Country Gardens – July 2019

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COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019

WRITTEN BY SAMANTHA S. THORPE

STYLED BY NICK CROW

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BOB STEFKO

G

ood things do come from long, cold Midwestern winters. Just ask

Margaret Bau. Margaret bought her fi rst home in 2002 in Stevens

Point, Wisconsin, and could hardly wait to start gardening. But her

1940 Cape Cod came with a few visual obstacles that limited its charm: The

steep roof dominated the facade, and the super-straight walkway that guided

guests to the front door only accentuated the overhead pain point. A lone

Norway maple hung over the garage, and a single circular fl owerbed failed to

add any oomph to the property. Margaret struggled with how to solve these

Discovering the ideal landscape design helped this

Wisconsin homeowner turn the yard around her Cape

Cod starter home into a dream cottage garden.

e Perfect Plan

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