A Kayu teak table from Design Within Reach provides the setting for outdoor dining on the bluestone patio.
A Tuuci umbrella cantilevers over a Montego sofa and lounge chairs from Room & Board. Plantings include honey locust trees, cubed little leaf lindens, boxwood, hornbeam, and feather reed grass.
An oil and stone auto court leads to the house. The main structure features shingles and a cedar roof, while the garage has shiplap siding with a Rheinzink zinc roof.
The low cut trimmed boxwoods in front of the house reflect a European aesthetic.
The garden features plants of graduated heights and textures; here, a line of lindens and yew create a border next to the pool, while Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ adds a spot of color.
Boxwood and hornbeam create a linear hedge.
Long-lasting blossoms, such as Stachys ‘Hummelo’ (pink) and Knautia macedonica (burgundy), infuse the perennial gardens with color throughout the season.
Feather reed grass (tall) and native meadow grass supply an element of movement that complements a stand of paper birch.
A swing set is part of the outdoor playroom designed with the owners’ daughters in mind.
A bumped-out sunroom is defined by large steel framed windows.
The same stone seen on the retaining walls throughout the property repeats on the swimming pool, which the designers sunk and surrounded with yew taxus hedging. The combination of the hedge with the line of linden trees creates a natural screen from neighboring houses. The lounging area includes chaises from All Modern.
The custom slab bluestone fire feature was manufactured by Sandoval’s Landscaping & Masonry.
Fountain grass surrounds a series of honey locust trees.