FINALIST athome magazine A-List Awards 2018
landscape / less than 1 acre LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Robin Kramer Garden Design Reading, MA; 978-526-4221 robinkramergardendesign.com GARDEN FURNITURE
BOYWONDER Reading, MA; 978-526-4221 boywonderdesign.com LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR
MASONRY
Andre Teixeira Teixeira Construction Danbury; 203-948-2212 IRRIGATION
Summer Rain Greenwich; 203-629-8050 summerrainsprinklers.com
ROBIN KRAMER GARDEN DESIGN
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n this landscape masterpiece by Robin Kramer Garden Design, a kitchen terrace, primed for morning coffee and evening cocktails, overlooks beds filled with vibrant Queen of the Night tulips in the spring. With hand-stacked stone walls, bursts of color from a variety of blooms, and a custom seating area that overlooks a lawn and swimming pool, the team were challenged to work with less than an acre of land for this sprawling 10,044-square-foot home. Correcting the slope of the property by raising the rear garden ten feet and planting a four-foot hedge blocked everything but the treetops of the neighboring properties—a clever sleight of hand that makes the space feel as though it’s trimmed by woodlands. Elements such as mixed bed plantings hide unsightly necessities like electric meters and septic lids, and curated design choices more than surpass the grand expectations for this small space. —NT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NEIL LANDINO
Roberto Fernandez Landscaping Greenwich; 203-869-3171 robertofernandez.com