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Francesca has a keen sense for listening to your wishes and ideas as well as understanding your lifestyle and taste.

The following series of photographs illustrate the makeover of a courtyard in a Senior Retirement home. The owners of this home appreciate the healing and calming effects of a garden, both on its residents and its workers. They are gradually improving all their courtyards, starting with the Mediterranean Garden. The top two photographs show what it looked like before and the next four show the transformation to a more peaceful garden.

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Francesca transformed this sadly neglected property by adding patios, walkways, lush plantings and a whimsical fountain. The arbor, heavily laden with a fragrant Stephanotis vine, welcomes visitors into the garden beyond.

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Here Francesca created an outdoor dining area - and the most perfect place to take a nap.

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Francesca added curb appeal, creating a welcoming ambiance to owners and guests alike. The neighbors were thrilled, as well.

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This front yard cried out for color - and color it got.

This tiny front yard garden in the English countryside was a fun and unexpected project.

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This front yard got an updated, softer look ... with more color.

A river of color pours down this hillside

Perched halfway up the hill a cozy area is created to enjoy a morning cup of coffee

A pathway up the hillside leads to the seating area

A backyard hillside was designed to be more usable for the owners, while still maintaining it's woodsy quality. Plantings were added and a pathway helps to navigate the hillside to a sitting area perched above the pool and entertaining areas.

If you're short on space or you need to soften up a patio, a pot can be the perfect solution to add color, or in the pot below, an herb garden with a merlot grapevine

as a centerpiece.

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