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greencube garden and landscape designBlending subtle lighting, tropical planting palette, simple, reflective, muted materials to contrast with Moroccan tiles. Calming influences transpiring to a magical space at night where shadows and patterns cast from bouncing light.
Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery AssociationW.D. Wells & Associates, Inc. https://www.facebook.com/wdwells.inc
Project Entry: The Potager Garden at Stonebridge Mansion
2013 PLNA Awards for Landscape Excellence Winner
Category: Theme Garden
Award Level: Bronze
Project Description:
The Potager Garden at Stonebridge Mansion was completed as part ofthe Oxford Arts Alliance 2011Decorator's Showcase. The Garden is a fun and productive garden featuring culinary & medicinal herbs, vegetables, and sustainable gardening concepts. Many sustainable practices can be seen throughout the project such as a compost bin, a rain water harvesting system, and use of many native herbs and vegetables.
A Potager is a French term for an ornamental vegetable garden or kitchen garden. We made sure to keep that in mind as we designed the space. By using a number of herbs that have both culinary and medicinal use we are trying to encourage the public to find more sustainable, home grown options for their own food and medicine. The project also features a vertical herbal wall which is a new idea taking shape in the industry. The wall allows you to provide herbs and vegetables with an optimum growing environment while saving an exorbitant amount of space. It gives people with limited space or poor growing conditions, such as people who live in cities an opportunity to grow their own herbs and vegetables. In addition to the herb wall, vegetables such as lettuce, spinach,beans,tomatoes, and many more can be seen throughout the garden. The garden is located adjacent to the kitchen of the residence to further enhance the garden to table idea. We hope that after seeing this fun themed garden people can both enjoy the space,but also try to apply many of the practices we show to their own landscape. We encouraged visitors to stroll through,or sit awhile in our garden, and learn about rain water harvesting, food crops,vertical gardening,and more!
Plant List: Botanical Name (Common Name)
16 - Buxus microphylla 'Franklin's Gem' (Franklin's Gem Boxwood)
1 - Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
3 - Dicentra eximia (Bleeding Heart)
5 - Hellebourous orienta/is (Lenten Rose)
8 - Vaccinium corymbost"1J (Highbush B;ueberry)
4 - Hellianthus anuus (Sunflower)
15 - Calendula officina/is (Marigold)
30 - Assorted Vegetables
30 - Assorted Herbs
Photo Credit: W.D. Wells & Associates, Inc.
The 4 Kids Inc.Tree houses continue to capture the hearts and imaginations of children of all ages, and this spectacular Bungalow style tree house is no exception.
The tree house features two types of swings, a spacious deck, play spaces in both the tree and playhouse, and an exhilarating twisty slide for a thrilling descent. Perfect for residential applications. For commercial settings, we offer an alternate option, the Cedar Bungalow (doors removed and a separate swing set).
One of the most interesting features of this tree house is that it doesn't incorporate a real tree into it's play space. The tree is crafted from environmentally friendly gfrc (glass fiber reinforced concrete), and will not die or degrade over time. In fact, gfrc strengthens as it ages, providing a play element that will be enjoyed by children for many years to come.
Susan Schlenger Landscape DesignOver 400 perennials were included in this New Jersey landscape to produce color from early spring through late fall.The residential driveway landscaping is colorful and became an eye-catching front yard design.
This driveway designwas done with tumbled pavers. The nice thing about this type of paver is that it has a more stone-like or rustic look. It is also comprised of different colors rather than being one solid color.
Design and Photo by Susan Schlenger
Accent LandscapesA perfect area for outdoor entertaining. The large fire pit
with ample built in seating provides a perfect space to enjoy the outdoors.
Photo by Roger Haywood
Plan-it Earth DesignA hobbit house invites curiosity and imaginative nature play. A slide goes down the back of the mound to a grassy play area beyond.
Hobbit door by Jane Hart-Meyer www.janesbackyard.com
Earthship constructed by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation www.jwlic.com
Photo by: Amy Whitworth
Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates*Builder of the Year: Best Landscape and Hardscape for Santa Barbara Contractors Association
*Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Merit Award
beauty and the beachGardens on the island are so special. They should be seen by those living in the house as well as those passing by. I like to carve out my gardens in the middle of the yard for just that reason.
