Charlottesville Garden Undergoes a Massive Transformation That Results in a Geometric Layout of Clipped Hedges
and a Terrace for Entertaining
WRITTEN BY CATRIONA TUDOR ERLER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATRIONA TUDOR ERLER
Green is the color of the garden created by Frank Byers and Jerry Northcutt. It’s a peaceful place where they can entertain graciously and where the geometry of shape and form creates a restful, visually pleasing composition. What looks so “right” today began eleven years ago as a blank slate. Dotted on the property around the newly built house were a few mature cedars, but otherwise the land was bare. “We started from the base,” says Byers. “We knew we wanted a large terrace for entertaining, but we had to wait several years for the fill dirt to settle.”
While they waited, they planted cherry trees around the perimeter of the planned terrace. The only suitable place for this patio was on the west side of the house. With that exposure, it would be particularly hot on summer afternoons and evenings when it was most likely to be used. The cherry trees were to provide much-needed shade for the patio-to-be. Planning ahead paid off: the young trees got a good start on their growth during the years before the brick terrace was laid, so they were ready for service when everything was in place.
The terrace became the central hub of the design from which all else radiates. Gravel paths lead off opposite sides of the patio, one wrapping around the side of the house to the front driveway and parking court. The other forms a straight axis parallel to the house, drawing the eye down the length to a beautiful armillary raised on a plinth. Clipped boxwoods line both paths, which are backed by evenly spaced cherry trees.
Read the rest of the this wonderful transformation via the attached link!!! Ideas are always great to have!
http://http://www.homebydesign.com/pages/article/HBD_APR_11_08/43859/index.html
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