SEASIDE PARADISE (Right) Idyllic
Deep Cove lies past yellow phlomis,
pink spirea and maroon ninebark.
Seven years later, the formal garden is wellestablished, its texture and fullness perfected
through Bev's exquisite sense of colour and finetuning of plant combinations.
Pairings such as the yellow Asiatic lilies with
deep-red brushstrokes echo foliage of the smoke
bush (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple') beside
them. Flowering shrubs form the woody backbone of the garden and many, such as the brilliantly variegated Nashiki willow (Salix integra
'Hakuro-Nashiki'), bring a splash of foliage
colour too. Shrub roses are simply mixed into
the perennials and shrubs. The garden also offers
a leafy setting for art and statuary. Large urns
filled with colourful succulents, grasses, tropicals and annuals act as focal points at the end of
the formal paths.
The formal garden has become a favourite setting for al fresco dinners in summer and is also a
beautiful backdrop for photos when the restaurant hosts a wedding or special party.
Over the years, other gardens have appeared
here and there on the property: an exuberant
spray of wildflowers on the bluff overlooking
the beach, a rock garden beside the house patio
that's crammed with a tapestry of succulents,
and a lily pond and water garden.
Like Pierre and Bev Koffel, they're simply part
of the landscape now, and no one really remembers the time when Deep Cove Chalet came so
very close to being a distant, beautiful memory. ■
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