The scenic pond gained a beach (which receives a top-dressing of fresh sand annually) and then a dock with Adirondack chairs and table from Spruce Home & Garden.
Cupolas adorn the main house and outbuildings.
The poodle-cut boxwood topiaries framing the view were already on site when the Meeks arrived; furniture is from RH.
A pineapple gate from Walpole Woodworkers leads to the back patio with a wrought iron bench from The Patio Shoppe at Town & Country Garden Center looking outward at the meadow.
The entrance to the garage is bedded in boxwood orbs of different shapes culminating at an urn and plinth from Shakespeare’s Garden.
Ginger, the rescue dog, makes herself at home beside the pair of poodle-cut boxwoods.
Espaliered apple trees are accented by a sundial and bedded in thyme as well as gaura and annual vinca (Catharanthus ‘Cora Apricot’).
An annexed garden surrounded by ‘Degroot’s Spire’ arborvitae sentinels backs up the pool featuring furniture from The Patio Shoppe at Town & Country Garden Center.
Vintage faux bois is dwarfed beside a grove of weeping willows.
This article appears in the October 2017 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).