No. 29 Gardens · Coastal
Boxwood Potager Garden with Stone Urn
Neat boxwood hedges enclose vegetable beds in this potager garden, where pale gravel pathways converge around a central stone urn set against weathered cedar shingle siding in the morning sun.
Design notes
Coastal design lets the light do the work. Look for weathered cedar shingle and white trim, bleached or grey decking, cable or rope railings, and a palette of sand, driftwood and sea-glass. Planting is grasses, hydrangeas, beach roses and anything that tolerates salt and wind; furniture is teak or wicker with white cushions. Keep surfaces matte and colours pale, and the mood stays breezy even miles from the shore.
What to look for
- Path width and bed width — can you reach and can a wheelbarrow pass
- Where the water is and how far the kitchen door is
- Edges and structure that still look good in winter

