Private Residence
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Coplon Associated provided landscape design services for the rehabilitation of a small residential site overlooking the harbor in Northeast Harbor. Despite its modest size, the property consisted of several landscape “zones” surrounding the bungalow style home. Each of the zones was rehabilitated, with careful attention paid to enhancing the unique character of each space: A new fence and retaining wall was installed along the road side to improve screening and address hazardous grade changes from street level into the property; a new walkway, entry terrace and secondary entry were installed to improve the appearance and function of entry experience; supplemental shade ground tolerant plantings were used to complement the existing tree canopy; the open lawn area that defines the harbor view was rehabilitated and a large ledge outcrop exposed as a focal point; a new perennial border installed to frame the entrance to a newly constructed pathway that leads to the water through a hillside restored with native groundcovers.