For eight years now, Dave and the owners of this Lakewood estate have been working on restoring the landscape around their historic O'Neil Ford house. The original long meadow had been obscured by privet, bamboo and small trees. It was cleared several years ago, and trails through the privet were cut for kids, dogs and adults. Recently as they bushwhacked, they came upon these grand old cedar trees buried in thickets of privet, and an idea took root.
He and Dave considered different options and began clearing the woods around it. It looked like this to start:
As the thickets gave way, rolling topography and trees of great character emerged. Tying into the original long meadow designed in the 1930s, the new greensward opens sweeping vistas and beguiling views of the house from afar.
A shade-tolerant variety of zoysia grass needs only an occasional mowing for weed control. Now, family and friends have new vistas to discover, new trees to climb and new spaces for contemplation.
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