Perched on Handy Point
Cataumet MA
An inviting bluestone walkway creates anticipation as you walk along the entire front of the home that’s decorated with various fragrant flowers, shrubs, and trees that all radiate with color. A mixed fieldstone wall offers a variety of tones to give interest to the long meandering wall. On the upper far corner of the wall we planted a grouping of three thundercloud plum trees and Nikko blue hydrangeas. This wall retains the upper portion of the front yard and is balanced on the left side of the driveway with a second mixed fieldstone wall.
The backyard is truly a space designed for a family who just loves spending time outdoors and entertaining friends and relatives. We chose to subtly separate portions of the large backyard with a charming planting bed thick with river birch and flowers. On one side, the pool, cabana, and sitting area are garnished with splashes of color. Ever-changing grasses, long-lasting roses, spring blooming plums and pears, and other perennials offer something new with every season.
On the other side, a putting green is accompanied by two horseshoe pits. We framed the throwing platforms with composite decking and filled them with pit sand. Two granite benches and an informal broken bluestone patio serve as place for onlookers to congregate. Nikko hydrangeas also give interest to the far side of the yard in the corner of the fence.
Wash lighting along the walls and up-lighting in the trees illuminates this space at night so it can be enjoyed regardless of the time of day. When the sun goes down on Handy Point, the fun is just beginning for this fun-loving family.