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This area is a natural passageway but with this much lawn it lacks definition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/28ef973d-8089-4030-b358-897bf77b8484/looking+down+steps+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Mid-August. The presence of this central meadow planting nudges the viewer into a small choice—down the steps or deeper into the side yard? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/2d786c6c-9778-4704-ad9b-735352c5d441/pathways+from+pergola+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Existing landscape features like this wonderful rock are opportunities to create landscapes that are unique and site-specific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/1ac73d58-a4f3-4b84-8fda-ce2d0fd5a809/pre+install+looking+toward+entrance+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns While the pergola creates an outdoor room for the patio area, the other entryway floats in the middle of the lawn and the different sections of yard lack definition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/017c2304-e64d-4410-b7b1-c49764d49da0/pathway+up+to+steps+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Even a small planting, like this bed on the right, can help to define a transition point such as these rock stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/8a170177-4d20-4348-a17f-a37f93b631aa/Time+lapse+angle+of+meadow2+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns These plants still have a bit of filling out to do before reaching full maturity but have substantially more volume than in the first year. From some vantage points this is starting to look like a mature meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/33c1c87a-1477-4507-9064-1618e859f319/looking+out+from+pergola+before+install+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Looking down over the sloped yard. This wonderful view into the trees was lacking depth with an expanse of lawn taking up the nearer field of view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/44d43902-269b-4eaf-b10d-c4448d28b1cc/large+meadow+bed+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns These plants have put on significant growth in their first year, but seeing bare ground is a sure sign that there is substantial growing in to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/e9f6d73b-1cc4-4baa-95e6-6b602fd4a793/triangle+bed+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Hairy beardtongue is a wonderful—and underplanted—native that is valued by pollinators and that reliably flowers in it's second year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/d123df41-b3aa-4402-a8f7-a7ec793fd57b/Post+install+hillside+spring+2022.jpeg Defining traffic patterns Planting with small plugs enables the creation of more expansive gardens, but proper weeding during the first and second growing season is critical for successful establishment of the plant community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/ab7ad95c-f1b3-442e-a817-4d9ca725aa11/Newly+installed+meadow+1+reduced+size.jpg Defining traffic patterns If plugs are planted in the spring, a surprisingly number of species will flower in their first growing season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/b377384f-85c2-4698-ae41-8c3bc0b77175/goldenrod+close+up+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Developing planting with flowers that bloom through the growing season not only ensures visual interest, but an ecosystem that is more supportive of insect life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/23f9f146-2a72-4e9b-8499-f4ed714d1bc1/Front+yard+post+meadow+installation+reduced.jpg Defining traffic patterns Reducing the amount of lawn increases its impact. Limiting the space available for foot traffic beckons the viewer into the landscape. https://www.untamedgardens.com/framing-a-seating-area daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/1692766204616-2F2UH44V4EZ4TJHBCTNI/sunset%2Bseating%2Bbed%2Bdiagram.jpg Framing a seating area Graphic display of planting area and species zones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/97e45c23-94c2-40ef-b03f-e38e3b0b4a63/sunset+seat+pre+install.jpg Framing a seating area Seating area before installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/612fe265-d28b-4e4c-81e6-8ab6d0e07bb2/sunset+seating+area+from+above+reduced.jpg Framing a seating area Seating area with newly installed beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/bc17c47e-135c-4a86-a419-225dd64f2905/sunset+seating+from+behind+above+reduced.jpg Framing a seating area The meadow planting creates a strong foundation to anchor this seating area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/a976b6b2-a60d-4df9-9b3d-a36c796b4779/sunset+seating+bed+from+side+reduced.jpg Framing a seating area Perennials with a lower maximum height were selected for this planting to ensure that the view remained open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/be7c5e59-a399-4373-ab7b-9851ec08f61e/sunset+planting+detail+reduced.jpg Framing a seating area Although some gaps still remain in the second growing season, the overlapping textures and shapes of plants in a meadow planting are starting to show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/38e713bf-7969-43c1-8cb1-a5d44130f826/sunset+planting+detail+4+reduced.jpg Framing a seating area Dense plantings create habitat and reduce the likelihood of weed growth. https://www.untamedgardens.com/softening-a-pool-fence daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/b543f882-16e1-491b-8619-0c4e9c4ac86f/pool+fence+diagarm+with+label.png Softening a pool fence Graphic diagram showing new planting area and zones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/f83ac440-3800-411e-b5a5-d1afbf4d4388/fence+pre+install+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence Pool fence before new plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/fcf6bdb0-ff4b-47b0-a892-4d53e53d72e5/pool+fence+bed+progress+photo.jpg Softening a pool fence Fence and existing hydrangeas during installation prep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/f56164a9-cc58-48c0-be14-8a7a2a30c4ec/pool+fence+bed+from+shrubs+end+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence Fence and existing hydrangeas after installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/c74dcdc8-7c9f-4095-b57e-0ee3b61bfabe/pool+fence+bed+from+narrow+end+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence When planted in late summer or fall perennial plugs spend the remainder of their first growing season establishing roots, with minimal above-ground growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/319a7eda-8e78-44e4-9deb-8d4dfc811036/pool+fence+view+from+pool+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence By carrying the planting zones across the fence, visible here in clumps of false sunflower and mountain mint, the plants draw the eye away from the fence without creating a heavy screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/5e9af858-a972-409a-8c2a-7126083110bd/pool+fence+bed+little+bluestem+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence In areas with slower-growing perennials such as little bluestem and pale purple coneflower bare ground is still visible in the second growing season. Once these plants fill in this area will be heavily covered with plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/19d4f2de-ea68-4163-a291-90d967ae62e8/IMGP0007+reduced.jpg Softening a pool fence With faster-growing bee balm, mountain mint, cardinal flower, and false sunflower in bloom this planting is already attracting pollinating insects and hummingbirds in its second growing season. https://www.untamedgardens.com/converting-lawn-to-a-woodland-meadow daily 0.75 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/47940972-2037-44d7-97f1-13c0b8624b7d/existing+yard.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/78d62cfe-ba8f-4c11-ae33-091c8e6c92b5/plantings+from+porch+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow By the end of the first growing season the different growth rates of perennials are visible by the bare patches in the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/58cb837b-c2ba-4454-909f-d46536897c5c/marking+out+new+planting+beds.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/6afbef54-0364-4673-a92e-df0ee732b1d6/walkway+from+driveway+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow Just a slight curve in the walk to the front door introduces a real sense of transition between the two spaces. An effect that will only be enhanced as the plants grow in on either side of the path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/cbfb653e-de2e-4c92-b787-281b97a595b8/walkway+to+driveway+from+circular+lawn+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow Already at the end of the first growing season it's possible to see some of the future planting taking shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/26263945-c2de-4d8b-82fe-8c0e5b3698bb/regrading+for+the+new+walkway.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/c12df1c2-3f98-47b3-a2ce-c9fb75bf8bd0/existing+front+yard+and+rock+walkway.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/5b0728f8-2fbc-4edf-8bba-2c4f47ce083e/view+of+walkway+from+front+porch+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow Proper maintenance—particularly weeding—during the first growing season is critical to successful establishment of a plug planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/67a2c812-fea5-4834-acec-7014dd965796/walkway+to+driveway+and+perennial+bed+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow Straight lines and sharp angles can be highly impactful in a natural landscape, when used in moderation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/93e3bd78-04c3-48b1-a524-097a9c9863bc/overhead+of+path+to+side+yard+from+porch+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow Two small plantings on the far side of the space further define the now reduced and more intimate front lawn, while still providing inviting passage to the side yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/c814913d-c473-4382-93d0-7240ed0c6141/walkway+to+lawn+and+front+door+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow The existing tree was a limitation in our desire to create a more head-on approach to the front door. Ultimately we leaned in to the tree and used it to help mark the transition into the central lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/711d4d0b-9f01-43fd-9b1e-7efb69946bb9/view+of+yard+from+driveway+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow These two existing trees provided a natural foundation and frame for the space, and we worked the planting plan around their footprints and lines of sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/9a9bd3fa-fcf3-4b96-bd40-b27a585db2e9/looking+down+walkway+from+driveway+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow In a more loose, natural landscape, crisp edges can be a critical component to setting apart living spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d258729b18f74bffb55f40/b74041d0-c1df-4577-a289-66938d34e50b/view+of+new+planting+from+end+of+rock+wall+reduced.jpg Converting lawn to a woodland meadow We were able to utilize an existing patch of Golden Alexander's growing near the end of the wall. 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