Weigela “Wine & Roses” blossoms beside iris and clematis not far from an iron arbor from Falls Village Flower Farm.
The border that faces the pool and its cabana is a study in purples—including alliums and Rosa glauca.
Yew hedges encircle the central fountain in the sunken garden.
Although some peonies survived, Kathy Metz had to replace most of the plants (here she uses hostas, alliums and painted ferns) in the massive perennial border running around the sunken gardens.
A cutting garden runs along the fence beside the pasture, where an Angus herd regularly grazes. The arbor is a find from Kent Greenhouse and Gardens.
Barney, the rescued Bassett, spends his days frolicking the grounds with Metz.
A 20-year-old variegated calamondin orange lives outdoors during the summer.
The swimming pool that the Metzes added was designed to resemble a reflecting pool.
Peonies flank the gated entrance to the sunken garden.
When Japanese maples failed repeatedly in the ground, Metz grew them to perfection in pots from Coco Palm Gallery.
dding to the European birches that came with the property, Metz incorporated the next arboreal generation, including a pair of columnar maples.
The rustic Olmsted original gazebo that commands one side of the garden has required no renovation through the years.
ay The path around the house skirts a bed of Solomon’s seal on the way past potted Begonia “Escargot” toward the pool and the sunken garden.