Landscaping the Hardscape - Outside the Fence

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. ~Bertrand Russell

Stephen O'Neal, of Gardens by Design, is our landscaper and he has worked wonders on this long-untamed piece of land. As I mentioned in a previous post, Stephen was the only one of the eight landscape designers I contacted, who returned my call. Thank goodness the others did not! Yes, as you can see in the pictures, there are still weeds but I expect they will be my nemesis forever....besides, Stephen is not yet finished!

There are three photos taken outside the fence. The arborvitae will help absorb extraneous noise and the dogwoods, blooming as I write, will provide light and beauty. The house is set on 3 lots (yes, I am working on the history) so we are fortunate to have a wide expanse of canvas for embellishment.

The bottom photo is just inside the open front gate. The building peeking through in the back is a lovely old schoolhouse, painstakingly reworked into a home. Next time, I will take you through the garden....

After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh