Southern_Living_June_2017

SOUTHERNLIVING.COM / JUNE 2017

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Work with

the Natural

Wo r l d

The home’s rock

garden is also

called the “seep

garden” because

the area is very

wet. “The natural

rock wall resulted

from blasting stone

to build the house.

Water constantly

seeps through the

rock. It’s a slow

drip, meaning

that whatever is

planted there has

to be tolerant of

water,” Reeves

says. “We liked

how rustic and

rugged looking

the area was, so

we decided to

incorporate a lot

of native plant

material, like ferns

and moss, on that

side of the house,”

Smith says. Â

Native plantings
are purposely not
too manicured.