WEEKEND GETAWAY

GREENWICH \ CONNECTICUT

old wood garden fence covered in lichen with a sparrow sitting on a post. roses, garlic chives and irises are planted in the foreground.

WEEKEND GETAWAY

GREENWICH \ CONNECTICUT

  • Situated on an extremely compact site between two prominent buildings, The Weekend Entertainment Garden functions as a central meeting place for outdoor family gatherings in a setting that is at once intimate and varied. The garden exists in an area that previously was a completely paved space and provides ample areas for secluded al fresco leisure. With the skillful and tasteful incorporation of hardscape elements and plantings that delineate circulation and areas for leisure and recreation, an organized garden and unique space for activity was created, in a setting of sheltered seclusion from neighbors and the adjacent roadway.

    RECOGNITION

    AtHome AList Award Landscape Design: Less than 1 Acre \ 2023

    COLLABORATORS

    Alisberg Parker Architects

    PHOTOGRAPHY

    Allegra Anderson

WEEKEND GETAWAY

GREENWICH \ CONNECTICUT

Situated on an extremely compact site between two prominent buildings, The Weekend Entertainment Garden functions as a central meeting place for outdoor family gatherings in a setting that is at once intimate and varied. The garden exists in an area that previously was a completely paved space and provides ample areas for secluded al fresco leisure. With the skillful and tasteful incorporation of hardscape elements and plantings that delineate circulation and areas for leisure and recreation, an organized garden and unique space for activity was created, in a setting of sheltered seclusion from neighbors and the adjacent roadway.

 
 
large gravel garden with granite pavers down an allee of Perotia trees and rectangular beds of perennials.
 
 
view of the granite pathway entrance to the gravel garden with stone walls and boxwood globes.
detail of the stone walls and granite staircase.
 
 
broad view of the gravel garden with the allee of Perotia trees in the background and a loung sofa with bespoke granite fire feature on the right side and a dining table with white chairs on the left side.
 
close-up of a rectangular perennial bed filled with perennial alliums, lamb's ear and ornamental grass.
 
 
close-up of purple salvia and a bumble bee about to land.
close-up of white salvia.
close-up of Amsonia or Easter bluestar.
close-up of lamb's ear flower or stachys.
 
simple site plan of the gravel garden and bocci court.
 
view of the bocci court separated from the gravel garden by a stone wall and boxwood globes.
 
 
a view of the lawn with new granite stepping stone path from the gravel garden to the main house. Tall hedges separate the two spaces while an arched trellis marks the entrance to the garden from the lawn.
 
a cherry tree in the foreground and the main house in the background with large boxwood globes marking the entrance to the formal garden and front entrance.
more large boxwood globes mark the granite stepping stone pathway from the parking court to the formal garden and entrance.
 
 
an angular view of a rectangular perennial bed and Perotia trees of the gravel garden allee.
 
 
a symmetrical view looking down the allee of Perotia trees and rectangular perennial beds to the arched trellis with granite stepping stone pavers.