Garden with a Fire Feature for Autumn Ideas and Designs
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This contemporary London garden scheme was designed by Simon Thomas and built by Landscaping Solutions. The design comprises horizontal timber batten screening mounted with up and down lights. There is a central fireplace which also has storage space to the rear. The paving and steps are sawn sandstone incorporating LED strip lights beneath the step treads. The raised planters are painted white and planted out with Box hedging. The rest of the planting comprises Irises, Stipa grasses and Fennel.
Good Earth Water GardensOld barren space where a playground once stood is transformed into a circular patio with a fire pit in the center.
Design ideas for a small contemporary back full sun garden for autumn in Kansas City with concrete paving and a fire feature.
Design ideas for a small contemporary back full sun garden for autumn in Kansas City with concrete paving and a fire feature.
Hayes Landscape Design ServicesDesign ideas for a small traditional back xeriscape partial sun garden for autumn in Seattle with a fire feature, natural stone paving and a wood fence.
FDC Design BuildPhoto of a medium sized modern front xeriscape partial sun garden for autumn in San Francisco with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Housetrends MagazineWhen you open the back doors of the home of Nancy and Jeremy Campbell in Granville, you don’t just step out onto a patio. You enter an extension of a modern living space that just happens to be outdoors. Their patio’s unique design and setting provides the comfort and style of indoors while enjoying the natural beauty and fresh air of outdoors.
It all started with a rather desolate back yard. “It was completely blank, there was nothing back there,” Nancy remembers of the patio space of this 1972 split-level house they bought five years ago. With a blank slate to work with, the Campbells knew the key elements of what they wanted for their new outdoor space when they sat down with Travis Ketron of Ketron Custom Builders to design it. “We knew we wanted something covered so we could use it in the rain, and in the winter, and we knew we wanted a stone fireplace,” Nancy recalls.
Travis translated the Campbells’ vision into a design to satisfy outdoor entertaining and relaxing desires in all seasons. The new outdoor space is reminiscent of a vast, rustic great room complete with a stone fireplace, a vaulted ceiling, skylights, and ceiling fans, yet no walls. The space is completely open to the elements without any glass or doors on any of the sides, except from the house. Furnished like a great room, with a built-in music system as well, it’s truly an extension of indoor living and entertaining space, and one that is unaffected by rain. Jeremy comments, “We haven’t had to cover the furniture yet. It would have to be a pretty strong wind to get wet.” Just outside the covered patio is a quartet of outdoor chairs adorned with plush cushions and colorful pillows, positioned perfectly for users to bask in the sun.
In the design process, the fireplace emerged as the anchor of the space and set the stage for the outdoor space both aesthetically and functionally. “We didn’t want it to block the view. Then designing the space with Travis, the fireplace became the center,” remembers Jeremy. Placed directly across from the two sets of French doors leading out from the house, a Rumford fireplace and extended hearth of stone in neutral earth tones is the focal point of this outdoor living room. Seating for entertaining and lounging falls easily into place around it providing optimal viewing of the private, wooded back yard. When temperatures cool off, the fireplace provides ample warmth and a cozy setting to experience the change of seasons. “It’s a great fireplace for the space,” Jeremy says of the unique design of a Rumford style fireplace. “The way you stack the wood in the fireplace is different so as to get more heat. It has a shallower box, burns hotter and puts off more heat. Wood is placed in it vertically, not stacked.” Just in case the fireplace doesn’t provide enough light for late-night soirees, there is additional outdoor lighting mounted from the ceiling to make sure the party always goes on.
Travis brought the idea of the Rumford outdoor fireplace to the Campbells. “I learned about it a few years back from some masons, and I was intrigued by the idea then,” he says. “We like to do stuff that’s out of the norm, and this fireplace fits the space and function very well.” Travis adds, “People want unique things that are designed for them. That’s our style to do that for them.”
The patio also extends out to an uncovered area set up with patio tables for grilling and dining. Gray pavers flow throughout from the covered space to the open-air area. Their continuous flow mimics the feel of flooring that extends from a living room into a dining room inside a home. Also, the earth tone colors throughout the space on the pavers, fireplace and furnishings help the entire space mesh nicely with its natural surroundings.
A little ways off from both the covered and uncovered patio area is a stone fire pit ring. Removed by just the right distance, it provides a separate place for young adults to gather and enjoy the night.
Adirondack chairs and matching tables surround the outdoor fire pit, offering seating for anyone who doesn’t wish to stand and a place to set down ingredients for yummy fireside treats like s’mores.
Padded chairs outside the reach of the pavilion and the nearby umbrella the perfect place to kick back and relax in the sun. The colorful throw pillows and outdoor furniture cushions add some needed color and a touch of personality.
Enjoying the comforts of indoors while being outdoors is exactly what the Campbells are doing now, particularly when lounging on the comfortable wicker furniture that dominate most of the area. “My favorite part of the whole thing is the fireplace,” Nancy says.
Jeremy concludes, “There is no television, it would destroy the ambiance out there. We just enjoy listening to music and watching the fire.”
Parker HomesPhoto of a large farmhouse back xeriscape fully shaded garden for autumn in Austin with a fire feature and gravel.
Inspiration for a large classic back xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in San Francisco with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Ted Carter Inspired LandscapesDesign ideas for a large beach style back formal full sun garden for autumn in Portland Maine with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Accent LandscapesBuilt of manufactured stone, with a natural flagstone cap, this fire pit runs off of the home propane tank.
Photo by Roger Haywood
Design ideas for a large back xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Denver with a fire feature.
Design ideas for a large back xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Denver with a fire feature.
Marti Neely, APLDPhoto of a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden for autumn in Omaha with natural stone paving and a fire feature.
Rose Brady Keane Landscape ArchitectureFiberglass pots contain espaliered fruit trees and herbs, set against a custom steel screen
Design ideas for a medium sized modern roof xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Portland with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Design ideas for a medium sized modern roof xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Portland with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Linden L.A.N.D. GroupBluestone Flagging patio and single course granite fire pit Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Inspiration for a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden for autumn in Burlington with a fire feature and brick paving.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden for autumn in Burlington with a fire feature and brick paving.
Outdoor Home LivingThis is an example of a back fully shaded garden for autumn in Dallas with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Karen Rogers at KR Garden Designcaroline mardon
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary back formal partial sun garden for autumn in London with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary back formal partial sun garden for autumn in London with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
DGK ArchitectsEnhancing the rear yard of the site we integrated a sunken courtyard, making the area feel bigger and providing an extra layer of privacy from the neighbouring sites.
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McNeill PhotographyMcNeill Photography 2014
Photo of an expansive classic back fully shaded garden for autumn in Toronto with natural stone paving and a fire feature.
Photo of an expansive classic back fully shaded garden for autumn in Toronto with natural stone paving and a fire feature.
Living Green DesignsIn this backyard space, the design challenge was to bring the essence of the California Mountains to Redondo Beach. As this client is an avid outdoorsman, he wanted to bring the a feel of the Sierra Nevada mountains, his happy place, home to create his very own backyard mountain retreat. Our team sourced materials that one would find in the mountains of California whilst keeping a lounge feel in mind for the secondary design criteria, a retreat. In this retreat, we created four distinct areas: the lounging area with covered pergola, fire pit area with built-in seating bench and overhead trellis complete with carnival lighting, central waterfall, and barbeque area with picnic table and overhead carnival lighting. We built a 10” x 10” rugged pergola was built out of sustainably sourced pine. The massive posts feel as though large pine trees were harvested right out of the California Mountains and crafted right on-site. The pergola was built with a retractable shade cloth so the sun can be let in for warmth in open during the colder months. The pergola and the other hard-scaped areas in the backyard were covered with a mix of gray granite and charcoal pavers. This color selection is reminiscent of the colors in California granite. Walking north from the pergola toward the fire pit area there is a mass planting of deer grasses, assortment of ferns and California coffee berries planted to mimic California Chaparral. At the other edge of this chaparral garden, sits the Cresta Boulder fire pit. Boulders were used to create this fire pit to harness the feeling of being outdoors in the wilderness. The boulders were locally sourced out of the Sierra Nevada mountain range for authenticity. In order to frame the space we installed a trellis and off the trellis runs carnival lights for night time parties. Just beyond the fire pit sits a granite boulder water fall. The waterfall is placed so that wherever you are in the yard you can see and hear the tranquil sounds of the babbling water as it circulates and recycles. The barbeque area is nestled against the backdrop of a dark green fernleaf podocarpus hedge. During the day, birds and butterflies traverse the native foliage and at night the sounds of the fire pit dance in harmony with the gentle sounds of water falling down granite pebbles making this backyard a true retreat from the chaotic noise of the city.
Alpine Construction and Design Ltd.Design ideas for a large classic back garden for autumn in Calgary with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Garden Lights Landscape and Pool Development Inc.2019 Clca Judges Award, for best overall project entered. Modern Garden With a twist, the client requested a modern design, but also wanted lots of food production and cut flowers.
Instyle HabitatsAn established Pandanus tree was planted as a feature tree and a shade solution for the Noosa style sand pit play area
Design ideas for a nautical back xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Sunshine Coast with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Design ideas for a nautical back xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Sunshine Coast with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Garden with a Fire Feature for Autumn Ideas and Designs
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