There are three parts to this classic English cottage garden tucked along 34th Street in Georgetown. The garden surrounds a 200 year old historic house. It is a small house and at one time there was an attached barn. Our client restored her lovely old house and we restored her garden which now encircles the house on three sides making the property and home feel larger. 

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At the charming cottage gate, walk under a pleached aerial hedge of Littleleaf Linden trees. Carefully sandwiched between the boxwood hedge and Linden aerial hedge is an area for garbage storage. The front garden, or entry court is a long 40’ x 15’ space with a generous, inviting field stone path leading to the side gate. An inviting English border is filled with seasonal interest. Entering through a second lovely English garden gate, the garden opens to a walled garden filled with ferns, espalier magnolia and English ivy shaped into the diamond patterns of a Belgian lattice fence.  

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At the end of the delightful stone path, the sun shines on the rear garden with a large stone terrace, an old brick wall framing the space. We designed a shed and fence on the south side of the garden. A Yoshino cherry is planted on center as you step down to the lower dining terrace. Dwarf apple trees are espaliered on the brick garden walls along with climbing clematis and roses. The comfortable upper terrace flows off the kitchen to the outdoor grill area with ample lounge seating. Tucked in the middle of a busy city is one of the quietest spaces.