Landscape Project Feature: New Pool and Hillside Transformation
Landscape Feature Before & After
Location: McDonald, PA
Landscape Designer: Maddison Perzel and Russ Bedner
Timeline:
- landscape design consultation – Oct 2023
- design plan – fall 2023/winter 2024
- installation – July 2024
Goals & Requests:
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create a beautiful and functional pool-centered landscape
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define the area with clean lines and interesting elements
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incorporate low-maintenance, deer-resistant summer color
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break up the steep slope with texture and interest
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add movement along the new poolside fence line
Scope & Solutions:
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reorient the seating wall to face the pool
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add expansive open feeling and flow
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install a french drain at the base of the slope to keep water away
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design around long-blooming, low-maintenance summer color
Plant List:
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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Calamagrostis ‘Karl Forester’
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Amsonia ‘String Theory’
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Nepeta ‘Cat’s Pajamas’
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Echinacea ‘Pixie Meadowbrite’
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Agastache ‘Blue Bayou’
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Perovskia ‘Denim ‘n Lace’
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Callicarpa ‘Pearl Glam’
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Buddleia ‘Chrysalis Cranberry’
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Hydrangea ‘Zorro’
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Cotinus ‘Velveteeny’
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Clethra ‘Sixteen Candles’
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Viburnum ‘Winterthur’
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Chamaecyparis ‘Wells Special’
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Juniper ‘Grey Owl’
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Chionanthus virginicus
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
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Magnolia virginia
the afters
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- The Before
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- The After
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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.
