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3 1 6 7 alpine 8 3 9 5 4 10 2 plant list 1 Sculptured pine tree (Pinus species depends on availability) 2 Dwarf mugo pine (Pinus mugo 'Pumilio') 3 Heritage river birch (Betula nigra 'Cully' HERITAGE) 4 Dwarf oak-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee-Wee') 5 'Mission Bells' rhododendron (Rhododendron 'Mission Bells') 6 Evergreen huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) INSPIRED BY PERPETUAL VIEWS of whitened, jagged peaks, adventurous gardeners may easily bring some of the wilderness to their own garden. Sans grizzly bears, yards can be tweaked to evoke the mountain in a few simple strokes. Since nature abhors straight lines, this design approach focuses on fluidity. A few sizeable boulders judiciously clustered together set the tone. Laid irregularly along a gentle arc, a flagstone path leads from the residence to a far "clearing" where a simple fire pit sits. Qrater, the log-on-weathered-steel fire pit offered by Belgian label Extremis, or the gas-powered Zen by B.C.-based DreamCast, are suitable choices. For added fun, a few colourful beanbags complement this seating arrangement. The plants look best arranged in large, irregular drifts – sun-loving perennials and grasses here combine to form a makeshift meadow. A tall, sculptural pine hovers above the fire nook and is echoed nearby by a few mounding cousins. In the opposite corner, cinnamon-barked birches of various sizes are tightly assembled together. Planted shoulder-to-shoulder, this grove can eventually be thinned out, the resulting logs stacked close by or burned for marshmallows. (Middle left) Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty') PHOTO: GAP/Christina Bollen (Bottom left) Aster (Aster x frikartii 'Monch') PHOTO: GAP/Julie Dansereau See SOURCES on page 60 7 Aster (Aster x frikartii 'Mönch') 8 Northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) 9 Moss phlox (Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty') 10 Brass buttons (Leptinella squalida) June 2013 BC HOME & GARDEN | 47 p42-47_Climate Change.indd 47 13-05-01 4:11 PM