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I am a gardener’s daughter—minus the talent. I have been surrounded by beautiful flower beds, planters and vegetable gardens my entire life. My mom did her best to teach me to pick green beans, deadhead snapdragons and prune rose bushes, all of which I still know how to do today. I recall the beautiful clematis creeping up the pillar on our front porch and the daffodils that would pop up under our living room win-dows in the early spring. I also recall the joy it brought her to head out into the yard and get her hands dirty in the soil.

While I wasn’t blessed with her green thumb, I have managed to cre-ate a few landscaping beds around my home and I tend to a handful of tomato and cucumber plants each year. To this day, she compliments my efforts so I don’t think she’s too disappointed.

So, when I met Barbara Eichert I immediately recognized that passion and love she has for her garden. Like me, she also learned this fine art form from her mother. Unlike me, she has created one of the most breathtaking English gardens I have ever seen.

I’m resigned to the fact that I’ll never be the ultimate gar-dener, and that’s okay. Maybe my true calling is introducing you to some of the wonder-fully talented gardeners living in the Greater Miami Valley. I hope you enjoy reading their stories as much as I enjoyed meeting them.

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contents greater miami valley | vol. 13, issue 2

features 31 SWEET AND SOUR

RUM PUNCH Celebrate summer

with this refreshing drink

34 THE POWER OF REJUVENATION

Neglected back yard gets a second chance

52 ALL FUN AND GAMES Springfield backyard renovation

offers entertainment for all ages

61 SUMMERTIME BLUES Transform your back yard

with a luxurious pool

68 GADGETS & GIZMOS Power up your home with these

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trends 18 LANDSCAPE TRENDS Passion Blooms English garden thrives

in Washington Township

43 DECORATING TRENDS Open Up and Say “Ah!” Take the outside party prep

up a notch and get ready for the raves

departments 10 FRESH FINDS The latest finds in furniture,

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on the cover 18 This elaborate fountain serves as a

centerpiece in the formal English garden behind this Washington Township home.

Photo by Daniel Feldkamp/ Visual Edge Imaging

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English garden thrives in Washington Township

By Julie Thompson

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OPPOSITE: The terrace is the perfect spot for intimate gather-ings or quiet nights taking in the sights and sounds of the garden.

�t could be �aid that the �easons of Barbara Eichert’s life have been carefully marked by each garden �he has created. F Her love for the earth began at the Kansas farm where �he grew up as a child. There alongside her mom she learned how to grow vegetables and enjoy the fruits of her labor by preparing foods such as canned pickles. She took her love for gardening with her and as an adult adorned each home she lived in with its own unique outdoor space. continued >

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Form and functionOver the decades she has transformed ordinary backyard spaces into exquisite masterpieces. The time she poured into each piece of land gave her something back in its own way. Underneath the symphony of blooms, Barbara has always found solace and joy in the layers of ordinary dirt. Hours of digging have allowed her to reflect and sometimes heal.

It’s a love that she feels blessed to share with her husband, Dr. Stephen Eichert. Perhaps that is why the couple went to great lengths to design their newest garden that has transformed the back yard of their Washington Township home. Barbara had done so many different designs over the decades including cottage, French and oriental gardens. This time, she and her husband

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were ready for something more formal.“We are both very symmetrical and like discipline,” Barbara

says about their choice to build an English garden. “And because of the space of our yard, we also wanted something that would be very intimate.”

The couple put their vision in motion by digging the first hole in the back yard themselves and planting an herb garden. However, they knew enough to realize they would need an expert to help them formulate a bigger plan. They hired local landscaper Tony Carpenter to craft plans for three main areas including the original herb garden, a sculpture garden and a lawn area.

A main path was created down the center of the yard from

OPPOSITE: English boxwoods and winter gem boxwoods encompass the light fixture, which dates back to the 1800s. ABOVE: The herb gar-den contains a quaint sitting area and four beds filled with tarragon, thyme, cilantro and basil, among many other varieties. BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT: A bronze fountain depicting a Woodland Nymph is set into an elegant stone surround. A Carding Mill rose, from David Austin Roses, resides inside the bronze light fixture. A rustic birdhouse is tucked into a bed of colorful impatiens.



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which three different access points were placed to lead to other areas of the yard. The paths not only lead to different parts of the garden, but also offer intimate sitting areas and spectacular angles where one can view the garden. An English garden is not something typically found in the Dayton market, which is one reason Carpenter was so thrilled to be given the job. Another reason is that Carpenter also had the opportunity to put some of his experience in England to work.

“I have spent time in Europe and have seen formal gardens that have been there for hundreds of years,” Carpenter says. “I was able to give them what they wanted because I had walked through gardens like that. The reason this garden works is due to the details. All the lines are straight and perpendicular and very exact. If they are off ever so slightly you will see it.”

Everything in the garden plays an integral part in the overall design. More than 250 boxwoods create noticeable edges along the garden’s back space while four smaller divisions among the smallest herb patches help lend to the larger feeling of formality

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and balance. The garden’s pathways, one of the more unusual details, were designed by Carpenter to closely mimic the gardens he saw while in England.

True English gardens have crushed granite for their gravel pathways. Carpenter created his own formula when he was unable to find a similar product. He was able to create a mirror image of an authentic English garden by using slate chips. “When it rains (the pathway) looks like moving water,” Barbara says. “It is beautiful.”

It took two years to create the garden, but its space continues to evolve. The Eicherts are continually reshaping, relocating and retuning the finer details. Each year, Barbara plants more than 1,400 impatiens in the beds, while perennials that were planted years ago—such as the tree peonies—are now showing their true blooms for the first time.

OPPOSITE TOP: A pair of rabbit topiaries, stuffed with moss and soil, adds whimsy to this garden. BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT: The herb garden was the first garden the homeowners planted when they moved into the house. Elegant iron carvings add a touch of formality. Small signs mark the different varieties of herbs and create character in the garden. Animal statues can be found tucked into flower beds throughout the garden. ABOVE: A stone book with the poem “Gossip in the Garden” etched onto the pages, is tucked along a side garden.


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Elegance and dimensionThe couple has become known as fine col-lectors for their garden as well. Antique pieces are tucked in every corner of the garden, creating dimension among the various plants and flowers. Window guards from an old church now hang underneath their deck. The glass Barbara installed inside of the guards makes it seem as if one is peering into another garden.

The cobblestones in the herb garden were repurposed from the streets of Cincinnati. A four-foot solid bronze light fixture that once hung from a church in Missouri was purchased by the couple as a wedding gift to each other, and now is the home to a rose bush and winter gem. A Belgian artist created a pair of nine and four-foot rabbit frames for the Eicherts’ fourth anniversary. The rabbits, now stuffed with moss and soil, bring life to the garden.

Over the years, the garden has also grown from three spaces to nearly 10 inti-mate themed areas. Last summer, the cou-ple brought in Jim Teske and Centerville Landscaping to help with some new addi-tions including one of the garden’s two fountains. This one, which is also the larg-est, sits in the garden’s green area. Four large antique columns were also placed along the green area to create a wall. The flower baskets perched on top draw the eye upward and tie in the salmon color seen in flowers across the garden.

“Their garden is so exquisite, it is the real deal,” Teske says. “The detail alone is astounding. Barbara has poured her heart and soul into this garden.”

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OPPOSITE: A variety of plants and trees create depth and add visual interest. TOP LEFT: The homeowners often light the chimenea and enjoy spending time on the deck. MIDDLE LEFT: The deck offers a bird’s eye view of the garden below. BOTTOM LEFT: A pair of church window guards, now filled with glass, hang along the back of the house in a covered alcove, reflecting the surrounding garden. TOP RIGHT: Last year, a new tiered fountain and antique columns were added to this side of the garden. MIDDLE RIGHT: A bronze fountain depict-ing a Woodland Nymph is set into an elegant stone surround. BOTTOM RIGHT: The herb garden is separated into four quadrants, with a charming fountain taking center stage.



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ResouRces Initial garden design: Tony carpenter; Brick and masonry: David Lisle, cappland Masonry; Outside heat-ing: Mike Waker, Waker Plumbing; Electric: Jeff Guttridge, Res electric; Garden maintenance: centerville Landscaping; Pillars and pots: Ambassador’s Antiques; Maintenance and irrigation: essential Landscape & Irrigation; Fountains: Aquatic & Garden Décor; Plant and flower suppliers: siebenthaler’s; Grandma’s Gardens; centerville Landscaping; Roses: Knollwood Garden center

The impressive English garden might seem complete when viewed by an outsider. But to the Eicherts, it is just the beginning. If there is anything they have learned over the years, it’s that the creation of a garden merely lays the foundation for future ideas to take root. And this one is certainly no exception.

ABOVE: A “Mrs. Powers” gate provides separation between the herb garden and sculpture garden. BELOW: A bronze statue depicting a boy and swan takes center stage in the formal English garden. RIGHT: A beautiful geranium adds a pop of red to the landscape.

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OPENING SPREAD: Wall sconces and spotlights illumi-nate the entire back yard. THIS PAGE: The homeowners have an enticing view of their entire back yard from their kitchen. OPPOSITE: The stream water-fall spills into a lower bed of river rocks situated on the lower patio.



Five years ago a Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in one of Kettering’s upscale

neighborhoods received a second chance at life when an ambitious couple bought it. | The exterior of

the home, originally built in the 1970s, had fallen far from the care of a diligent homeowner in recent

years. The back yard had become overgrown with long scraggly trees competing with each other for

pockets of sunlight, while weeds encroached upon the in-ground swimming pool.

A modern visionThe new homeowners knew that great potential lay beneath it all. Each spring, they’d head outdoors and do their best to cut back honeysuckle and trim dead limbs. After four years, however, they realized they needed a professional plan to finally bring the space back to life.

The couple knew exactly what they wanted. They dreamed of a space with sharp, clean lines that mirrored the contemporary feel they had given their home’s interior. But they began to wonder if finding a designer who could appreciate such a look would be as difficult to find as the pool that still sat beneath their yard’s brush.

“I would tell (designers) that we wanted modern, clean and straight lines,” the homeowner says. “But what they would come back to us with every time were big, curvy lines that were more traditional.”

Finally, the homeowners were connect-ed with Dwight Goodin and Columbus-based Paver Planet and their entire out-look changed. “Dwight got it and hit it right on the nose,” she says. “We were speechless. It was perfect.”

Paver Planet is a small, specialized busi-ness that gravitates toward contemporary styles. A new design was drawn up for the back yard, and once approved, the difficult part of creating a clean slate to start from began. The first phase included removing the home’s original deck, which had been useless for entertaining since it sat an entire story above the pool area. Next, the overgrown brush and about 20 large trees were removed to provide 30 additional feet of space to the yard.

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Fluid designThe homeowners had originally wanted stamped concrete for their new patio area surrounding the pool, but changed their minds after seeing the varying sizes of available pavers. They settled on Unilock’s Umbriano Winter Marvel paver. This paver—a 24-inch square weighing 127 pounds—is unlike most traditional pav-ers. Once laid down, the pavers meet seamlessly, making the 2,200-square-foot patio area appear as one piece. The paver’s pulverized granite surface also gives it a unique look. “It looks like a frosty covering of snow and it sparkles in the sunlight,” Goodin says.

Jeremy and Jacob Bihn, owners of Paver Planet, personally did all the work on the patio, including the angular waterfall that has become the homeowner’s favorite fea-ture. The waterfall pulls the yard’s retain-ing walls together, acting as a small, soft stream that continually flows to the side.

The retaining walls were created from a Unilock Pisa natural color concrete, while limestone was used on the steps and wall caps. Mexican river pebbles, shaped like shiny flat eggs, fill bed areas. One of the most beautiful touches are the blue tumbled chunks of glass placed down the water feature that light up after the sun goes down.

While the new hardscape design would give the contemporary feel the homeown-ers wanted, its landscape would offer the right amount of softness needed to bal-ance it. New Carlisle-based Studebaker Nurseries was used to help choose the right plants. The homeowners spent two hours driving one day around the nurs-ery’s 1,800 acres looking at plants and trees in their natural environment. In the end, a variety of species were chosen to bring blooms and color in nearly every season.

Different trees—such as the Holmford, Crabapple and Canada Red Choke Cherry trees—provide six weeks of flowering during the spring. Those are followed by a colorful appearance from hydrangea and

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TOP: The water feature includes a line of blue glass that glistens in the sun. ABOVE: Outdoor lighting accentuates the waterfall and steps.



rose bushes, which bud all summer along the patio.

A place to unwindThe back yard, which once lay hidden from sight, is now an open space for gath-ering and entertainment. It’s an exten-sion of the homeowners’ living space. The homeowners often swim twice a day in the summer and unwind outdoors after coming home from a game of tennis. And for the first time in years, they have had a proper backdrop to hold their annual Fourth of July party.

“Every year, we bring in a local entertain-er and we finally have a spot for him,” the homeowner says. “Before, we would have to create a little space among the mulch. But now it’s very professional looking.”

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It’s time to throw open the windows and pull our patio furniture out of the dark corners of our base-ments. We’re ready to linger over a meal with friends while lights twinkle in nearby trees. Food tastes better outside. Friends like to linger. And children have plenty of space to burn off some stored-up energy. F You don’t need a reason to celebrate al fresco, but in case you are planning for one of the biggies coming up in the next few months, we’ve got some looks, tips and recipes you just might want to try.



Memorial DayThis kick-off to summer is usually about casual days spent pool-side, boating on the lake or picnicking in the park. Consider changing gears and hosting a formal lawn party with a theme such as the Indy 500 with its black and white checkered flag as the launching point for your table settings.

Go with the flowHow about preparing a beverage or cocktail relevant to the party’s theme? Give it a funny name or have the color play into the theme. For example, a bright yellow “Caution Flag” made using a traditional lemon drop martini recipe.

Use the good stuffYour china will survive and thrive in its new outdoor setting. Simple white plates are especially nice as a starting point—you can take the color and theme in almost any direction.

Best guess for guestsWhen estimating for hors d’oeuvres, plan on 12 bites per hour per person. So for a three-hour party, you’ll need 36 appetizers per person—perhaps six each of six selections.

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Father’s DayCelebrated the third Sunday of June, Father’s Day often means giving Dad some time to flop on a hammock or click the remote control to his heart’s content from his favorite chair. But the man has to eat at some point—so make the meal by adding a few fun touches.

Ties that bindAdd a whimsical punch to the tables-cape by placing a tie instead of a napkin beneath the silverware, perhaps placing Dad’s least favorites near the spillers in the family. Suggest all guests—even the women and children—wear a loosely knotted tie to dinner.

Float his boatGive dad an old-fashioned summer treat. Fill a glass with orange soda, top the side of the glass with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream for an orange cream float treat that will take him back a few years.

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Drawn to the flame: Use candles to light the night and add a touch of romance. Hurricane lanterns are perfect to keep the flame alive under breezy conditions and in a clever grouping they can double as centerpieces.

feeling hot, hot, not: If you have electricity outside, plug in a portable oscillating fan or two to keep guests cool and to help keep bugs at bay.

the kiDs are all right: If young ones will be a part of the festivities, plan creative ways to keep them enter-tained. A table just for the kids is a good idea; cover it with white butcher paper and have crayons available so they can draw to their hearts’ content.

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as a way to add extra square footage. In fact, updating or adding an out-

door living space was considered one of the top home improvement

projects of 2011. From spacious patios and decks to outdoor kitchens and

dining areas, the possibilities are virtually endless. F When Dr. Thomas

and Andrea Rak moved into their Springfield home back in 2010, they had

every intention of renovating the back yard. After making a few interior

improvements, their attention turned to the outdoor space behind the

house. “We purchased this home because of its great location,” Andrea

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A strong, colorful baseThe house already had a large deck off the kitchen, which overlooked a massive stan-dard gray concrete patio. While the patio wasn’t pleasing to the eye, for Andrea, it was a starting-off point. “Some companies I met with suggested demolishing it,” she recalls. “But the patio was very solid, with only a few surface cracks. I wanted to utilize what was there rather than start from scratch.”

She brought in Jason Schell, presi-dent of Custom Outdoor Structures, to help her transform the bland patio into a usable outdoor living space. Schell and his team covered the patio with a concrete overlay to add color and texture. “We used a polyaspartic coating that is very similar to an epoxy, but it is much more dura-ble,” Schell explains. “The overlay actually strengthens the concrete.”

The overlay also gives Schell the free-dom to create any shape, color or texture a homeowner desires. The Raks’ patio features neutral earth-toned hues with a dark brown border.

Dining by candlelightIn addition to sprucing up the look of the patio, Andrea imagined adding a few addi-tional elements to the space. “I wanted to incorporate a fire feature in the back yard, but our son Alex is six years old, so I wanted to make sure it was also safe.”

Since the Raks intended to use the patio to entertain friends and family, Schell suggested combining the fire feature with a dining table. The end result is a custom-made, curved concrete fire pit with an attached table. Schell topped the structure with a copper-toned liquid metal counter.

To accentuate the fire table, Schell added a sunburst design to the patio. “The sun-burst was hand-carved and textured. It features a reflector enhancer, where pieces of metal are actually mixed into the sealer to give it a metallic look,” he explains.

Made in the shadeAnother element is the custom lean-to, which houses an outdoor bar and provides some much-needed relief from the relent-less sun. The lean-to features a copper roof and decorative concrete carved to look like stone. “There aren’t any limits when it comes to what you can do with concrete,” Schell says. “When you want to do something artistic outside, decorative concrete opens up a whole new world.”

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like “Where’s Waldo”—you never know what you’ll come across,” Andrea laughs.

A broom finish on the bar floor gives the concrete a wood grain look, while the liquid metal countertop, in dark gunmetal gray, completes the unique design. “I really enjoy the artistic side of carving the concrete,” Schell says. “I attribute this to my mother, she was an amazing painter and my inspiration when it comes to designing projects like this.”

Hot spotsA lower patio provides direct access to an indoor pool, one of the highlights of the house. “We spend a lot of time in here,” Andrea says. “It’s the perfect place for both adults and children to have fun and relax.”

The Raks were just returning from vacation when construction started on the patio last fall. Andrea says Thomas and Alex spent hours playing on a large chessboard at the resort. “When we came home, Jason wanted to know if we had any ideas for the lower patio and I automatically thought it would be a great addition.”

Schell carved the oversized chessboard into the patio and applied the same metallic reflector used to create the sunburst.

With summer right around the corner, the Raks say they’re excited to host their first official barbeque in their new back yard. “I want this to be a place where our friends and family, especially our son, can gather together and have fun. We can’t wait to have a back yard filled with people.”


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