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44 FALL 2019 pathways that lead to all the outdoor spaces. As in the arrange- ment, the foliage creates a restive moment while exclamation points of color dapple the scene. The ingredients deliberately work a dialogue at all times of the day, from the variegated iris, phlox, and Hakonechloa selected to glow when sunbeams hit their leaves to the various shades of green that read differently from daybreak to twilight. But what really captures the eye are the many urns raised on their pedestals holding unique and painterly combinations of plants that are truly living, growing art. Why urns? The backstory is seriously practical. "It was a lot about outwitting the woodchuck," Pullman confesses. The urns on their plinths were a brilliant solution for elevating plants above a woodchuck's easy reach. And woodchucks aren't the only issue in this garden. "With all the stonewalls on this property, chipmunks are my nemesis," Pullman adds. The raised containers keep plants out of easy browsing reach for all four- legged conspirators. But of course, the artistic opportunities that urns provide are what really intrigues Pullman. "I value their Pullman uses urns for there practicality to protect the plants from woodchucks and chipmunks. cultivate nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ bros. & construction peabody 978.535.1227 www.comakbros.com living areas where clients' expectations. COMAK BROS. LANDSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 978.535.1227 | www.comakbros.com 41 y e a r s celebrating