A vertical wall panel – like a painting – on the wall above the rain garden
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A vertical wall panel – like a painting – on the wall above the rain garden
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A rain garden, where the water from the shed roof drains in winter. Natives are planted in here, too.
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A rain garden, where the water from the shed roof drains in winter. Natives are planted in here, too.
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A view of the front garden, including the green roof on the shed (right, center) and, to the left, the entry along the front sidewalk.
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A view of the front garden, including the green roof on the shed (right, center) and, to the left, the entry along the front sidewalk.
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The vegetable garden is one of the best places to sit with a cookbook and plan dinner!
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The vegetable garden is one of the best places to sit with a cookbook and plan dinner!
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What an enticing combination! (That’s Cotinus ‘Golden Spirit’.)
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What an enticing combination! (That’s Cotinus ‘Golden Spirit’.)
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A view of the sunny part of the garden… from the shady part. To the right, hot pink bee balm (Monarda sp.)
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A view of the sunny part of the garden… from the shady part. To the right, hot pink bee balm (Monarda sp.)
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The creative duo – Marina Wynton and Mike Pajunas
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The creative duo – Marina Wynton and Mike Pajunas
Last weekend’s ANLD garden tour included a garden that really captured my interest and my heart. The garden’s husband-and-wife creators – Marina Wynton, artist/landscape and interior designer and Mike Pajunas, artist and tile/stone contractor – have made a remarkable outdoor space that integrates natives and exotics in a way that is both intelligent and fun. And definitely gutsy: it takes rea…
