETHELESS. ESPECIALLY THE PLANTINGS BETWEEN THE BOULDERS.
LIKE THE OVERGROWN STAIRS.
WE REALLY HOPE WE DON'T END UP NEEDING THIS MUCH STRUCTURE TO HOLD UP THE HILL. WILL WE? IF SO, WE HOPE WE CAN HIDE IT SOMEHOW, E.G., BLEND IT IN WITH PLANTS.
INTERESTING. LIKE HOW THE PLANTS SOFTEN THE ROCKS.
Walls may to be formal looking and looks too manicured? YUP. WALLS ARE TOO FORMAL FOR US.
Flagstone (irregular-sized stones) with sporadic boulder edge. IF WE END UP BUILDING A SMALL PATIO, DOWN A WAYS FROM THE HOUSE (E.G., NEAR THE CURRENT FIREPIT), YES, IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
beautiful! but might take years to create this feeling!
Q