My clients goal was to create an interesting low maintenance garden while reducing their lawn area and carbon footprint. The sites soil was sandy so the first step was to haul in 30 yards of high quality topsoil.
Laying the stepping stone path.
Path finished.
Here is the list of plants I used:
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' Summersweet
Cornus sericea 'Baileyi' Red Stemmed Dogwood
Cotinus coggygria 'Grace' Smokebush
Fothergilla major
Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon' Rose of Sharon
Hydrangea arborescens 'Invinciball' & 'Invincibelle Spirit'
Ilex verticillata 'Sparkleberry' Winterberry
Larix decidua Weeping Larch
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Ornamental Grass
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine' Ninebark
Picea abies 'Nidiformis' Bird's Nest Spruce
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' Dwarf Globe Spruce
Pinus strobus 'Nana' Dwarf White Pine
Rhododendron 'Rosy Lights' Azalea
Rhus 'Tiger Eyes' Ornamental Sumac
