Slide Show: A Garden With Chutzpa

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Wynton-Pajunas garden

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Native garden

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A vertical wall panel – like a painting – on the wall above the rain garden

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A rain garden, where the water from the shed roof drains in winter. Natives are planted in here, too.

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A view of the front garden, including the green roof on the shed (right, center) and, to the left, the entry along the front sidewalk.

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The vegetable garden is one of the best places to sit with a cookbook and plan dinner!

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What an enticing combination! (That’s Cotinus ‘Golden Spirit’.)

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A view of the sunny part of the garden… from the shady part. To the right, hot pink bee balm (Monarda sp.)

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The creative duo – Marina Wynton and Mike Pajunas

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