Health & Fitness
Unconventional Landscaping- A Stylized Prairie
Local garden designer Adam Woodruff shares his recent post from Designers on Design, the Association of Professional Landscape Designers blog.
In 2008, I designed a naturalistic landscape for a client’s residential property in rural central Illinois. A 15,000 square foot garden now envelops the home and compliments the beautiful pastoral setting. The house is sited on a natural ridge with views of grassland and timber. Substantial grading was required to create level planting areas around the house and existing pool. Perennials and natives were woven through a grassy matrix to create a visually dynamic display. The design successfully blurs the junction of the wild and the domestic to provide four seasons of interest for my client’s enjoyment.
(Note: the images above were captured the week of June 10, 2013. More images- http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamwoodruff/sets/72157634076440052/).