Jay Sifford is an award-winning landscape designer based in North Carolina. Several of his garden designs have been featured in Fine Gardening, including a one-of-a-kind modern meadow garden and a series of beautiful, functional dry creek beds.
Jay’s immersive, naturalistic landscape designs are based around four cornerstones: art, magic, story, and horticulture. In this episode, Jay offers insights into the ways that these elements can be incorporated into a truly personal garden space.
![wide view of meadow garden with small seating area in the middle](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143441/001-IMG_5050.jpg)
![meadow gardening during beginning planting phase with potted plants placed around evergreen trees](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143444/002-FG209_5212_ctsy-Jay-Sifford.jpg)
![view of meadow garden covered in snow](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143446/003_1262_ctsy-Jay-Sifford.jpg)
![meadow garden at its peak in summer](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143449/004_IMG_5021.jpg)
![close up of dry streambed with ferns and small grasses planted around](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143452/005_IMG_6890.jpg)
![gravel path leading to patio and gardens](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143455/006_image003.jpg)
![overhead view of garden at dusk with creative blue lighting](https://images.finegardening.com/app/uploads/2024/04/01143458/007-Garden-magic-ctsy-Jay-Sifford.jpg)