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A Beautiful Blend
Ralph Anderson Styling: Leigh Anne Montgomery

A Beautiful Blend

Surrounded by fields of cotton and corn, Richard and Pauline Arsenault’s land has only one natural boundary--the bayou that runs along its back border. The expected Southern garden would have taken years to install and mature, so that was out. “We flipped the scenario to our advantage and embraced the land,” says Jeff. This led to a minimized palette. “What we did, we chose to do nicely,” he adds.

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