Garden Design IdeasGarden Ideas, Photos and Tips for Gardening at Home
Deer and gardening do not mix . The deer chomp on everything , leave gardener dejected and disillusion . But have heart ! you could create a stylish landscape using cervid - resistant plants such as ornamental grasses , Japanese forest grass , boxwoods , and more . Some plants I show here are not deer - resistant , such as pines , but we embrace those in light-headed mesh in the winter and spray often with deer repellant . In summertime , the industrial plant are not touched because there is other food to eat out in the Wood .
The photos here show a forward-looking landscape I created for a wonderful client who survive in deer country . The house is a blank contemporaneous structure with large window — unadulterated for make an indoor - outdoor context .
An Inviting Entry Walk
The wide entry walk leads to a front landing and two prospicient steps . Two large pots filled with red dragon wing begonias empty the doorway . I placed a weepingPinus strobus pendula(white true pine tree ) on the right of the paseo and it has now produce in to gracefully cloak over . In wintertime , we protect this with deer mesh . The chicken - green blades of the cervid - resistantHakonechloa macra‘Aureola ’ ( Nipponese forest grass ) is a vibrant emphasis . pic by : Jan Johnsen .
planting at the introduction
Planted along with the forest Mary Jane are other deer - resistant plants that supply texture and contrast . Shown here are the evergreenLeucothoe axillaris(leucothoe ) and the dense , low - green acerate leaf of theJuniperus procumbens’Nana ' ( Japanese garden juniper ) . The juniper hug the ground and this planting combining take care great all year round . A Turkish boxwood hedge is in the background . pic by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Always verify to slightly mound the flora bed for a better display and to facilitate drainage .
The Viewing Garden
The viewing garden is all about direct contrast . This photo , take through a window , shows the tawny - red concrete squares and rectangles that float in a sphere of humiliated crushed rock . I placed big native boulders deep into the earthly concern to jut out from within this field . cervid - insubordinate ornamental grasses damp the edges . pic by : Jan Johnsen .
Blue Fescue : Always a Star
low-pitched - growingFestuca ovinavar.glauca(blue fescue ) is a mound - shape Gunter Grass with outstanding blue - gray leafage . It is a expectant deer - resistant accent and shine in well - drain , rock and roll garden . In red-hot , humid summertime it tends to " fade " or decline so if this occurs , cut it back . It can be divided frequently to hold vigorous growth . ' Elijah Blue ' is one of the best of the blue Festuca elatior . Photo by : Jan Johnsen .
A Functional , Artful Accent
This striking metal bird bath , with its round basin and stand , seemed to call for a rotary cornerstone so we fashioned a expectant , round bluestone for it to ride on . I placed it near the gentle forage for a beautiful contrast . Photo by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Soft grass blade look wonderful against alloy or rock features . And a bird bath always helps our avian friends .
Repetition Always Helps
I had to make screening and interest in a narrow place so we planted white pine trees ( we trim them every year ) and I localise a series of terra - cotta planter as a repetitive constituent . The Tree are repeatedly sprayed with deer repellent in winter . I fulfill the planters with gravel to keep them in place . We select not to plant them up … but they would search outstanding with something in them . Photo by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Bluestone on edge makes a keen plant bed edge , as shown here .
Side Dining Terrace
We work up a rampart and install a bluestone terrace off the side of the mansion to help as a place to grille and eat outdoors . The wall offer fond protection and the terrace opens up to a lower garden . Viburnumandboxwoodare the deer - resistant shrubs here . It is a lovely setting to relish on a summertime even . exposure by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : The bluestone pavers are localise in a " planking " pattern which looks like long strips of pavement . It add together a contemporary soupcon to the landscape .
Jan Johnsen is a landscape painting designer ( Johnsen Landscapes & Pools ) , blogger ( Serenity in the Garden ) , and writer .
Books by Jan Johnsen
Gardentopia
Heaven is a Garden
The Spirit of Stone
