WEST HILL FARM 

STAMFORD \ CONNECTICUT

Stepped geometric hedges beside wildflowers and a vertical timber fence.

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

Head sculpture stands in a circular lawn enclosed by curved clipped hedges.
Potted plants beside a timber-and-mesh enclosure in the productive garden.
Hen walks through meadow grass beside a timber chicken coop.
West Hill Farm landscape plan showing meadow paths, trees, and garden structures.
White meadow flowers surround a timber chicken coop in evening sunlight.
Gravel drive bordered by pale flowers, clipped trees, and layered planting.
Planted gravel forecourt with clipped trees, a red car, and a garden enclosure beyond.
Water flows across the edge of a dark rectangular fountain.
Long narrow pool and smaller fountain basin set within lawn at sunset.
White thistle-like flower heads on slender pale stems.
Red vintage convertible beside oversized pots of succulents and grasses.
Dark purple fringed flower against softly blurred green foliage.
Bees gather at the entrance of a white wooden hive.
Purple thistle flowers and spiny stems in a sunlit border.
Pale star-shaped flower bracts surround a tightly clustered flower head.
Broad lawn bordered by tall flowering perennials and woodland trees.
White umbrella-shaped flower clusters mingle with deep red blooms.
White and brown eggs rest in a nest lined with wood shavings.
Formal vegetable beds surround a tall timber-and-mesh garden enclosure.
Bright green rounded sculpture sits on lawn beside lush planting.
Open potting-shed doorway flanked by large potted succulents.
Potting-shed interior with work counters, storage crates, and hanging lights.
Three square bubbling fountains aligned within a narrow stone-edged basin.
Hen forages among low flowering plants and meadow grass.
Three white beehives stand in meadow grass beside a tall timber fence.
Long reflecting pool stretches across lawn beneath mature garden trees.

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