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Culliton Quinn Landscape Architecture Workshop has undertaken the design,
rehabilitation, and preservation of the gardens for this Eastern Shore
home in Maryland. The southern plantation home sits on over thirty acres
of waterfront property with walled gardens that delineate the entertaining
spaces from the park-like setting. The project began with researching
and studying the history of the site. The main entry gates and drive associated
with the original estate development, dating back to 1659, are being reclaimed
and once completed will create a 1 mile experience entering into the wooded
site.
The original site, known to be a boxwood farm, had an important role of influencing the design thought process. Large areas of overgrown and unkempt perennial beds were replaced with pristine lines of boxwood and yew block hedges. The bold clipped hedge shapes define the terrace and garden spaces and accentuate the views from the home with year round evergreen interest looking out to the waterfront. Stylized urns and planters designed seasonally emerge from the green boxwood masses and the entertaining spaces.
Along with the many boxwood gardens, themed gardens have been introduced for visual exploration throughout the property. An herb garden located off the kitchen, a refined perennial garden just recently planted, a blue garden featuring blooms of Hydrangea and Catmint enclosed by a wall of Hornbeam and a service corridor with an adjacent outdoor kitchen are the many features that can be enjoyed. The rear gardens, (opposite water side) currently in conceptual stage are exploring ideas of reflecting the boxwood and urn gardens in the front to allow a mirrored image from within the elongated home. These new gardens will allow strolling around the entire home and the adjacent gardens.
Eastern Shore
Maryland