White Garden Pond

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Near the house Hand created a white garden. There was a steep mound with a bench at the bottom, an island opposite, and a pond. Harris added a smaller pond with a waterfall and another concrete bench. The area is under renovation, but Hand's Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba' still dominates the area in the spring. Rosa brunonii 'La Mortola' winds through the white wisteria and blooms at the same time. The mound is covered with low-growing silvery and glaucous plants such as Dichondra argentea, Echeveria elegans, and Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy'. A climbing white 'Iceberg' rose winds up a Rebar tree. 'Seafoam" rose cascades down a "dry river" where small plants resembling foam are tucked among the rocks. In the pond float white water lilies. In keeping with Hand's color plan, there are rich red and blue flowers dotting the area. But the overall effect is white.

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