Instead of stairs up to a front porch, consider building an elevated stone walkway to the front of your home. Frame them with an abundance of bushes and flowers.
Boxwood hedges—whether rounded, squared off, or snaked through other borders—can add charm to any country garden space.
A centerpiece installation like the tranquil birdbath fountain outside this chic she-shed creates peaceful sounds, attracts beautiful birds, and can help make a space feel calming and pleasant.
Instead of renovating the outside of this former sugar shack, the owners allowed fast-growing and beautiful wisteria vines to overrun it, even creeping through the windows. Inside, the Ohio couple host intimate candlelit dinners.
The owners of this New York weekend home are away all week, and so need low-maintenance plants. Each spring, owner Mario Pollan puts new flowers and herbs in maple syrup buckets to see what thrives through the fall. Success stories include black-eyed Susan, bee balm, Heliopsis, echinacea, and honeysuckle.
