BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA

Cost of Project: $600,000
Landscape Company: Larry Weaner Landscape Design Associates, Glenside, Pa.

AFTER: Beginning with the meadow plantings, Weaner created a dramatic, natural landscape over a three-year period. The pool was built lower than the terrace at the rear of the house so that it didn't obstruct views of the meadow. For the meadow, dense ground-layer plants were used to inhibit weeds and water evaporation -- so little maintenance is needed.