Landscape Project Feature
Landscape Feature Before & After
Location: Upper St. Clair, PA
Landscape Designer: Maddison Perzel
Timeline:
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landscape design consultation – Fall 2023
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design plan – March 2024
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installation – June 2024
Interesting Fact: We have worked with this homeowner for three years, slowly adding layers and tackling priorities including removing and replacing overgrown plants, creating hardscape features, spring and fall clean-ups and maintenance.
Goals & Requests:
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remove and replace struggling boxwood hedge
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remove and replace bulky and bland shrubs and grasses
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create a colorful, cottage feel with perennials of varying heights
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incorporate special plants of choice
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layer in color near the patio seating space we installed last year
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install annual pops of color and texture
Scope & Solutions:
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replace boxwood with extended holly hedge that flows better in the garden space, has a shapely form and greater pest-resistance
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replace overgrown plants and add new ones with 4-seasons of interest
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add low-maintenance, homegrown perennials
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incorporate colorful seasonal annuals
Plant List:
- Ilex crenata ‘Compacta’
- Peony ‘Cora Louise’ and ‘Shirley Temple’
- Anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’
- Anemone ‘Fantasy Jasmine’
- Allium ‘Bubble Bath’
- Agastache ‘Crazy Fortune’
- Digitalis Arctic Fox Rose
- Verbena bonariensis
- Phlox ‘Luminary Prismatic Pink’
- Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’
- Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
- Pulmonaria ‘Pretty in Pink’
- Annual Caladiums in pinks and whites
- Annual Verbena Lanai Bright Eyes
- Annual White Angelonia
- Annual Pink Strawflower
- Several David Austin Roses
Customer Feedback:
“You were all very professional and organized, have beautiful plants and listened to what I wanted. Everything went smoothly, from the planning stage to installation to clean-up. I’m very pleased with my beautiful garden.”
the befores
the afters
Customer Feedback:
“Everyone has been terrific. Russ was my first contact who was patient, offered suggestions and listened to what I wanted the garden to be. Maddison then became my designer and we really connected. She is very knowledgeable, has great ideas and did everything we agreed on. Carolyn found the different plants I wanted and kept an eye on them until they could be planted. Jason was terrific to work with on install and clean-up. I can’t say enough good things about Bedner’s!”
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Melanie has been with the family garden center business since 1999, gaining hands-on experience in nearly every aspect–from cashiering and greenhouse production to bookkeeping, perennial buying, marketing, and store management. Now serving as Finance and Marketing Director, she combines her expertise with a passion for growing the business. She and her husband, Russ, have loved seeing how plants, gardening, and beautiful landscapes bring joy to our community.
