From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Exterior
Retaining walls step up the slope of Janet and Michael Wanderman’s property. Behind the lower slab-marble retaining wall, ‘Green Velvet’ boxwoods form a hedge in front of Knock Out® roses. […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Courtyard
COURTYARD | This courtyard (opposite), a hub leading to various entertainment zones, brims with lush landscaping: compact ‘Globosa’ blue spruce edged with blue-blooming vinca, ‘Bobo’ hydrangeas (right), multitrunk crape myrtles […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Distinguished Design – Landscape
Overgrown plantings at the back of the home were removed for a cleaner look.
From the October/November 2018 Issue
A Place of Harmony – Guest House 2
A 12-by-24-foot deck on a guest house overlooks the tranquility of a pond created to enchant invited guests.
From the October/November 2018 Issue
A Place of Harmony – Stone Steps
STONE STEPS | One of the most prized areas of the farm is this stone stairway leading from the main house kitchen to the spa barn. The hand-forged railing—designed, created […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Distinguished Design – Exterior
This Princeton, New Jersey home was designed in 1925. “The original color around the windows was green,” Grant says. Though black might have been a safer way to go because […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Walkway
‘Green Velvet’ boxwoods edge the walkway of Turkish marble (Crema Eda is the marble’s official name; it’s also used near the pool). The blossoms of ‘Bobo’ hydrangeas and taller tree […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
A Place of Harmony – Guest House 1
GUEST HOUSE | Bark-skinned local cedars form the porch fencing and balustrade leading up to a chinked square-edge log cabin, one of two guest houses on the property. A wrap-around […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Exterior
BACKYARD | Tufts of variegated liriope, (above) which has spikey purple blooms in late summer, form a textural and color contrast next to the ‘Winter Gem’ boxwoods. The hedge hugs […]