Garden Redesign in Massachusetts

Breathing new life into a formal garden

Today Julie Esteves , a garden architect in Massachusetts , is partake a garden she restored for Susan Lemkau in Osterville , Massachusetts .

We were hired to restore her garden starting last fall , so it ’s been a physical process , with many plan steps for an evolve spring , summertime , and fall garden .

This was a restoration of an live parterre garden . We removed the original vegetation out of the parquet circle beds , transplantation and dividing to create a multiseasonal garden with the use of annuals .

We add custom - built obelisks and institute our own nursery - grownasarina(Asarina procumbens , annual ) andblack - eyed Susanvines(Thunbergia alata , annual ) to grow up the obelisks . We also added betimes - blooming lupines(Lupinus polyphllus , Zones 4–9 ) anddelphiniums(Delphinium elatum , Zones 3–7 ) for a May - June garden that transition to summer and fall down withBrowallia americana ( yearly ) , giantzinnias(Zinnia elegans , annual ) , and many aboriginal perennials for full time of year color . Coleus(Plectranthus scutellarioides , annual)was total in the corners for the terminal pop of color to anchor the garden .

A parterre is a European style of garden with carefully trimmed hedges in geometrical pattern . In this garden , the strict formality of the hedge and innovation contrast with the more informal emergence of the plant within the hedges .

one-year vines growing up the obelisks add height to the plantings .

On both sides of the front threshold , tall old maid flower bring color and cozy good luck charm .

The quick color of the beautiful old brickwork paths is echo by thecoleusat each quoin .

A pink phlox(Phlox paniculata , Zones 4–8)is one of the native perennial growing in the garden .

Not one , not two , but three bumblebees are all visiting the zinnia blossom at once .

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