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Glenn Hillman reinterprets and restores his garden.

Plantsville Pines Is A Garden Masterpiece

The intricate details and the sumptuous setting are simply stunning.

Beauty experts Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz take on 10 overgrown acres and a crumbling Greek Revival near Hudson.

Beauty experts Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz take on 10 overgrown acres and a crumbling Greek Revival near Hudson.

The goal was to create a garden that felt like it had inhabited the place forever, so a team of landscape designers was brought in to deliver these deep roots on demand.

The goal was to create a garden that felt like it had inhabited the place forever, so a team of landscape designers was brought in to deliver these deep roots on demand.

Mary Stambaugh's spin on gardening is a healthy brew of carefree abandon combined with rustic structure.

Mary Stambaugh's spin on gardening is a healthy brew of carefree abandon combined with rustic structure.

This historic landscape was originally laid out by Marian Coffin, one of the country's most fabled early female garden architects whose client list included the Vanderbilts and du Ponts.

This historic landscape was originally laid out by Marian Coffin, one of the country's most fabled early female garden architects whose client list included the Vanderbilts and du Ponts.

The rolling meadows spoke to Debbie and Tom Meek the moment they saw the property.

The rolling meadows spoke to Debbie and Tom Meek the moment they saw the property.

Wander to your left, and the air is infused with dozens of aromatic roses. Wander to your right, and a rare American wisteria and 10 varieties of clematis clamber the garage walls.

Wander to your left, and the air is infused with dozens of aromatic roses. Wander to your right, and a rare American wisteria and 10 varieties of clematis clamber the garage walls.

When Philip and Robin Schonberger began their quest for the perfect property, he asked her if focusing on waterfront homes might be apropos. It was the 1927 Colonial Revival along the Lieutenant River in Old Lyme with a row of 80-year-old welcoming maples, 10-acre parcel and the river’s slow ripple effect that won them over.

When Philip and Robin Schonberger began their quest for the perfect property, he asked her if focusing on waterfront homes might be apropos. It was the 1927 Colonial Revival along the Lieutenant River in Old Lyme with a row of 80-year-old welcoming maples, 10-acre parcel and the river’s slow ripple effect that won them over.

When Judy and Patrick Murphy decided to relocate to New England from West Virginia 25 years ago, they knew exactly where they wanted to live. The couple found a 15-acre farm in Lakeville that was orphaned for 10 years and neglected for many years preceding that. “It was perfect for us,” she says.

Kathy Metz had no plans whatsoever to elope with Cobble Pond Farm. In fact, a passionate relationship with a property just wasn’t on her radar before she met the 250-acre Sharon farm in person.

Owner Kathy Metz falls for Cobble Pond Farm and starts to breathe new life into a forgotten Olmsted landscape by nurturing her old friend. Metz continues to revamp the gardens with respect for the past, but also an eye toward the future.