This garden was one of my earliest designs, and is now about 4 years old.  The plants are filling in beautifully, and the spring colors of purples and chartreuse really shimmer.  This spring, my client asked me to design and fill a variety of existing containers.  My goal was to unify the variety of container colors and sizes, and use plants that tie the containers to the existing garden.  For the front, sunny garden, I chose Phormium and ‘Wilma Goldcrest’ Cypress for vertical accents, with softer plants in silver and burgundy to keep the palette muted and elegant.  For the back, shady garden, I chose Japanese maple and quiet evergreens like Yew and Dwarf Hinoki Cypress, with chartreuse groundcovers and grasses, for year-around beauty for many seasons.