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Waterside Retreat: Serene Lake House and Garden

From: Spring Lake Garden Design Incorporated

At this lake house in New Fairfield, Conn., smooth stone steps and a gently sloping yard create an effortless transition down to the water. Along the way, the owners can enjoy the sight and sweet fragrance of hydrangea bushes in bloom, not to mention go for a leisurely swing in their hammock.

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Photo: Rich Pomerantz. From: Spring Lake Garden Design Incorporated.

House Exterior and Front Yard

In this sloped front yard, there had been a problem with water runoff from the road and driveway. The solution is as pretty as it is practical: Liriope as a ground cover slows down and filters the water. And in August, it blooms with a collection of small flowers.

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Photo: Rich Pomerantz. From: Spring Lake Garden Design Incorporated.

Front Door and Stone Walkway

The path up to this home's front door used to be straight and rigid. In the garden makeover, designers softened it with extra large field stones in different shapes. A border of liriope is a feathery border between a small pond and the walkway.

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Photo: Rich Pomerantz. From: Spring Lake Garden Design Incorporated.

Front Courtyard and Gravel Garden

Instead of a front lawn, which requires lots of water, landscape designers planned a simple, green-on-green garden mulched in pea gravel. A Stewartia is the focal point. Irregular stepping stones help soften the crisp angles of the house.

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Photo: Rich Pomerantz. From: Spring Lake Garden Design Incorporated.

Rill With Water Lilies

A rill filled with water lilies is pretty outside the door and peeked at through the windows of the house.

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Waterside Retreat: Serene Lake House and Garden

House Exterior and Front Yard

Front Door and Stone Walkway

Front Courtyard and Gravel Garden

Rill With Water Lilies

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