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2009 Festival of Gardens - Garden 3
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"I want it to be charming" was the criteria that Tina Lane set for the elegant brick and wrought iron hardscape and inviting landscape meticulously designed for her Forest Hills home built in the 1930s. The stately oak tree, blue hydrangeas and magnificent camellias are original to the home. For the rest of her landscaping, Lane chose plants and flowers that were prevalent when the house was built. The front garden has no grass, though no visitors will notice when they are carried away by the fragrant and abundant antique roses, dogwoods, white and pink quince, a dwarf Alberta spruce, green velvet boxwoods, snow cap daisies, Japanese Kerria, coral bark maple, and Society Garlic, to name but a few of her interesting plants. Don't miss the delightful herb garden, once an annual bed, near the front door that boasts variegated thyme, pineapple sage, sweet basil, lemon sage, Greek oregano, dill and dark opal parsley - all just waiting to be pinched for dinner! Look over the back gate to the shady garden that Lane designed for Toby, her friendly pet Vizsla.
