Garden Plans BY CARMEN JOHNSTON

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Gated Garden Welcome

A welcoming front walk becomes a garden destination, with a graceful path winding through layers of soft color toward the front door. Flower-filled borders, elegant containers, and a canopy of mature trees create a warm first impression, while the gentle rhythm of the planting makes evening strolls feel special. Inviting, colorful, and beautifully framed, this front entrance turns an everyday arrival into a moment to enjoy.

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Classic Southern Curb Appeal

Good curb appeal is really just good structure dressed up with color. Evergreens do the heavy lifting here, clipped and layered so the beds look intentional in February as much as in May. Magnolias carry the seasons, soft pink in early spring and creamy white by summer, while a band of mixed annuals keeps color moving along the stone walk until frost. Polished, welcoming, and handsome in every season, this is the classic curb appeal that makes the whole town slow down and admire on their daily commute.

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Picket Fence Promenade

A cheery picket fence planting that turns the daily mail run into a dose of joy. Yellow Lady climbing roses weave across the railings while purple clematis twines around the post, and foxglove spires rise behind a ribbon of pink yarrow and sunny coreopsis. Green Velvet boxwoods anchor the border with year round polish, giving the flowers a tidy evergreen frame. Friendly, fragrant, and easy to keep neat, this narrow bed delivers bright curb appeal from spring through fall.

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Artist Credit:
Renderings drawn by Sam Carter for Carmen Johnston Gardens

Resource Guide created by Beth Bryan