A Landscape For A Gardener: Part 4: The Finish
Posted on: September 25, 2014 22 Comments
Deborah Silver is an accomplished and experienced landscape and garden designer whose firm first opened its doors in 1986.
Deborah Silver is a landscape and garden designer whose firm, Deborah Silver and Co Inc, opened its doors in 1986. She opened Detroit Garden Works, a retail store devoted to fine and unusual garden ornament and specialty plants, in 1996. In 2004, she opened the Branch studio, a subsidiary of the landscape company which designs and manufactures garden ornament in a variety of media. Though her formal education is in English literature and biology, she worked as a fine artist in watercolor and pastel from 1972-1983. A job in a nursery, to help support herself as an artist in the early 80’s evolved into a career in landscape and garden design. Her landscape design and installation projects combine a thorough knowledge of horticulture with an artist’s eye for design. Her three companies provide a wide range of products and services to the serious gardener. She has been writing this journal style blog since April of 2009.
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Absolutely gorgeous!
xoxo laurie
Amazing start to finish! Bravo!!
Proportion and Balance, Perfect!
Thanks for sharing and Congratulations!
Classically beautiful…
Beautiful!
Spectacular!
Deborah, the landscaping around this house is absolutely breathtaking! It’s been fascinating to read your posts regarding how you approached the project and why you did things the way you did. I am learning so much!
That strip along the driveway with the sedum is fabulous. The narrow garden and walkway are stunning. And I love the espaliered Katsura trees to create the wall of green. I am not familiar with Katsura trees so I googled it and read that they are deciduous. I’m curious as to whether it is possible to espalier evergreen trees.
You have a great eye for design and I appreciate your sharing your process — and the results!
There’s a small bump-out of grass into the sidewalk (8th and 9th photos). Is there a purpose or is it decorative? The entire landscape is just beautiful.
Dear Ann, in an earlier post, I mentioned an old silver maple that finally had to be taken down, as it was dying from girdling roots. The original sidewalk bumped out around the trunk of that tree. My client wanted the new walk in the same configuration-in memory. best, Deborah
So, so charming!
Loved this serial post. The end result was well worth the wait.
Félicitations !
Stunning!!!
Well, it’s a little better than average I guess! Seen better. Seen worse.
Just trying to keep you in check Deborah! It’s obviously awesome as usual. You are so good at using the vertical plane of the overall landscape, as well as the flat horizontal portion most are familiar with. That vertical portion is always a little more difficult to deal with, especially without access to large balled and burlaped plant material. Was that Giant Thuja Wall existing or did you plant it?
Hope you enjoy the Fall Season!
Be Well!
Dear Mike, the arborvitae are new. Glad you like it! Best, Deborah
Wonderful job. You and the client must both be so happy.
Suits the house perfectly.
Love the blue-stone circle. Is the flagstone set in mortar? This garden is so lovely!
Lauren, the flagstone paths are dry laid. Best, Deborah
it is a marvel to see a professionals work that is also so sensitive to the architecture of the home to create such a stunning marriage
debra
Dear Debra, thank you so much for your letter. Best, Deborah
This landscape is a learning experience as always when I see such wonderful well planned and manicured visual lawns and gardens. I believe yours are show style.
Ruth W.
Dear Ruth, I hope that is good! Thanks, Deborah