Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 12 Considered Design Awards categories, on both Gardenista and Remodelista.
Project 1
Caitlin and Tessa McLaughlin | Northamptonshire, UK | Urban Contemporary Garden.
Design Statement An effective and realistic design for a small urban space Sleek polished concrete tiles and multi stemmed hazel tree create a focus amongst...
...the naturalistic style planting The garden is a grid system replicated through paving ponds block charred oak seating and cuboidal wildflower turf structures to create theatre
“Spring flowers and herbs complement each other in the same borders.”
“Polished concrete paving leading to charred oak seating and multi-stemmed hazel tree. Naturalistic planting with Festuca amethystina, Angelica ‘Ebony’, Anthriscus sylvestris, and Polemonium “˜Lambrooks mauve’.”
“Reflective ‘L’ shaped ponds mirror the planting above and create tranquility.”
“Wildflower turf structures create height and theater to the garden.”
Project 2
Harriet and Scott Kaufman | Cutchogue, NY | Garden by the Sea.
Design Statement: “Ten years ago we fell in love with a cottage on 7.5 acres overlooking the sound on the North Fork of Long Island. It didn’t have much of a garden but was covered in wild cherry trees with a view to die for.”
“We’ve planted dozens of trees and cleared dense bush to create shapes and open space.”
“A two-acre field is planted each year with wildflowers or rye grass.”
“We planted close to 200 hydrangeas around the garden, mostly macrophylla and paniculta.”
“We created separate gardens for the pool and tennis court and vegetables and an orchard.”
Bettina Mueller | Tivoli, NY | A Tea Garden in Tivoli.
Project 3
Design Statement: “Drawing from her decades-long study of the Japanese Tea Tradition where great–even legendary–gardens are small by necessity, Bettina Mueller sets out to turn her 1/8 backyard in the small Hudson Valley village of Tivoli, New York into a private world of beauty and tranquility.”
“My backyard garden inspired by the Japanese Way of Tea.”
“The entry arbor to the tea garden. A straight path goes to the middle gate.”
“Once through the middle gate the stone path changes to scattered stepping stones.”
“Bamboo fences, paths and this water basin contribute to the feeling of a tea garden.”
Project 4
Nenita Franck | Gleneden Beach, OR | Nenita’s Salishan Hills Garden.
“Primula, rose, calla lily, azalea, and rhododendron add drama to Japanese maples.”
“Hillside back garden features hydrangeas, spirea, hebe among vine maples, pine, ash, and empress.”
“Stone pillars balance among Ca. Orchid, bamboo, weigela, coastal pine, Himalayan honeysuckle, barberry.”
“Find asters, daisies, agapanthus, iris, crocosmia, hydrangea, among natives as the serviceberry, huckleberry, ferns, raspberries.”
Sherry Smith | Austin, TX | Ca Colina.
Project 5
My home lies on the threshold to the Texas Hill Country, so I’ve built a garden with native and adapted plants and naturalistic hardscape using local stone.”
“Agave americana marginata surrounded.”
“Studio entry–native limestone, native plants.”
“Reve d’Or antique rose on back deck.”
“Mountain laurel in bloom standing over blue agaves.”