![]() ![]() Seek out any plant that will make your garden feel like a part of a timeline. Inspired by Max’s fortitude-but still wanting a couple quicker fixes-I asked a few of my favorite sources around the South: What’s the best way to make a new garden look older? Here’s what they said. He’s also a big advocate of the garden coffee walk-a regular time to take stock of what might need help, and to simply enjoy our work, no matter what state it’s in. Max tore down my temporary plastic garden shed and built one out of cedar. Now we shuffle plants inside when it gets cold. Max taught me that the best way to make a garden look older is to take care of the plants themselves so that we can enjoy them for years to come. He’s all about native plants, layers of texture, and, unlike me, patience. My garden took a few leaps ahead when I met (and recently married!) Max, a florist by trade and total green thumb. I stuffed them with whatever was on sale at the “I’m about to die” rack at Lowe’s. With the help of my neighborhood friend JoJo, I laid a small patio area with my mismatched brick collection and lined it with thrifted terra-cotta pots. I studied every trash pile on the curb and even jumped in a construction site Dumpster. I wanted a romantic garden full of ferny, mossy textures, tons of patina, and gracious character. The grass is always greener, right? Well, I didn’t want grass. When I moved into a new-construction house in Charleston, South Carolina, flanked by little patches of mulch and trimmed lawn on both sides, I longed for the sense of place in the old Southern gardens I write about for G&G. ![]()
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