artisanal, seasonal, local flowers
from our bio-exuberant borrowed ground
Frequently Asked Questions
The Garden
At first glance, we were drawn in by the magnificent century-old coast live oaks that are the ecological and artistic heart of the garden. The rest of the garden was, to put it mildly, overgrown. Actually, it was approaching Sleeping Beauty’s Castle level of overgrown. To transverse the property required ducking and diving under branches and squeezing through thickets. A wisteria vine had grown so enthusiastically that we did not at first realize there was a guest house behind it. I thought it was magical, a Secret Garden waiting to be sculpted and revealed.
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Betty, the original gardener, preserved and planted what are now the grand dames of the garden: the oaks, a Southern magnolia, an Eastern dogwood, massive rhododendrons, the wisteria. We kept those and got some professional help with hazardous tree removal and hardscape. The rest of the garden has been transformed organically over 14 years by hand with shovel, wheelbarrow, compost and mulch.
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