Photo: Christina Hussey
A true Southern delight, the gardens
feature boxwood, camellias, azaleas,
crape myrtles, viburnums, hydrangeas
and roses.
Just as important as what is happen-
ing on the ground is what is going
on above. One of Laurie’s priorities
was to preserve and grow the tree
canopy. Trees in poor health were
removed and hundreds of trees were
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added, including large canopy trees
such as tulip poplar, white oak, red
maple and understory/ornamen-
tal trees like dogwood, redbud and
Yoshino cherry.
Cyndee says, “Laurie’s ability to see
what could be there, and to be guided
by what was there in terms of pre-
existing tree canopy, has made this
an incredible space.”