Sit on the 8’ deep front porch that runs the entire 60’ width of the house for summer entertaining fun. This is also the perfect winter holiday celebrations house for feasts The twinkling candle lights in the windows with lanterns around the circular driveway bring the sparkle. Gardens Galore Designed gardens appear below and above the barn/carriage house and also in the front circle and the back and side of the house. Gardens showcased on the covers of 2 Time-Life books and in national magazines. White Colonial style fences define the lush garden rooms with perennials, roses, vines,. daylilies, peonies. 2,000 new Tulips appear next Spring. Late summer purple phlox is adorned with butterflies. Extensive stonework pathways and low stonewalls define the curved paths in each garden. For 4 decades, the owner cultivated the blooms. She named her gardens Magnolia, Chelsea (gazebo), Fairy, Sunset, Oriental and Sundial. The most unusual varieties and the brightest colors of bloom were chosen. Whimsical structures pop up like the Fairy Cottage, Gazebo, Sunset Arch, Bird Houses, Well House. Surprising Storage Top floor has 8 closets and 4 floor-to-ceiling built- in shelved cabinets. Window seats with drawers are in 2 spacious Bedrooms plus narrow shelving inside cabinets in eaves. Built-in floor to ceiling
cabinets in dining room. Entire kitchen has built-in cabinets “tavern” style that hide all large and small appliances. The basement offers seasonal storage area, laundry and work zone. The Land Drive up the long winding gravel driveway surrounded by pastures in maintained woods on the left and rugged natural woods to the right. Sheep and llamas grazed in the 2 pastures and lived around the lower part of the barn. Wild lowlands below the cliffs at the back of the built property curve into the Patuxent River banks on two sides. This is rustic, rural and rugged terrain – yet it is on the border with Montgomery County (across the river) and 24 minutes from 2 exits of 495 beltway. Topography All 4 Buildings are up on the cliffs of the highlands. The lowlands of pastures and wild woods are part of the Patuxent river plains. Owner received reduced taxes on the 14 acres of lowlands. The River Patuxent River wraps the left side and back of the property. You can even choose whether you want Howard County to stock your river with trout! Know when Spring has arrived when you hear the frog peepers.
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