One Day in Summer

Welcoming entrance.

Formal color

Informal color

Formal and informal garden design emphasizing color at one large property on Cape Cod, on one day in August. There are annuals, and perennials which flower in sequence over the summer. The informal garden, designed to look like a bed of wildflowers, overlooks the water. I also designed the entrance gates. jc

This is one of my favorite designs. The gravel driveway blends into the patio which ties into the front and side decks; and as I noted in an earlier post, I like the way the other house has become part of the composition. The waterfall is sort of a half a beehive so you can see it from both decks. The gardens are new here and still a bit spare. jc

gravel is water

In the iconography of these gardens, gravel can be used to represent water. I often try to do that when I am designing the driveway and parking areas. I run a stone wall up to the edge of the drive, place stepping stones in the gravel and plant water-type plants at the edges as though they were growing at the water's edge. The bamboo fountain at the end of this driveway next to the garage door can be found under the label 'fountain'. jc

continuity

This is another good example of using the gravel drive and parking as part of the composition. I also designed the deck and ramp off the front door to tie right into the deck and gardens in the back. They can be seen in posts labeled wellfleet. jc

Another day at PBV

I spent the day working on a garden stone path, but these are nicer photos.
This is another example of how I like to make gravel driveways and parking areas part of the composition. This is a parking area at Pleasant Bay Village. You can see the sign for room 403. The gravel feels like a big pond washing up to the stone banks of the gardens.
The other photo is just pretty. I'm not a fan of this cherry (sort of messy and fragile) except when it makes the pink snow. jc

Borrowed Structure

This house is about fifteen feet above the one on the adjoining lot. I thought the structure and windows on the house below (the entrance and atrium) were a nice, traditional arrangement, so I decided to use them as part of the composition. Sort of a path leading to a distant temple. The gravel leads from the driveway to the left. jc

Circles and Curves

Here is yet another circle. The waterfall at the left is one of my most elegant I think. I'll post a photo of it later. This may be the first time I got to control the whole composition. I wasn't just adding to an existing space. The people who own this home stayed at PBV for years, and wanted me to create that quality in their yard. The gravel in the foreground comes right off their driveway. That is another thing I do quite often. I use the gravel drive as part of the composition; exemplifying, as it does, water. jc