Landscaper in Seattle improves garden in Green Lake

Green Lake garden remodel allows for more enjoyment.

This Green Lake area garden was crowded, overgrown, and weedy. The clients wanted to maintain yet update the mature garden behind their Tudor style home. The garden was in need of a little TLC so we prescribed a bi-annual garden stewardship regimen. Clearing the canvass opened opportunities to create distinct new garden rooms for entertaining, wandering, and relaxing.

Environmental Construction Landscape Project:

• Trimmed existing trees, shrubs and vines to enhance air flow, accentuate their natural form, and promote the overall health and vitality of the plants.
• Created a planting palette for a cottage garden – emphasizing color, texture, and year round interest.
• Expanded flagstone paving to include pathways and a larger landing at the top of the bluestone stairs.
• Constructed a trellis attached to the existing fence to enhance privacy and encourage vertical growth of new and existing vines.
• Installed low voltage lights to highlight the gardens at night – up lights for specimen trees, pendant lights hang from the wisteria trellis and path lights.

New garden rooms include:

• Reading terrace – quiet space at highest point of garden and has the best sun exposure.
• Upper lawn – provides access to the reading terrace and cutting gardens.
• Lower lawn – provides overflow space for the bluestone barbeque patio. This space offers great views of a mature wisteria vine.

Trellis provides a place for vines and additional shade.

View from lower lawn. Terrace landscaping gives scenic appeal.