Tour an Overseen Property Transformed into a Dreamy Westport Garden
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1/14Photography by Tim LenzThis mature Westport garden boasts layers of plantings, stone walls and statuary.Photography by Tim LenzThis mature Westport garden boasts layers of plantings, stone walls and statuary.
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2/14Photography by Tim LenzThe crabapple allée makes a dramatic statement guarded by griffins.
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3/14Photography by Tim LenzLarge windows in the midcentury home that marries barn siding with modern architecture overlook the garden.Photography by Tim LenzLarge windows in the midcentury home that marries barn siding with modern architecture overlook the garden.
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4/14Photography by Tim LenzMeticulously clipped boxwoods surround a Roman bust on the patio beside the house.Photography by Tim LenzMeticulously clipped boxwoods surround a Roman bust on the patio beside the house.
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5/14Photography by Tim LenzPlayful Neptune statuary was used as a punch bowl for a family wedding.
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6/14Photography by Tim LenzA Japanese maple shades the playground surrounded by rhododendrons.
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7/14Photography by Tim LenzThe boxwood parterre is clipped to razor sharpness to corral roses.
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8/14Photography by Tim LenzRobert Cohen restructured the Asian garden that had become overgrown with bamboo.Photography by Tim LenzRobert Cohen restructured the Asian garden that had become overgrown with bamboo.
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9/14Photography by Tim LenzBlooming over a long period in summer, astilbe fills the beds of the terrace leading to the house.Photography by Tim LenzBlooming over a long period in summer, astilbe fills the beds of the terrace leading to the house.
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10/14Photography by Tim LenzIvy allowed to roam gives a hint at the age of the garden.
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11/14Photography by Tim LenzThe best view of the mature shrubs balancing the boxwood parterre is from the pool room roof deck where bamboo and other massive tropicals spend summer outside.Photography by Tim LenzThe best view of the mature shrubs balancing the boxwood parterre is from the pool room roof deck where bamboo and other massive tropicals spend summer outside.
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12/14Photography by Tim LenzA sarcophagus replica of Dionysus returning to the Mediterranean sets the mood at the entry to the Asian garden.Photography by Tim LenzA sarcophagus replica of Dionysus returning to the Mediterranean sets the mood at the entry to the Asian garden.
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13/14Photography by Tim LenzThe entrance to the Asian garden is layered with ferns at ground level, conifers above and a Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ filling the midstory.Photography by Tim LenzThe entrance to the Asian garden is layered with ferns at ground level, conifers above and a Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ filling the midstory.
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14/14Photography by Tim LenzDominated by a standing Buddha, the stream is escorted in its journey by asters.Photography by Tim LenzDominated by a standing Buddha, the stream is escorted in its journey by asters.
This article appears in the July 2019 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).
