Rose and perennial garden beside the garage combines ornamental trees, shrubs, and a custom arched fence to connect the outbuilding to the restored three-acre landscape at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.

Paradise Found

Historic 1870 farmhouse porch framed by hydrangeas and gravel paving, part of a landscape restoration that reinforces the property's historic artist-era character in Paradise Valley, Middletown, Rhode Island.
Hand-cut bluestone path winds through layered perennial planting, creating a naturalistic connection among the main house, music studio, and garage at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Garden bench set within layered perennial planting creates a quiet place for respite while the diverse garden delivers changing seasonal color at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
English perennial garden with rose arbor and layered planting, installed by hand to create three-season bloom around a river-like lawn leading toward the stream at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.Rose and perennial garden beside the garage combines ornamental trees, shrubs, and a custom arched fence to connect the outbuilding to the restored three-acre landscape at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Native fieldstone retaining walls and bluestone terraces step down the sloping site, resolving grade changes while linking the property's separate buildings at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Landscape wall built with fieldstone salvaged from the home's demolished foundation, finished with bluestone caps and monolithic bluestone steps to terrace the site at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Custom wood pergola at the pool is integrated with surrounding planting and concealed enclosure fencing, preserving a visual connection between the pool, lawns, and gardens at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Existing pool enhanced with an Aquidneck stone fireplace and bluestone cap, adding a gathering feature with built-in wood storage at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
English perennial garden with rose arbor and layered planting, installed by hand to create three-season bloom around a river-like lawn leading toward the stream at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Historic 1870 farmhouse seen through perennial gardens beside a reoriented curved pea-stone drive, integrating the restored landscape with the home's Victorian-era character at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Curving pea-stone driveway bordered by a native-shrub tapestry hedge, reoriented to improve privacy and soften the arrival at the historic Paradise Found farmhouse in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Custom stone trough fountain installed within a rose garden near the front porch, adding a focal point and helping mask noise from the nearby road at Paradise Found in Middletown, Rhode Island.
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Location:

Middletown, RI

Project Partners:

Landscape Architect: Katherine Field Associates Architect: Spring Street StudioBuilder: K&R Construction Photography: Anthony Crisafulli

Distinctions:

2021 American Society of Landscape Architects, Rhode Island Chapter, Professional Design Award 2022 National Association of Landscape Professionals, Gold Award 2023 Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association, Honor Award