Contemporary Farmhouse Courtyard Garden

This trio of rusting iron spheres was used to speak to the granite spheres in the front yard. The design styles were different from front garden to back garden so I felt it important to have some connection to bring about a sense of cohesion. The aspaliered Bloodgood maple speaks to the standard form Bloodgood opposite the patio area as well as to the aspaliered apple trees on the opposite side. This comparison/contrast keeps the eye moving around the space. The two mass plantings of Mexican feather grass, both used in a diagonal manner to intersect the rectangular space, breaks up the box, adds movement and softness to the space and picks up the color of the river birch bark. Photo by Jay Sifford.