Home Grown
The cutting garden is visible from the
rear terrace. In contrast to the white
and green border gardens, it is a riot
of color. Laurie’s mother is an exceptional gardener and meticulous flower
arranger. This inspired Laurie to create
a separate, fenced cutting garden for
a few reasons. First, cut flowers are
not always the prettiest choices for a
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flower border, as they tend to have
long, lanky stems. Also, as Laurie says
with a smile, “My mother is a perfectionist, so we thought having the
garden slightly out of sight from the
house would take some of the pressure off. Of course, as you can see, she
keeps it pretty perfect anyway!” There
are herbs in the cutting garden too.