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Jardin Vert by Janice Parker Landscape Architects: 2020 Best of Year Winner for Residential Landscape
February 18, 2021
Photography by Neil Landino, Jr.
Janice Parker calls it “jardin vert,” or green garden. But this property in Greenwich, Connecticut, which includes a 1920s house on
6 acres and a new equestrian facility by Jones Byrne Margeotes Partners on the adjacent 10, is anything but monochromatic. The green tones run the gamut: Not only are there gradations in leaf hue but also the tree bark ranges from the gray of beeches to the dark brown of sugar maples.
Still, the controlled palette is part of a highly disciplined approach the landscape architect adopted for the estate, taking cues from age-old agrarian uses of the land. Separate driveways to the house and stables are bordered by trees, just as they would have been a century ago, when farmers lined up maples to facilitate harvesting their sap for syrup. Boxwood hedges are clipped into unfussy forms.
Amy Neunsinger
Oh, the practical and reliable garden fence. Used by farmers, landscape designers, and flower enthusiasts alike, these functional beauties effortlessly section off different areas of the yard and keep pesky critters from disturbing your thriving vegetable garden. However, garden fences have been long overlooked as decorative elements to make your yard stand out from the rest of the neighborhood.
Carefully crafted by artisans to last through the seasons, enchanting fences add personality to any garden while connecting a home s well-designed outdoor living spaces to its exuberant interiors. They also serve as striking focal points when dressed with fragrant flowering vines and climbing roses. Curious about what type of fence may work for your outdoor space? Read on to discover our favorite decorative and practical garden fence ideas straight from the VERANDA archives.