Impress from a distance
Faced with the daunting prospect of landscaping a two-acre hillside with a 20-ft. drop, master gardener Donna Tetiva of Sequim, Washington, rose to the challenge. In her article "Impress from a Distance" in the September/October 2012 issue of Fine Gardening (#147), she reveals how she developed a pleasing design solution that minimized the problems of weeds, erosion, and maintenance.

To identify many of the plants in these photos from the article, move your mouse over the circles. There are three photos to view, each on its own page. To continue, click the "NEXT" link at the bottom of each page.

Photos: Ann Stratton


Bands of the same plant guide the viewer through the landscape, creating a sense of movement.