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plants are well-suited to the sloped topography and
tough environment of the maritime forest, they’re also
drought and salt-tolerant and acclimated to the wind.
Schindler is forever searching for plants that will do
well here.
The Schindler homes don’t intrude on this landscape.
Rather, they are a part of it. Their wood shingle siding
and dark green trim merge with the natural palette of the
environment. Both houses sit high on the wooded dune
overlooking the tidal creek on the west side of the island.
Midway between
the two structures
at the lawn’s edge, a
bare, dead red cedar
tree trunk stands
out among the thick
evergreen thicket like
a sculpture. Shasta
daisies, one of the few
plants with color in this
garden, grow en mass
at its base.
The concept for the garden was to
work with nature as opposed to
controlling it.
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