Gallery

Art & Intrigue

I called it "Medusa" but it's actually a tightly pruned juniper

Mandevilla brightens an Eastham seaside terrace

A solitary white gate between the privet

Chevrons are like cathedrals in the garden

9/11 Memorial park at Yarmouth Police Headquarters

Custom rebar wedding ring arched trellis

Two roads diverged in what's left of the woods

Stone & Wood

Ebony and ivory together in perfect harmony

"West Barnstable Loves Second Nature Gardenworks!

They worked with our ideas and their expertise to develop finished plans and drawings using artful landscaping, bluestone, recycled granite slabs and at-grade level decking to create some wonderful new outdoor spaces that we will enjoy for many years."

Van Northcross, W. Barnstable

Memorial to Fallen Officers at Yarmouth Police Headquarters

In-ground mahogany deck and bluestone terrace and step in West Barnstable

The perfect combination of stone and wood

Arches in the garden are like portals to paradise

Before & After

Before: Forlorn and neglected driveway "planting."

Before: Slippery steep slope in Eastham was the creation of an earlier landscaper

Before and After: Dangerous deck and unusable back yard transformed!

“Shannon is a professional in landscape design. I’ve installed many of her designs and our collaborative efforts have brought my company many compliments. Our mutual clients have told me how impressed they are with Shannon’s professionalism and sense of aesthetics. She also has the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to the client what the finished product will look like.”

Paul Rapoza, Falmouth

Before: A homeowner's solution to an awkward area 20-plus years after construction

After: A crisp, clean stone wall/planter in South Dennis

Before and After: Memorial for Fallen Officers at Yarmouth Police Headquarters

Before: The owner of this Harwichport cottage wanted her whole front yard to be a garden.

After: The entire front yard is a garden at this Harwichport home

After: An old Cape Cod house with a new garden

Before: This was the backyard garden feature until I got ahold of it

Before: This is a landscape that is so far beyond it's prime it needs to lose everything...and start again

Beautiful Plants

Native grasses in an Eastham seaside garden

Astilbe glows in the early morning light in this South Dennis garden

"Our horticultural industry has developed into an ever-changing “landscape.” We have always had consistent past plant performers. Coupled with these steady standouts are new introductions each year that enhance our landscape options. It is refreshing to see some individuals who have the ability to incorporate both the new and the old to achieve a desired effect. Shannon is one of those individuals."

Paul Campbell, South Dennis

Persicaria 'Firetail' takes center stage in this East Dennis garden