Reed Creek Farm

In Maryland, landscape architect Barbara Paca creates a landscape inspired by the great gardens of England and made meaningful by the dedication of a family

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Surprises Await
Celia Pearson

Surprises Await

Without telling his wife, Bob sent New York–based landscape architect Barbara Paca of Preservation Green a letter asking for her help. “That way,” he explains, “Marcia wouldn’t be disappointed if Barbara told us no, and it would be a happy surprise if she said yes.”

Marcia, a master gardener and a voracious reader of British garden magazines, had distinct ideas of what she wanted: a garden with a saturated Provençal color scheme of orange, burgundy, and denim blue.

Shown here: Fuchsia peonies pop against blue salvia.

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