A fun client of mine who was moving from a sweet house on West Franklin to in his new larger house off River Road called for some help with a design and installation.

After putting a lot of thought into the plan and discussing it a number of times, we could not figure what to do on the larger scale.

There were a few things we knew should happen.  We threw away a lot of junky azaleas, hollies and boxwoods, moved the beautiful plants and added 3 hornbeam trees.

We are done!  The labor was intense but the plant cost was minimal.  The next task is to find some large pots to put on the ground as the one spot of annual color and playfulness.

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.