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Retired photographer Paul Walker created a fairytale garden at his home in Idaho with colorful foliage, fountains, and intricate rock paths. “An Artist’s Vision” (Gardening How-To, May/June 2012, page 38) shows some of the high points in Walker’s garden, including several of his Japanese maples, garden sculptures, and dramatic color combinations. Here are more photos.
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Paul used all sizes of rocks—from pebbles to boulders—to create paths, island beds, and decorative borders throughout the garden.
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Chartreuse Irish moss is a vivid contrast to red and burgundy, some of Paul’s favorite accent colors. Here it practically glows behind the red base of this Japanese lantern.
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It takes a lot of work to keep the intricate rock mosaics looking good. Every year Paul removes a section of rock to clean it, and then replaces it, rock by rock.
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At the same time that Paul and his partner, Richard Corsini, were building their lush gardens, they were also renovating the house to give themselves better views of the garden. They added this pergola, as well as decks, bay windows, and glass doors.
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Paul’s artistic eye is evident in dozens of little corners like this one, where light green, dark green, and red foliage harmonize amidst curving rock borders and a casual garden sculpture.
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Various shades and textures of green are the garden’s living canvas, and the decorative rock paths and borders make an ornate frame. Dots of red and purple, along with whimsical garden art, provide the final flourish.
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