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Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignA local Houston art collector hired us to create a low maintenance, sophisticated, contemporary landscape design. She wanted her property to compliment her eclectic taste in architecture, outdoor sculpture, and modern art. Her house was built with a minimalist approach to decoration, emphasizing right angles and windows instead of architectural keynotes. The west wing of the house was only one story, while the east wing was two-story. The windows in both wings were larger than usual, so that visitors could see her art collection from the home’s exterior. Near one of the large rear windows, there was an abstract metal sculpture designed in the form of a spiral.
When she initially contacted us, the surrounding property had only a few trees and indigenous grass as vegetation. This was actually a good beginning point with us, because it allowed us to develop a contemporary landscape design that featured a very linear, crisp look supportive of the home and its contents. We began by planting a garden around the large contemporary sculpture near the window. Landscape designers planted horsetail reed under windows, along the sides of the home, and around the corners. This vegetation is very resilient and hardy, and requires little trimming, weeding, or mulching. This helped unite the diverse elements of sculpture, contemporary architecture, and landscape design into a more fluid harmony that preserved the proportions of each unique element, but eliminated any tendency for the elements to clash with one another.
We then added two stonework designs to the landscape surrounding the contemporary art collection and home. The first was a linear walkway we build from concrete pads purchased through a retail vendor as a cost-saving benefit to our client. We created this walkway to follow the perimeter of the home so that visitors could walk around the entire property and admire the outdoor sculptures and the collections of modern art visible through the windows. This was especially enjoyable at night, when the entire home was brightly lit from within.
To add a touch of tranquility and quite repose to the stark right angles of the home and surrounding contemporary landscape, we designed a special seating area toward the northwest corner of the property. We wanted to create a sense of contemplation in this area, so we departed from the linear and angular designs of the surrounding landscape and established a theme of circular geometry. We laid down gravel as ground cover, then placed large, circular pads arranged like giant stepping stones that led up to a stone patio filled with chairs. The shape of the granite pads and the contours of the graveled area further complimented the spirals and turns in the outdoor metal sculpture, and balanced the entire contemporary landscape design with proportional geometric forms of lines, angles, and curves.
This particular contemporary landscape design also has a sense of movement attached to it. All stonework leads to a destination of some sort. The linear pathway provides a guided tour around the home, garden, and modern art collection. The granite pathway stones create movement toward separate space where the entire experience of art, vegetation, and architecture can be viewed and experienced as a unity.
Contemporary landscaping designs like create form out of feeling by using basic geometric forms and variations of forms. Sometimes very stark forms are used to create a sense of absolutism or contrast. At other times, forms are blended, or even distorted to suggest a sense of complex emotion, or a sense of multi-dimensional reality. The exact nature of the design is always highly subjective, and developed on a case-by-case basis with the client.
FormLA LandscapingOnce a boring, under-used expanse of lawn, the back garden now draws the owners outside. Fragrant native foliage and edibles wrap built-in seating and cozy wicker seating, making it their favorite spot, inside or out.
Viking FenceMedium sized traditional back formal fully shaded garden for spring in Dallas with a garden path and concrete paving.
Campion Walker LandscapesIn this extensive landscape transformation, Campion Walker took a secluded house nestled above a running stream and turned it into a multi layered masterpiece with five distinct ecological zones.
Using an established oak grove as a starting point, the team at Campion Walker sculpted the hillsides into a magnificent wonderland of color, scent and texture. Natural stone, copper, steel, river rock and sustainable Ipe hardwood work in concert with a dynamic mix of California natives, drought tolerant grasses and Mediterranean plants to create a truly breathtaking masterpiece where every detail has been considered, crafted, and reimagined.
Pleasant View ConstructionLarge classic back fully shaded garden for spring in St Louis with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Van Zelst IncPhoto by Kirsten Gentry and Terra Jenkins for Van Zelst, Inc.
This is an example of an expansive classic back fully shaded garden for spring in Chicago with a garden path.
This is an example of an expansive classic back fully shaded garden for spring in Chicago with a garden path.
UserTake a fallen tree to the sawmill to be cut in two. Salvage a few more dead trees and you have a footbridge to cross the creek.
This is an example of a medium sized rustic back fully shaded garden for spring in Other with a garden path and decking.
This is an example of a medium sized rustic back fully shaded garden for spring in Other with a garden path and decking.
Photo of a medium sized classic front fully shaded garden for spring in Chicago with a potted garden and brick paving.
place architecture:designClean lines and a refined material palette transformed the Moss Hill House master bath into an open, light-filled space appropriate to its 1960 modern character.
Underlying the design is a thoughtful intent to maximize opportunities within the long narrow footprint. Minimizing project cost and disruption, fixture locations were generally maintained. All interior walls and existing soaking tub were removed, making room for a large walk-in shower. Large planes of glass provide definition and maintain desired openness, allowing daylight from clerestory windows to fill the space.
Light-toned finishes and large format tiles throughout offer an uncluttered vision. Polished marble “circles” provide textural contrast and small-scale detail, while an oak veneered vanity adds additional warmth.
In-floor radiant heat, reclaimed veneer, dimming controls, and ample daylighting are important sustainable features. This renovation converted a well-worn room into one with a modern functionality and a visual timelessness that will take it into the future.
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Garden Tech Horticultural Services LLCGarden arbor and picket fence separate the side yard from the front yard creating outdoor rooms. The view to the front yard frames a sitting area with Adirondack chairs.
Photo by Bob Trainor
Gurley's Azalea GardenBeautiful house in the National Historic District of Memphis, Central Gardens by Gurley's Azalea Garden
Design ideas for a small classic side fully shaded garden fence for spring in Nashville with natural stone paving.
Design ideas for a small classic side fully shaded garden fence for spring in Nashville with natural stone paving.
Pearson Landscape ServicesLarge limestone retaining wall with zoysia grass, Cedar elms throughout the property
Inspiration for a large traditional front xeriscape fully shaded garden for spring in Austin with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Inspiration for a large traditional front xeriscape fully shaded garden for spring in Austin with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Exterior Designs, Inc. by Beverly KatzA flagstone walkway, custom arbor and iron-gate complete this New Orleans courtyard perfectly.
Photo of a large classic side fully shaded garden for spring in New Orleans with concrete paving.
Photo of a large classic side fully shaded garden for spring in New Orleans with concrete paving.
Banyon Tree Design StudioThe exposed front yard has regular passersby on the sidewalk with a full view of the new water feature and shade garden entry garden. A new privacy fence mimics the historic iron fence.
I.D. Alessandro RoncatoDesigned by ID Alessandro Roncato
Inspiration for a small industrial back fully shaded garden for spring in Milan with a garden path and gravel.
Inspiration for a small industrial back fully shaded garden for spring in Milan with a garden path and gravel.
ZODEGA | TISWolf residence (two years after installation) from sidewalk view. Custom concrete lawn pads (small) create walkway from drive to front door in a way that will not make a pathway in the turf as a result of foot traffic. While they appear to be flowers, this is actually Snow in Summer Jasmine (groundcover) which has small white and pink leaves that look like a flower from afar but are very hearty. Terraced look to the shrubs in the bed against the house.
Nature's DesignsShade Garden designed and installed by Nature's Designs
Design ideas for a medium sized country front formal fully shaded garden for spring in Other with a garden path and mulch.
Design ideas for a medium sized country front formal fully shaded garden for spring in Other with a garden path and mulch.
Lattanzio LandscapesLarge country back formal fully shaded garden for spring in Boston with a garden path.
Riverside FenceInspiration for a large contemporary back fully shaded garden for spring in New York with a potted garden.
Cultivar, Inc.L. McGrath
This is an example of a medium sized classic sloped fully shaded garden for spring in Boston.
This is an example of a medium sized classic sloped fully shaded garden for spring in Boston.
Fully Shaded Garden for Spring Ideas and Designs
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