Beauty That Deer Leave Untouched: Lessons from Azure Garnet
🦌 Deer Challenge: Azure Garnet
After years of watching roses, hostas, and tulips vanish overnight, we stopped planting for the deer and began planting with them in mind. Azure Garnet is a palette built on true survivors — Japanese maples, boxwood, salvia, nepeta, and grasses — creating a garden of resilience, seasonal beauty, and peace of mind.
Vertical Drama in Small Spaces: Lessons from Scarlet Edge
🌹 Narrow Space Challenge: Scarlet Edge
A narrow strip by our driveway once felt impossible to design — too slim for shrubs, too visible to ignore. With Sentinel Red maple as a vertical anchor, layered evergreens, and restrained companions, Scarlet Edge transformed it into a frame of elegance and drama.