Maffei Landscape Design, LLC is honored to have received a Silver Medal in the Planting Design category of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) International Landscape Design Awards, presented at the Landscape Design Conference in Chicago, Illinois on July 23, 2022. The winning project, “Nemours Farm Courtyard Garden” is located in the countryside near Wilmington, Delaware. The judges commented on the "environmentally thoughtful plant palette" and the "tapestry of growing threads" in the design. (scroll down to continue)
Nemours Farm courtyard
When the property was purchased by the current owner, the buildings and grounds were suffering from deferred maintenance, but nearly all of the architectural elements were intact. The original gardens themselves had all but vanished and a new, naturalistic vision emerged in synergy between the owner and designer, Danilo Maffei.
The neglected original garden with quatrefoil fountain
The rejuvenated garden features flowering perennials and ornamental grasses intended to be at their peak in late summer and fall. Asters, goldenrod and tickseed (Coreopsis sp.) do the heavy lifting for seasonal color, while a golden haze of Skyracer purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Skyracer’) gently drift back and forth in the slightest breeze. With a backdrop of the 19th century stone barn and serpentine brick courtyard walls, the garden evolves in its display as the seasons change. More images of this garden and others on the property may be found at https://www.danilomaffei.com/#/montmorency/
19th century stone barn forms a backdrop to the Courtyard Garden at Nemours Farm
Landscape Designer Danilo Maffei (left) receives the Silver Medal for Planting Design from APLD President Eric Gilbey