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2022 Excellence in Landscape Another Hat Trick for Hursthou by Heather Prince
In 2018 the Hursthouse team was still enjoying the
afterglow from their first Triple Crown winning project, when they were called to conquer a unique challenge. The homeowner wished to tie a piece of vacant property, across a private drive into the rest of a suburban estate in a quiet historic section of Wheaton. After batting around a bunch of ideas, the team settled on responding to the formal architecture of the home and created an elegant folly garden that not only mirrored the brick masonry of the house but incorporated key structural elements as well.
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The homeowners loved the folly garden, and a long-lasting relationship was born. “This is on a private dead-end road right next to Chicago Golf in Wheaton, one of the oldest golf courses in the nation,” commented Bob Hursthouse, president of Hursthouse Landscape Architects. “The neighbor built a big new house, so this chunk of land started to feel like it belonged to them. Our client called us to ask what in the world can we do with this?” Now as you stand on the front terrace, a sophisticated wrought iron gate hung from brick columns lit by custom-made lanterns draws your eye down
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The Landscape Contractor April 2022
