Santa Fe Meadow Garden Blends Seamlessly with Natural Landscape

Betty and Jonathan Calvert's garden (designer Richard Wilder) uses a blue grama grass meadow with a flagstone path, taller grasses for realism, mounded soil, and boulders to mimic rolling hills. Minimal hardscape blurs boundaries. Santa Fe essentials: adobe walls, portals, raised fountains, amber/blue fall colors, eccentric art. Landscape lessons: soften with groundcovers, mimic nature's patterns, regionalize plants and decor.