outdoors
IN T H E G A R D E N
a
hectic work schedule and a
husband reluctant to give up
his lawn stood in the way of
Pam King’s garden dreams.
But landscape designer Jane
Case came up with the
perfect solution: a border of
easy-care grasses and flowering perennials to
surround their home in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Pam’s husband, Chris Pike, agreed—on the
condition they start with one small bed. “After the
first year of the long-bloominggarden—beginning
with zillions of bulbs, and extending into late
asters and grasses—we won him over,” Case says.
More planting followed, and the garden evolved
into a boisterous flowering fence with vibrant
waves of color. “Something different is always
going on,” Pam says. “It’s constantly beautiful.”
The low-maintenance plantings are perfectly
suited to Pam’s busy lifestyle. “They’re hardy and
pretty self-sufficient besides weeding,” she says.
“It’s more of a wild garden.”
Best of all, surprises always welcome her when
she returns from business trips. “I love coming
home and seeing new things blooming.” Pam says.
FRIN GE BEN EFITS
Grasses, Montauk daisies, cosmos,
and asters, top, perk up the side of Chris and Pam’s home,
Hydrangeas, mums, more daisies, aster, and eulalia grass,
bottom,
hug an entry post and greet with natural beauty.
1 0 8 OCTOBER
2008
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