Front Patio with Privacy
August 25th, 2006 
by Susan Harris
First, there’s this exposed site in the front yard of this corner lot (formerly side yard, before the house’s entrance was moved). But when this lovely pergola was constructed around a new patio and the only screening plants I saw going in the ground were grasses and perennials, I doubted there’d ever be enough privacy. How c
ould they make such a mistake, I wondered. Now in its second year I’ve started loving this garden, even concluding that there’s enough privacy for the homeowners to actually enjoy the patio. But still, with all their other great plant choices, why not some evergreen screening?
Well, more is usually revealed by talking to the actual homeowner in question an
d in this case, turns out they were thinking evergreen all along and the grasses along the road are temporary. Not bad for temporary, I say. Looking great, I add, and can I photograph it? Now who can say no to that?
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August 25th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
It looks great. I hope they keep the grasses instead of going with staid boxwoods. The grasses have movement and life for three seasons. It’s only in the last bit of winter that they require cutting back.
August 27th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
I like what they did. Having a corner lot, I can understand the need for privacy. Their solution is creative and attractive.
September 5th, 2006 at 10:06 am
A beautiful setting around your pergola, a nice array of plants. we have a vine growing on our pergola called Petrea Volobulus it has beautiful blue flowers and loves full sun.