Peachy the Magazine Summer 2020 | Page 21

GARDENS The ironwork and gates were all custom designed by Dabney and built by local craftsmen. “There are gates all through the garden that lead into different spaces to allow convenient circulation patterns,” Dabney says. Photo: The Collins Group Dabney also collaborated with Berry Bate, a NC-based artist and iron worker, to create a bench that represents the roots of the family holding strong. The stone is a reclaimed piece of granite curbing from the City of Greenville. Once installed, the clients’ children even got out of school early for a christening of the bench. SUMMER 2020 19