Cary Street Road in Windsor Farms 

This was a traditional home with old azaleas and hollies in the front. This client, however, is anything but traditional, and after 30 years was ready for a change.

Together we decided to go with a conifer / oriental look and blend it with sturdy flowering shrubs of roses, abelia, and sambucus in the beds.

Three hornbeam trees mark the entrance behind a brick wall and give the space vertical structural height.

The compliments have been terrific and mostly because it is so different than the usual look for the neighborhood. One of her dear friends even said, “I envy you!” Wow!

Christie lives in Manakin Sabot , Virginia where she manages a 3 acre garden. Her blogs are written from her 35 years as a personal and professional gardener.