Scribner Residences:
Southern Pines and Mid South Club, NC

  

 

“Two years ago, we bought a lot and built a new house in Mid South.  As soon as we bought the lot, we called Gail so that we would be on her schedule and she would have time to ponder this new space.
The new lot looks out over a lake and the golf course. It is a totally different sort of space than the one we were coming from.
Gail drew the most amazing plan – with lots of ferns and grasses and a deck that sits between the house and the lake – just the right place to have breakfast, or lunch or relax with a glass of wine and enjoy the wildlife that appears on and around the lake.

“We adore Gail and her ability to pull together landscape ideas that fit our needs and wants.”

-Pat and Louie Scribner

 
   
   
 
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Gail's comments:

Scribner’s #1 Project: Southern Pines (top 2 left)
This was a beautiful property set on North Valley Rd. It was the first job where I was asked take out a swimming pool rather than put one in. The Scribner’s are big garden enthusiasts and I wanted to do something that would be worthy of their trust and that wonderful setting. The back was long rectangular space. By adding a curved stone retaining wall, we were able to divide the space into two areas that gave both spaces more interest. Under the Scribner’s care and management, the garden has flourished and is still one of my favorite gardens.

Scribner’s #2 Project: Mid-South Club (3rd on left)
The landscape garden we created at Mid-South has a totally different look from the Scribner’s prior garden in Southern Pines.The lot had wonderful view of a lake and the golf course, and we wanted to find a way to preserve those views, while still finding a way to create an area to enjoy the outdoors with some sense of privacy. I love creating structures, and an idea began to take shape in my mind of a low to the ground deck among the Maples trees, that would be surrounded by Autumn ferns. Other areas of color were created to add seasonal interested in the front and around the areas close to the house, but my favorite area around is the deck.

You see it from almost all of the indoor viewing areas, and it just makes the space and creates a feel that says, “Come out, relax, and sit awhile and admire the surroundings”