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Harbor Garden Escape

Landscape designer Bill Phinney charmed clients into converting five rugged acres into a stunning coastal garden in Rockport, Maine.

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Billy aimed to set off the harbor vista and provide enough blooms for bouquets from May to October. Bill’s plan features eight garden areas arrayed behind the house. These pretty places blend via grass paths and collectively function as the foreground for an extraordinary water view.