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Award Winning Landscape Architect, Jack Barnwell and his team create environments intended to be lived in and loved for a lifetime.
“Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome.”
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A cohesive environment requires specialized tools. We integrate C3 Gardens for seasonal vibrancy and AquaPots for maintenance-free architectural focal points. It’s a unified vision for your outdoor world
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THE GARDENS OF MACKINAC ISLAND
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At Check out please include who you would like this book made out to and Jack Barnwell will personalize it.
$75.00
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Take a tour through Mackinac Islands private and public outdoor space for a rare peak at gardens both humble and grand. Each garden has a story, many have secrets and most have a connection to the past. Come to the gardens and hear the voice of those who love them. With more than 600 color photographs featuring nearly 100 gardens and the Mackinac Island state park, this book masterfully interweaves narratives, poetry, history and horticulture of this unique island, creating a time capsule of past and present.
Mackinac’s premier landscape architect Jack Barnwell, along with his fellow island landscape designer and local gardeners, show how they bring unique sense of style to the outdoors. From naturalized rock gardens, tranquil ponds, fragrant lilacs and heirloom perennial gardens, too classical statues, elegant fountains, historic pergolas and showy border gardens. The Gardens of Mackinac Island provides a welcome variety of inspiration for creating an inviting, relaxing outdoor space.
Mackinac’s most precious commodity~ it’s locally made compost, combined with a custom curated blend of wildflowers to create a 200sqft. space of wildflowers. Complete instructions included.
Blend includes Aster, Cornflower, Wallflower, Coreopsis, Larkspur, Sweet William, Coneflower, Gaillardia, Lupine, Evening Primrose, Corn Poppy, and Black-Eyed Susan. Mix may contain additional varieties or receive minor modifications.
Shipping also included in price~Cannot ship this product outside of the United States