GARDENS
PREP WORK
With only 18 months to complete the project , which Fernando estimates would typically take two or three years , there was a lot of work to get done in a short period of time , and many challenges — including with gas , electrical , and plumbing — needed to be addressed below ground before Fernando could get started above .
AGING GRACEFULLY
As many Peachy readers can attest , there is no such thing as a maintenance-free garden . But even given the scope of this garden , Fernando wouldn ’ t describe it as high maintenance , saying , “ It ’ s planted with things that are meant to look beautiful but also last . It ’ s like gardens that we completed 15 years ago , and nothing has been replaced ; it just grows and gets more beautiful .”
Also consider that while highly manicured , the garden is mostly straight lines . By honoring the center axis of the entire property that goes from east to west , maintaining the garden becomes somewhat formulaic .
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