Inside A Kentucky Mountainside Garden

A dramatic black folly capped with a custom dovecote designed by Thomas E. Wilmes, a Lexington architect.

The garden in bloom.

The koi pond.

Lush greenery.

The house is built into the hillside, so there are not many flat areas on the property.

An arbor planted with a mix of trumpet vine and wisteria in the lower garden.

Leon and Sandy Hollon’s rose parterre.

The Ramona clematis.

A dovecote-capped folly—complete with dove decoy.

Gates open onto the Italianate garden.

The potting shed, framed by Taylor junipers and views of the Appalachians

Joseph Hillenmeyer.

The Jeri Louisiana iris in bloom.