Peachy the Magazine Spring 2023 | Page 111

GARDENS

Originally published in the Fall 2016 issue ( NC Mountains ).

Home Grown

Landscape architect Laurie Durden , of Laurie Durden Garden Design , had a dream client ; she already knew them well , had a sense of their impeccable style , and best of all understood their passion for gardening …

Working with family can be a scary thing , but when Laurie ’ s parents asked her to renovate the two-acre landscape of their home located in Linville , NC , she leapt at the chance .

The landscape renovation was part of a larger project to expand and update the residence in 2002 . The goal was to marry the cottage and landscape in order to create a seamless relationship between the inside and outside .

WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd PHOTOGRAPHY BY Dustin Peck

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BY Laurie Durden

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