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our project,” he says with a
laugh.
The neighbor to the south
let them use a vacant lot as a
staging ground for all of the
materials.
“We could never have done
the project without the use of
that property,” Matthews says.
Once the initial, sensual
shock of the garden eases,
the details begin to emerge.
Take the wood, for instance.
Matthews purchased the pool
area’s Indonesian gates in Santa
Fe, New Mexico.
Elsewhere on the prop-erty,
more wooden gates and
wood supports were fashioned
from walnut trees from the
Matthews’ ranch that fell dur-ing
Hurricane Floyd.
“These things were hand-hewn
the old way by Stanley
Cavanaugh from up in Duplin
County,” Matthews says. “He
used the old tools, hand-sharp-ened
his hewing axe.”
The wooden support on the
outdoor showerhead is made
from heartwood pine. It’s as if
the entire outdoor shower area
grew right out of the ground.
Even the towel rack by the hot
tub is driftwood. The aged teak
furniture, cushions and umbrellas
blend beautifully.