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2010 Featured Homes & Gardens

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Catherine & Doug Coltharp
2736 Abingdon Rd
Birmingham, AL 35243

The Coltharp's country estate is has something for everyone. The yard, complete with pool, is child's dream, while the garden is tidy and precise. Climbing vines and boxwoods frame the garden and its plethora of flowers. Though the garden is very structured, it remains open and inviting.

Joy & Beau Grenier
4333 Altamont Road

Birmingham, AL 35222

The Grenier garden provides a surprising rural escape in the heart of Redmont. Stone walkways wind throughout, showcasing a variety of fruit trees while dividing the garden itself into a sequence of "rooms."

Pam & Mike Hales

2200 Baxter Cir
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

The Hales' garden is a quintessential "gardener's garden," whose centerpiece is a stunning waterfall that trickles down into a koi pond. Figurines scatter the property, creating an almost whimsical feel that is most striking in the must-see fairy garden.

Leslie & Elton Stephens
2836 Shook Hill Rd
Mountain Brook, AL 35223

The Stephens' country home uses minimalistic garden designs that draws attention to the true star of the estate: the awe-inspiring views of the city. The expansive property includes a newly planted arboretum, where plants were selected to accentuate the noble trees in the collection.

Kim & Peter Weinheimer
3221 Stoningham Drive

Mountain Brook, AL 35223

The Weinheimer's seven acres, located three miles from Crestline Village, is a serene haven from city life. Beautiful natural rock formations, stacked stone walls with perennial beds, vegetable gardens, hydrangea gardens and a nature trail with many native plants are just some of the charms of this scenic property.

Southern Environmental Center

Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL 35254

The Southern Environmental Center (SEC) is the largest educational facility of its kind in Alabama and is especially active in the community through its award-winning Interactive Museum and Community EcoScape Program. The SEC’s first EcoScape was established in 1996.

Continue reading at www.myecoscapes.org.

Dunn Formal Rose Garden & Birmingham Rose Show

Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road
Birmingham, AL 35223

Click here to read more about the Dunn Formal Rose Garden.