Eric Stormer

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Norfolk, Virginia

Creating Space - Frameworks

Creating Space – Hedges & Walls

Creating Space – Patterns

Creating Space - Hardscapes

Creating Space – Hardscapes

Creating Space – Allées

Creating Space – Allées

Creating Space - Vistas

Creating Space - Silhouettes

Creating Space - Shadows

Design Features - Form

Design Features - Espalier

Design Features - Topiary

Winter Views

•From the window

•From the approach

•From the terrace

•In Containers

•From “outdoor rooms”

Containers

Design Features - Water

Creating Space – Plant Selection

•Color

•Scent

•Form

•Texture

•Growth Habit

Interesting Stems

Interesting Stems

Interesting Stems

Interesting Stems

Grasses

Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants

Evergreen Plants

Evergreen Plants

Flowers and Fruits

Prunus pendula

P. subhirtella, ‘Whitcomb’

Prunus cerasifera nigra pissardii

Prunus, ‘Accolade’

Magnolia stellata

Malus baccata var. mandshurica

Magnolia X soulangeana

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

R. nobleanum venustum

R. ‘Lee’s Scarlet’

R. ‘Christmas Cheer’

Fruits and Flowers

Rhododendron ‘Rosamundi’

R. ‘Pink Snowflakes’

R. ‘Cornell Pink’

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers and Fruit

Textures, Bark

Textures, Bark

Textures, Bark

Textures, Bark

Textures, Bark

Textures, Bark

Textures,Bark

Textures, Bark

Ground Covers

Well…

There You Have It.