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A Garden for All Seasons
Joan Armory's love for low-maintenance native plants ensures her garden shines in every season.

photography: Lynn Karlin
A painted garden bench adds a punch of year-round color to your garden and makes a perfect catch-all for tools and watering cans.

Arching Gate
photography: Lynn Karlin
Careful plant choices keep a rolling palette of color moving through Joan Armory's garden. Spring opens with a burst of blooming crabapple and colorful bulbs. Even in winter, peeling river birch, evergreens, and stone paths make her garden magical in every season.


Armory Garden bench
photography: Lynn Karlin



Armory Garden gate
photography: Lynn Karlin



Armory Garden path
photography: Lynn Karlin



Armory Garden steps
photography: Lynn Karlin



Play the Blues
photography: Lynn Karlin
Bright blue garden furniture adds a spot of year-round color to the garden. Find a flat spot along a garden path to carve out an intimate outdoor room. Every garden pathway needs a purpose and a rewarding destination.