Author Archives: LLD

The North Fork, Long Island, NY A pool meadow garden Above: The existing meadow-like grasses (Prairie Dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis), outside the client’s art studio as well as an adjacent meadow, provide the painterly-feel they desired of the new pool garden meadow. The pool is in while adjacent landscape calls for a naturalized design of nativeContinue reading “North Fork, Long Island, NY”

Harding Township, NJ Renaissance of a Florentine villa’s pool garden ‘Villa Del Raggio’ – House of the Rising Sun Design Theme: Garden renaissance of an historic Florentine villa Design Elements: Enhance and respect the original Florentine villa grandeur of the historic estate, built 1903-05. Seek design elements that elevate a tired but critical primary parcelContinue reading “Harding Township, NJ”

Long Beach Island, NJ A seashore cottage garden Design Theme: A cottage garden oasis on a barrier island Design Elements: Warm bloom colors of yellow, orange and beige welcome visitors with the use of Daylilies, Coreopsis, Butterfly weed, Karl Foerster grass and more Hameln. Rugosa roses, front of house. Pennisetum orientale ‘Hameln’ grass mark sideContinue reading “Long Beach Island, NJ”