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A Magical Hillside Terrace: Dining Above the Garden

Millie Livingston wanted outdoor dining at house level despite a downhill garden. Designer Jay Ferguson widened a path into a 9-foot circular flagstone terrace fringed with shade/sun-tolerant plants: golden fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum), two deciduous magnolias, native ferns (Adiantum aleuticum, Blechnum spicant, Polystichum munitum), plus hellebores, rhododendrons, Siberian irises, smoke tree, and yew. Foliage in apple green, lime green, and bronze creates lush enclosure.

A gravel-lined reservoir with a stone basin and recirculating pump sends water down a split cedar flume—soft falling water sounds make the terrace magical, especially at night with candles.

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