LanDesign, gravitating toward low-maintenance plants. “We noodled over what we had and moved some plant material first and then added to it,“Lauren recalled. Details include coordinating the interior colors of wheat, red and orange with the exterior where visitors will see the tops of the flowing grasses in wheat along with red and orange tulips. Garden sculptures, including Dan Ostermiller’s playfully outstretched bronze rabbit, are lightheartedly placed near an abundant kitchen herb garden. An 8-foot charred oak figure by French sculptor Christian Lapie is positioned amid trees behind the pool. The vivid hues of green and crisp white dominate the palate at “Edgewood” where owner Jean Perin has created Italian-inspired settings around the renovated, circa 1790 log cabin. Favorites here are a thatched stone garden structure by Colin McGhee and a wild horse stone sculpture by Ohio artist Marjorie Applegate. Trevor Potter and Dana Westring’s “Poke” features a magnificent display of Dana’s 25 years of garden design experience with a series of dramatic “rooms” on various levels.A rural amphitheater with a round stage of cherry and oak logs has been the site for many celebrations and charity events.The Arts and Crafts-inspired house was designed byWarrenton architect Albert P. Hinckley Jr. and features family antiques, portraits and memorabilia. And finally, speaking of gardens, Upperville’s own celebrated horticulturist, Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, now 101, is offering her 27-acre Mill Reef Club home on Half Moon Bay in Antigua for sale for $14.5 million. In addition to two master suites, the compound includes a guesthouse, pool and pool house.And of course ... stunning gardens she created alongside with two greenhouses, vegetable gardens, an orchard and an orchid nursery. Her 26-acre estate on Cape Cod was listed in January at $28.7 million. M A R K YO U R CA L E N DA R S Sunday April 22 and Monday April 23, “Gardens with a View of the Piedmont Landscape.” Tickets $35 in advance or $40 during the tour at The Middleburg Community Center. Details: flgardenclub @aol.com or 540-592-3950 or 703-777-2661.