The combination of greenery and flowers enhance the fairytale like feel of this garden. “We let the planting present itself
as the non-plant elements shaped the space. Originally we had planned to use white tulips but they were too harsh against the ivory coloured door and soft pink wall. The rich creamy- white primulas and muted pink hellebores were a perfect substitute,” says Lori of the process. The entire process took them a week of planning and assembling materials offsite and 12 hours of onsite building. Unique aspects
Project partner, Vitali, had installed 36 • Early Spring 2016
a unique wooden path in his home 15 years ago using reclaimed 4x4’s cut into six inch cubes and then laying them down, cut side up. The wood aged beautifully and suited the whim- sical feel of the garden. He sold the house a number of years ago and by a fluke, before she knew Vitali, Lori ended up becoming the gardener for the new owners. Immediately taken in by many of the features of the garden she fell in love with the path. By a strange coincidence they first met each other at a mutual client’s
property last fall and started talking about the gardening industry. It was then that they discovered that Vitali was the previous owner who had crafted the path she adored so much. Vitali agreed to help out with the
Canada Blooms project and the pair decided to recreate the path using reclaimed 4x4 as pavers, and so the illusion began. “We didn’t want a straight path. The path was built offsite. By using flexible plywood as a base we were able to create a bend in the path and mounted the stained
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