Peachy the Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 48

Home Grown The cutting garden is visible from the rear terrace. In contrast to the white and green border gardens, it is a riot of color. Laurie’s mother is an exceptional gardener and meticulous flower arranger. This inspired Laurie to create a separate, fenced cutting garden for a few reasons. First, cut flowers are not always the prettiest choices for a 46 PEACHYTHEMAGAZINE.COM flower border, as they tend to have long, lanky stems. Also, as Laurie says with a smile, “My mother is a perfectionist, so we thought having the garden slightly out of sight from the house would take some of the pressure off. Of course, as you can see, she keeps it pretty perfect anyway!” There are herbs in the cutting garden too.