Sweet Fern Lane
A small residential garden in a woodland opening, this secluded site evokes the magic of a sunny pocket within the forest. The vision of this project is to have functional, immersive outdoor spaces that use naturalistic, mixed plantings to create a family home oasis that blends naturally into the surrounding landscape. The stone and soils from the site were utilized with minimal amendments to support a diverse plant palette with a high percentage of native species.
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Sweet Fern Lane
A pool of sunlight fills the woodland opening, playing on the grasses and illuminating the green foliage.
Sweet Fern Lane
The house before the landscape design and installation.
Sweet Fern Lane
The entrance to the house in the autumn of the first year with plantings only 4 months old.
Sweet Fern Lane
Late summer in the second year of the garden with plants starting to fill in.
Sweet Fern Lane
A diverse, naturalistic planting with a high percentage of native species.
Sweet Fern Lane
Leftover stones from excavation for the new house were used to build some simple retaining walls that allow for grade transitions.
Sweet Fern Lane
Native flowering perennials are mixed into the planting with a heavenly aromatic presence in late summer along the entrance walk.
Sweet Fern Lane
Contrasting foliage textures can hold the eye in a delightfully understated way. The energy can be calm and create moments of pause between more active parts of the garden.
Sweet Fern Lane
Low matrix of grasses, shrubs and flowering perennials including Calamint, Ornamental oregano and Butterfly weed.
Sweet Fern Lane
Weathered stone compliments the plantings and draws the eye through the space.
Sweet Fern Lane
New England aster supports a range of insects including this wasp visiting the flowers in early autumn.
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