Garden Design IdeasGarden Ideas, Photos and Tips for Gardening at Home
Deer and gardening do not mix . The deer chomp on everything , leaving gardeners dejected and disenchant . But have tenderness ! you may make a stylish landscape using deer - resistant plants such as cosmetic smoke , Japanese timberland grass , box , and more . Some plants I show here are not cervid - resistant , such as pines , but we cover those in light connection in the winter and spray often with deer repellant . In summer , the plant life are not touched because there is other food to eat out in the Mrs. Henry Wood .
The photos here show a modern landscape painting I create for a tremendous client who lives in deer country . The menage is a white contemporaneous social structure with large windows — complete for create an indoor - outdoor setting .
An Inviting Entry Walk
The wide-cut entry walk direct to a front landing and two long steps . Two prominent toilet fill with red dragon wing begonia lighten up the doorway . I place a weepingPinus strobus pendula(white pine tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ) on the right hand of the paseo and it has now turn in to gracefully drape over . In winter , we protect this with cervid meshing . The yellow - unripe blades of the deer - resistantHakonechloa macra‘Aureola ’ ( Japanese woods Gunter Wilhelm Grass ) is a vivacious accent . picture by : Jan Johnsen .
Plantings at the incoming
Planted along with the timber grass are other deer - resistant plant life that add grain and direct contrast . Shown here are the evergreenLeucothoe axillaris(leucothoe ) and the thick , blue - immature needles of theJuniperus procumbens’Nana ' ( Nipponese garden juniper ) . The juniper hugs the dry land and this planting compounding look great all year around . A boxwood hedging is in the background . Photo by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Always make certain to more or less mound the plant bed for a good display and to alleviate drainage .
The Viewing Garden
The viewing garden is all about contrast . This photograph , taken through a window , show the tawny - red concrete square and rectangles that be adrift in a field of crushed gravel . I rate prominent native boulders deeply into the earth to jut out from within this field . Deer - resistant decorative grasses soften the edges . Photo by : Jan Johnsen .
Blue Fescue : Always a hotshot
Low - growingFestuca ovinavar.glauca(blue fescue ) is a mound - take shape grass with outstanding blue - gray leafage . It is a keen cervid - resistant accent and skin in well - drain , rock gardens . In hot , humid summer it tend to " dethaw " or go down so if this occurs , make out it back . It can be divided often to maintain vigorous growth . ' Elijah Blue ' is one of the secure of the blue meadow fescue . Photo by : Jan Johnsen .
A Functional , Artful Accent
This striking metal bird bath , with its pear-shaped lavatory and stand , seemed to call for a circular base so we fashioned a bombastic , round bluestone for it to sit down on . I placed it near the soft grasses for a beautiful contrast . Photo by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Soft grass blades look wonderful against metal or stone features . And a bird tub always helps our avian friends .
Repetition Always Helps
I had to make screening and interest in a narrow distance so we planted white pine tree ( we trim them every year ) and I placed a series of terra - cotta planters as a repetitive component . The trees are repeatedly spray with cervid repellent in wintertime . I occupy the planters with crushed rock to keep them in situation . We chose not to plant them up … but they would look outstanding with something in them . Photo by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : Bluestone on edge makes a great plant life bed border , as testify here .
Side Dining Terrace
We built a wall and installed a bluestone terrace off the side of the house to serve as a post to grill and consume outdoors . The wall offers partial protection and the terrace open up up to a scurvy garden . Viburnumandboxwoodare the deer - tolerant bush here . It is a lovely mount to enjoy on a summer even . picture by : Jan Johnsen . Design Tip : The bluestone pavers are set in a " planking " pattern which looks like tenacious strips of paving . It adds a contemporary jot to the landscape .
Jan Johnsen is a landscape designer ( Johnsen Landscapes & Pools ) , blogger ( Serenity in the Garden ) , and generator .
Books by Jan Johnsen
Gardentopia
Heaven is a Garden
The Spirit of Stone
