Modular Mountain Retreat Project

Tour of the Gardens at The Mount Video

Bob ties the look of the stone lower façade of the Berkshire’s modular home to The Mount, famed author Edith Wharton’s home. Bob take a visit to Wharton’s Sunken Gardens with Stephanie Copeland, president of the Edith Wharton Restoration Foundation. The formal gardens are of a European style. Her garden design reflects her theory that each step away from the home is a step closer to nature. As the visitor descends the sloping terraced gardens they get closer to the forest. Wharton designed a Linden walk that uses Linden trees and bushes to create a box and windows looking out into the gardens and beyond.

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