Like the house, which has been expanded to 5,000 square feet, the garden has been in a continuous state of expansion since the gardening bug began nibbling away at Piercy nine years ago. Piercy, who abandoned a brief career in real estate about the same time, says initially she just wanted to improve the appearance of her property. After a while, I learned some things. The plants wanted to live as much as I wanted them to live. Gardening is teamwork.
Plants plant themselves.
Birds plant things for you. It all works together. A crash course in gardening followed. As her knowledge expanded, so did her garden. Husband Ed and family friend Jack Umphres provided the muscle as she designed and planted her paradise.