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Posted May 31 at 5:15 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: Riverside Farmhouse
Landscape by a Blade of Grass
When a new owner purchased a charming but exposed 19th-century farmhouse in Wayland, they called upon landscape artisans a Blade of Grass to launch an ambitious outside overhaul that would bring beauty as well as privacy to its surrounding terrain. The firm created a lush, multi-season hideaway that is bursting at the seams with...
Posted May 31 at 3:45 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: Suburban Outdoor Oasis
Landscape Architecture by Timothy Lee Landscape Design
A garden needn’t be as expansive as the Tuileries Garden to be a restorative and calming Eden. Sometimes a small sparkling oasis that is all your own becomes your place in the sun, and it’s made all the more charming by its scale. Timothy Lee of Timothy Lee Landscape Design created just such a space in...
Posted May 31 at 2:04 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: The Blue Garden, Newport
Landscape contractor: R.P. Marzilli & Company
R. P. Marzilli & Company may well have been involved in what will be the landscape contractor’s crowning achievement when they were called upon to collaborate on the recreation of a storied and spectacular historic private garden in Newport, Rhode Island. Together with owner Dorrance Hamilton, who...
Posted May 31 at 11:13 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: Made in the Shade
Colonial Fence Co
To add romance to the pool garden and grounds of a Colonial style home, Colonial Fence Co. was enlisted to handcraft a custom pergola to serve as an alfresco extension of the residence. The alluring, open-air space allows the homeowners to maximize their enjoyment of the lush landscape and shade themselves from the sun.
While it may look as...
Posted May 30 at 4:17 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: Pond's Edge Estate
Dan Gordon Landscape Architects
Dan Gordon Landscape Architects was the firm behind the rebirth of the celebrated Haffenreffer Garden, named for its former owner and avid gardener, Marion Haffenreffer. Once a regular stop on local garden tours and often enjoyed by groups hailing from the Harvard School of Design and Arnold Arboretum, the historic garden had...
Posted May 30 at 3:33 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: New England Estate
Landscape Architecture by Pellettieri Associates, Inc.
Set on a stunning seven-acre former orchard in New Hampshire, Pellettieri Associates, Inc. gave a grand new estate a landscape of equal merit. The mission of the elegant manor was to create a home of “presence and permanence” and the grounds followed suit. The property capitalized on the site’s...
Posted May 30 at 1:40 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Glorious Gardens: Bosque Court
LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects
For a gracious property in Newton, LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects consulted the original 1908 plan when reviving and sculpting the leafy landscape into a more contemporary design. Though the terrain had changed considerably since its inception, the firm was grateful to glimpse the grounds’ original intent and cultivate its...
Posted May 22 at 11:03 AM in by Anonymous
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Posted May 22 at 10:17 AM in by carly stewart
Sudbury, Massachusetts named one of America's top 100 suburbs.
Boston is a desirable city filled with in-demand neighborhoods for living. Three suburbs of the growing metropolis stand out, according to a new ranking of American suburbs by Niche, a community-profiling site.
Among the list are the Boston-area suburbs of Lexington (36th), Sharon (59th) and Sudbury (65th). Each of the neighborhoods...
Posted May 19 at 12:36 PM in by Jen Harvey
