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Magnificent garden: formal yet inviting |
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Stan and his wife, Cheri, brought in Gordon Hayward from Vermont, known nationally for superbly designed private gardens and author of enlightening books about the art and practice of gardening. Together they began to lay out the elaborate plans that are today realized in some 40 different gardens seamlessly connected by pebbled or grassed walkways.
At the outset, elevation changes-nearly 110 feet from the street down to the ponds below-were a major consideration. "I advocated terracing to create level spaces and garden areas," Hayward says. "For example, a 300-foot allée of pollarded sycamores is supported by a pair of native-stone retaining walls."
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