Private Garden Retreat

Chapel Hill , North Carolina

This homeowner wanted to update their landscaping and create a backyard garden retreat. Prior to our installation, they had a view of a busy thoroughfare which we successfully screened. We employed a variety of plants including Weeping Alaska Cedar, Southern Magnolias, Canada Hemlock, Burford Holly, Windmill Palm, Weeping Cedar of Lebanon, Weeping Redbud, Rhodendron and Trochodenron.

Northern Landscape

Charlotte, North Carolina

This Canadian transplant couple who moved to North Carolina wanted a northern landscape experience. Plants used included specimen-quality Greenleaf Japanese Maple, Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar as well as Schipp Laurels for screening. These evergreen cultivars are heat-tolerant and survive our Southern Summers.

English Style Southern Garden

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This Northern Virginia transplant to North Carolina wanted a eclectic mix of plantings in the style of an old English garden. Plants included Weeping White Pine, Kousa Dogwood, Rose of Sharon, Tree Hydrangia, Weeping Red Bud, Windmill Palm, Dwarf Sabal Palm, Yucca Ristrata and agaves. The landscape design accomplished the homeowner's goal of having no lawn. This garden, once established, is quite heat tolerant and low maintenance. Photos here were taken on an mid-August day with the temperature at 104° ... a perfect example of a soothing backyard oasis.

Traditional Southern Landscape

Orange County, North Carolina

This landscape design integrated Northern type evergreens into a traditional Southern landscape. The family who own this property are Northern transplants to central NC and longed for a feel of the Northeast.

Heat-tolerant evergreens were incorporated into this landscape including Serbian Spruce, 'Fat Albert' Blue Spruce, Weeping Alaska Cedar and Deodar Cedar.

Chapel Hill Northern Garden

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This north-facing front yard was landscaped using Weeping White Spruce, Japanese Maple, Japanese White Spire Birch, and Himalayan Birch.

Private Family Retreat

Mebane, North Carolina

This landscape created a private sanctuary for a family who longed for privacy and color while using a variety of textures and colors in the planting material. The specimens used included Crape Myrtles, October Glory Red Maples, Green Vase Zelkovas, White Pines, Canada Hemlock, Western Red Cedars, Alta Southern Magnolias, Nellie Stevens Holly, Emily Bruner Holly, Dr. Kassab Holly and Gardenia.