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  • [Bergmann-Grigsby Garden] [slide]: front of design studio on Lake Avenue
    [Bergmann-Grigsby Garden] [slide]: front of design studio on Lake Avenue
  • [78 Main Street] [slide (photograph)]: rose garden and 19th-century statue
    [78 Main Street] [slide (photograph)]: rose garden and 19th-century statue
  • [Blank Garden] [slide]: rustic gazebo overlooking the lake
    [Blank Garden] [slide]: rustic gazebo overlooking the lake
  • [Boxly] [slide]: teahouse
    [Boxly] [slide]: teahouse
  • [Beacon Ridge South] [slide]: balustrade detail
    [Beacon Ridge South] [slide]: balustrade detail
  • [Bent Oaks] [slide]: entrance garden, including rose and herb gardens; note the climbing hydrangea and two dwarf willow topiary trees
    [Bent Oaks] [slide]: entrance garden, including rose and herb gardens; note the climbing hydrangea and two dwarf willow topiary trees
  • [Bella Madrona] [slide (photograph)]: shade-tolerant perennials and ferns grow under the trees
    [Bella Madrona] [slide (photograph)]: shade-tolerant perennials and ferns grow under the trees
  • [Crawford-deZonia Garden] [photograph (digital)]: Formal rose gardens with topiary trees are teh first garden room inside the brick wall,  Date: 2000s
    [Crawford-deZonia Garden] [photograph (digital)]: Formal rose gardens with topiary trees are teh first garden room inside the brick wall, Date: 2000s
  • [Beacon Ridge South] [slide]: informal planting and oval enclosure
    [Beacon Ridge South] [slide]: informal planting and oval enclosure
  • [Blank Gardens] [slide]: waterfall along the East border of the lake
    [Blank Gardens] [slide]: waterfall along the East border of the lake
  • [Cairn House] [slide (photograph)]: herb and rock garden with birdbath
    [Cairn House] [slide (photograph)]: herb and rock garden with birdbath
  • [Dethero Cottage] [slide]: hydrangea-lined driveway
    [Dethero Cottage] [slide]: hydrangea-lined driveway


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