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Garden Variety

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With vibrant cutting beds, seasonal veggies, and a host of DIY projects, Joan and Chad McDonald’s Wagener Terrace garden blends outside-the-box ingenuity with picture-perfect style

Photographs by
Terry Kuzniar
Wind chimes come from an old copper roof Joan cut and treated to a green patina
Along the back fence is the latter section of an old sign from fast food joint Hot ’n Now which Joan planted with 
creeping fig.
A found tree trunk has been made over into a patio table
Garden Variety
Garden Variety
Garden Variety
Garden Variety
Along the side of the house, the couple filled in what once served as the driveway with a mix of wildflowers and herbs and updated an old outbuilding to serve as Joan’s studio.