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3 | Boxwoods lead the way. Besides providing evergreen color, these
solid-looking boxwoods draw your eye to the steps that lead to the
picturesque shed.4 | Easy watering Leaving a few 6-inch-
wide and 9-inch-deep gaps in the wall
means there’s room for soil and a good-
sized rootball. A piece of 1-inch PVC pipe
runs through the stone directly to each
planting gap for watering.MORE THAN PERENNIALS
Evergreen shrubs, arbors and
stone walls create beautiful
winter views—especially with a
dusting of snow.
Boxwoods are featured through-
out, and you can see them on the
terrace in photo 3. Most are com-
mon species, but some are unusual.
‘Graham Blandy’, above, has a
unique columnar habit. It towers
above the other plants and pro-
vides contrast. Sandi has noticed
that the Korean boxwoods’ strong
branches handle snow load
especially well. Pruning once or
twice a year keeps these shrubs
in shape. Even though it’s a lotof work, seeing the interest they
provide in winter makes it worth
the effort.
STONE WALLS While there
were originally three stone walls
dividing the slopes into terraces,
Sandi added a few more with the
help of her dad, who was a stone
mason, and using stones found on
the property. Adding new stair-
ways made getting between the
different levels easier, too.
When you love plants, you’re
always looking for ways to show
them off. Take a look at the
clever solution she came up with
for the wall-planted plants in
photo 4.‘Graham
Blandy’
boxwoodBoxwood1-inch
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3 |Boxwoodsleadtheway.Besidesprovidingevergreencolor,these
solid-lookingboxwoodsdrawyoureyetothestepsthatleadtothe
picturesqueshed.4 |Easywatering Leavinga few6-inch-
wideand9-inch-deepgapsinthewall
meansthere’sroomforsoilanda good-
sizedrootball.A pieceof1-inchPVCpipe
runsthroughthestonedirectlytoeach
plantinggapforwatering.MORE THAN PERENNIALS
Evergreen shrubs, arbors and
stone walls create beautiful
winter views—especially with a
dusting of snow.
Boxwoods are featured through-
out, and you can see them on the
terrace in photo 3. Most are com-
mon species, but some are unusual.
‘Graham Blandy’, above, has a
unique columnar habit. It towers
above the other plants and pro-
vides contrast. Sandi has noticed
that the Korean boxwoods’ strong
branches handle snow load
especially well. Pruning once or
twice a year keeps these shrubs
in shape. Even though it’s a lotof work, seeing the interest they
provide in winter makes it worth
the effort.
STONE WALLS While there
were originally three stone walls
dividing the slopes into terraces,
Sandi added a few more with the
help of her dad, who was a stone
mason, and using stones found on
the property. Adding new stair-
ways made getting between the
different levels easier, too.
When you love plants, you’re
always looking for ways to show
them off. Take a look at the
clever solution she came up with
for the wall-planted plants in
photo 4.‘Graham
Blandy’
boxwood
Boxwood1-inch
PVC pipe