Acer Garden Design

Another redo of a tired foundation planting.

New customers offer opportunity to try different exciting combinations, while repeat business challenges us to keep it fresh.

Designed to your special taste and house style, fresh wreaths, swags and indoor mantelpieces for holiday entertaining.

Garden color from spring bulbs through fall asters.

Historic setting for beds that must be deer proof and colorful while being seen across a large lawn.

This shows effective layering of plants, and for all the great color here, the planting is still simple, requiring only minimal up keep.

We removed virtually everything in front of this once-neglected house, as it blocked the view of the entrance from the street. In addition, we built a new brick and bluestone porch, with a wet-laid bluestone walkway and natural stone steps. A pretty stacked stone retaining wall was built along the driveway. The new front garden has color in every season, from the earliest hellebores in March to the last fall asters in November, with very little maintenance required.

Once the summer draws to a close, the crisp autumn air calls for a change of color for the porch and patio containers. After that, winter greenery makes the entrance inviting and takes you through to the spring time.

I put together this garden in Bernardsville to showcase a wide variety of perennials. 

BEFORE: This garden in Bernardsville was over run with hay scented ferns and pachysandra when the owner called me.

AFTER: We planted a range of non-invasive plants to provide color in all seasons.

A small terrace with bench provides a relaxing spot to experience the garden.

We work around existing elements such as the Japanese maple, boxwoods and little Styrax tree.

Crumbling stone walls were rebuilt into three levels; existing rocks were put to use as a stairway to the upper viewing terrace.

The pre-existing hay scented ferns are now tamed into reasonable size and fit into the scheme.

Hemlock mulch provides a rich colored weed control barrier. Mulching retains moisture as well.

A classic color combination of mauve and chartreuse. The flag to the left marks an irrigation head for the moment; our design takes into account irrigation and easy maintenance.

This was a “tear down” to the foundation house. We designed a safe, elegant entry walk 15 steps up to the front door. Ornamental grasses, bulbs, and windowboxes soften the front. This project featured a firepit abutting the patio, privacy plantings, flowers, herbs and a berry patch.