WEST HILL FARM 

STAMFORD \ CONNECTICUT

WEST HILL FARM

STAMFORD \ CONNECTICUT

This garden reflects the intersection of nature and art; the juxtaposition of designed and natural; and the marriage of aesthetics and productivity. This design is also very personal and experimental with bold, contemporary, dynamic gestures in the form of structural plant material and an infusion of landscape art. Hedges and forms of hornbeam, beech, yew and boxwood, and masses of herbaceous plants are used to structure these garden spaces. All are designed to emphasize seasonality, color and light, with these qualities changing from one space to the next. The mixture and diversity of plant life not only creates a visually striking four-season garden, but also serves to support colonies of honeybees hived on the property and all other creatures that pass through this suburban garden. The garden's identity derives from juxtaposed plantings and artistic elements with distinctive sculptures. The property has a large edible garden of organic production, a meadow and large swaths of huge herbaceous plants.

RECOGNITION

CT ASLA Honor Award \ 2021

CT ASLA Annual \ 2022

Connecticut Cottages & Gardens \ April 2018

COLLABORATORS

Mockler Taylor Architects

DeRosa Builders

PHOTOGRAPHY

Allegra Anderson

Neil Landino

a circular landform with a circular sheared hornbeam hedge frame a sculpture titled 'Brave New World' by Rick Kirby.
a square yet tall berry cage is central to the vegetable garden with herbs and other potted plants.
simple site plan of the meadow and chicken coop.
a view of the homeowner's red antique car parked within the gravel driveway garden.
a moving gif of water falling over the sides of square plinths within a water feature.
close-up of white Cirsium.
close-up of the red antique car and pots of Agapanthus.
close-up of bees in a white beehive box.
close-up of purple Onopordum.
a view of the front garden with a sinuous purple beech hedge with perennials and shrubs planted all around.
close-up of chicken eggs still in a nesting box.
a broad view of the vegetable garden with square patches of lawn and and planting beds and the berry cage structure centrally located all framed by a hornbeam hedge.
a view inside the potting shed with horizontal wood slatting on the walls, a sink and window at the end and a concrete floor.

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