Midwest Garden - Northeast Flair

Instead of the typical midwest front yard - this home has a welcoming entry court area with a touch of the northeast coast. The private patio carries the theme to the back.

A beautiful 2 foot tall stone wall separates a center-hall home from the lawned yard

Where there was once an open and sloped lawn is now a sense of 'place'. The low wall and planting create a welcoming entry space for this lovely home. 

A 2 foot tall dry-laid bluestone wall in the foreground is backed by a low rounded boxwood hedge, enclosing a small area of lawn a the homes entry
Looking straight at the front of the charcoal-gray center-hall house, steps flow down from the front door into the upper entry lawn space, and from that two steps flow down to the main front lawn, at the low stone wall

This low dry-laid bluestone retaining wall was carefully chiseled by talented stone masons to create this crisp beautiful and unique wall.

Looking at the corner of the low bluestone wall, which has flat sides and top and is neat and tidy, with a planter pot sitting on the end of the wall
Standing in the driveway looking towards the front door a bluestone walkway is flanked at the near end with low columns and planter pots on top

With a little puzzling, this small back yard now fits two inviting patio spaces - with a lawn that is center stage.

The view from the driveway to the back yard looks past steps from the side door and a little porch

Somehow the yard seems bigger than the small space that it is.

Looking from the back corner of the property towards the house a black iron with white-cushioned chairs surround a white table on a bluestone patio

Somehow the yard seems bigger than the was, with a big patio against the house and the yard pushed to the edges. In this new design, the yard gets center stage.

Wide bluestone steps flowing down from the glass doors of the house
Looking from the house out towards the yard, there is a nice clean lawn space that fills the middle of the yard.

This selection of white blooming clethra shrubs, variegated hosta, and liriope brighten up the edges of the yard.

The closeup of the clethra shrubs around the firepit patio are blooming sweet-smelling and a nice texture next to the grassy liriope
Against the house, a custom dark-gray-painted brick grill cabinet is ready for a big party
A close-up of a planter pot in the corner of the dining patio shows a nice contrast between the purple foliage of the annuals in the pot and the variegated hostas around it

The edge plantings, including two climbing hydrangea vines, will eventually make the fence a wall of green.

Four simple modern black modern chairs with white cushions sit on the four corners of a small bluestone patio surrounding a stylish gas fire pit
In the back corner of the yard, surrounded by a low boxwood hedge, four modern, white-cushioned chairs sit around a gas fire pit centerpiece
House in the background, a bluestone patio stretches towards the viewer with a white-umbrella’d dining table and a seating area for 4 around a firepit
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