Shaded and Sloped Garden
Wooded and private, steep and shady, the primary garden space for this home steps down from the street above to the front door. Our design focuses on creating a harmonious blend of textures and colors that offer this family a tranquil view from the home with something new to see closeup as they traverse their hillside.
The addition of two steel planters set into the hillside protects the roots of this property’s majestic western red cedars while allowing vibrant understory plantings to provide year-round interest. A collection of Japanese maples selected for their spring foliage and fall color pair well with a mix of native plants including red flowering currant, salal, deer fern and Solomon’s plume.
Planting plan
Shaded slope before installation.
Garden bed adjacent to driveway before installation
Slopes before terracing
Installation of steel and powder coated retaining walls. New lighting fixtures were also added throughout the landscape.
Plant placement
Completed wall and installation of seasonal flowering perennials, shrubs, grasses and native ground covers for shady areas.
Retaining wall on other side of the staircase with grasses, hellebores, sarcococca and a flowering dogwood.
Finished bed along driveway with new boulders, flowering currents, Japanese maples and various perennials and groundcovers for shade.