BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY
With its striking lines and custom-built modern Tudor style, this Berwyn home called for a planting design that could hold its own. The homeowner, who designed and built the home herself, partnered with Roots to create a layered landscape that enhances the architecture while offering something fresh in every season.
A Landscape Designed to Echo the Architecture
This landscape was designed to support structure with softness, color, and movement:
Evergreen Anchors – Variegated boxwood, upright juniper, sweet bay magnolia, and Blue Atlas cedar give the landscape year-round depth and symmetry.
Color in Waves – Nine perennial varieties planted in sweeping drifts offer changing color through the seasons—soft pinks, purples, blues, and whites brought to life with warm-toned ornamental grasses.
Responsive Fine Gardening – The dappled willow, a signature moment, is selectively pruned each year to push lush new growth, while regular editing keeps every bed crisp and composed.
The result is a front landscape that evolves throughout the year, always offering something to see.
Balancing Shade and Sun
The rear garden transitions to deep shade, where Roots introduced a layered palette of grasses and perennials with unique foliage and full-season interest. Beds were shaped and graded for proper drainage, and irrigation was added throughout to support long-term health and growth.
With seasonal maintenance through the Roots Fine Gardening Program, this property continues to mature beautifully, an ever-evolving balance of form, function, and feel.
