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Lizzie Tulip Garden DesignA contemporary water rill garden, calm, peaceful and light, with crisp diamond cut sandstone paving, rendered planters, contrasting gravel which glitters in the sun, flanked by Beech and Hornbeam hedging. The gardens surround an 18th Century farmhouse, open to the public between April and September each year. For more information please visit stillingfleetlodgenurseries.co.uk
Broadhurst + AssociatesThe Upper Shade Garden
The small enclosed Shade garden occupies the site of the former owners’ “kitchen” garden. It was here, protected from the deer by rock and wire fencing, that the two elderly ladies grew vegetables and flowers for the house.
Northeast HorticulturalOwen McLaughlin
Photo of a large world-inspired back formal partial sun garden in New York with a garden path and gravel.
Photo of a large world-inspired back formal partial sun garden in New York with a garden path and gravel.
Philippe Soule Landscape DesignSpring welcoming front entrance of perennials, Salvias, Nepetas, Geraniums...
Photo of a medium sized beach style front full sun garden in New York with gravel and a garden path.
Photo of a medium sized beach style front full sun garden in New York with gravel and a garden path.
Terra Ferma LandscapesA perfect little seating area next to a heritage orange tree.
Large classic back full sun garden seating for spring in San Francisco with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Large classic back full sun garden seating for spring in San Francisco with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignThe problem this Memorial-Houston homeowner faced was that her sumptuous contemporary home, an austere series of interconnected cubes of various sizes constructed from white stucco, black steel and glass, did not have the proper landscaping frame. It was out of scale. Imagine Robert Motherwell's "Black on White" painting without the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston's generous expanse of white walls surrounding it. It would still be magnificent but somehow...off.
Intuitively, the homeowner realized this issue and started interviewing landscape designers. After talking to about 15 different designers, she finally went with one, only to be disappointed with the results. From the across-the-street neighbor, she was then introduced to Exterior Worlds and she hired us to correct the newly-created problems and more fully realize her hopes for the grounds. "It's not unusual for us to come in and deal with a mess. Sometimes a homeowner gets overwhelmed with managing everything. Other times it is like this project where the design misses the mark. Regardless, it is really important to listen for what a prospect or client means and not just what they say," says Jeff Halper, owner of Exterior Worlds.
Since the sheer size of the house is so dominating, Exterior Worlds' overall job was to bring the garden up to scale to match the house. Likewise, it was important to stretch the house into the landscape, thereby softening some of its severity. The concept we devised entailed creating an interplay between the landscape and the house by astute placement of the black-and-white colors of the house into the yard using different materials and textures. Strategic plantings of greenery increased the interest, density, height and function of the design.
First we installed a pathway of crushed white marble around the perimeter of the house, the white of the path in homage to the house’s white facade. At various intervals, 3/8-inch steel-plated metal strips, painted black to echo the bones of the house, were embedded and crisscrossed in the pathway to turn it into a loose maze.
Along this metal bunting, we planted succulents whose other-worldly shapes and mild coloration juxtaposed nicely against the hard-edged steel. These plantings included Gulf Coast muhly, a native grass that produces a pink-purple plume when it blooms in the fall. A side benefit to the use of these plants is that they are low maintenance and hardy in Houston’s summertime heat.
Next we brought in trees for scale. Without them, the impressive architecture becomes imposing. We placed them along the front at either corner of the house. For the left side, we found a multi-trunk live oak in a field, transported it to the property and placed it in a custom-made square of the crushed marble at a slight distance from the house. On the right side where the house makes a 90-degree alcove, we planted a mature mesquite tree.
To finish off the front entry, we fashioned the black steel into large squares and planted grass to create islands of green, or giant lawn stepping pads. We echoed this look in the back off the master suite by turning concrete pads of black-stained concrete into stepping pads.
We kept the foundational plantings of Japanese yews which add green, earthy mass, something the stark architecture needs for further balance. We contoured Japanese boxwoods into small spheres to enhance the play between shapes and textures.
In the large, white planters at the front entrance, we repeated the plantings of succulents and Gulf Coast muhly to reinforce symmetry. Then we built an additional planter in the back out of the black metal, filled it with the crushed white marble and planted a Texas vitex, another hardy choice that adds a touch of color with its purple blooms.
To finish off the landscaping, we needed to address the ravine behind the house. We built a retaining wall to contain erosion. Aesthetically, we crafted it so that the wall has a sharp upper edge, a modern motif right where the landscape meets the land.
Stride StudiosWilliam Ripley, APLD
The arbor is stained a traditional color for this formal space which keeps the garden sophisticated and tailored while accentuating the other shades of green in the plants. This color looks black, but is actually considered "Charleston Green." Here's a little info I found on the color, " http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/classic-paint-colors-00417000077685/page5.html"
Cultivart Landscape DesignPeta North
Photo of a small contemporary back full sun garden in Perth with a water feature and decking.
Photo of a small contemporary back full sun garden in Perth with a water feature and decking.
Envision Landscape StudioPhoto of a large modern sloped xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall and gravel.
Avant GardenHog wire fence surrounding dog run with dog house.
photo by Galen Fultz
Traditional sloped fully shaded garden fence in San Francisco with gravel.
Traditional sloped fully shaded garden fence in San Francisco with gravel.
Perello Design & BuildDaniel Gonzalez
Photo of an expansive classic driveway garden for spring in New York with gravel.
Photo of an expansive classic driveway garden for spring in New York with gravel.
GEL: Griffin Enright LandscapeA grass path through a rock garden featuring a large rock fountain.
Medium sized modern courtyard partial sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with gravel and lawn edging.
Medium sized modern courtyard partial sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with gravel and lawn edging.
Susan Cohan GardensSmall, formal patio space set between a sunroom and an outdoor porch. Bird sculpture on plinth set in the adjacent walkway.
Design ideas for a small traditional courtyard partial sun garden in New York with gravel.
Design ideas for a small traditional courtyard partial sun garden in New York with gravel.
Arterra Landscape ArchitectsThis is an example of a medium sized contemporary back garden in San Francisco with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Margie Grace - Grace Design AssociatesBack from the ashes!! Burned in the Tea Fire. Lovely Mediterranean Garden.
* Builder of the Year: Best Landscape and Hardscape for Santa Barbara Contractors Association
Cathy Schwabe ArchitectureSouth view from lower terrace.
Cathy Schwabe Architecture.
Photograph by David Wakely
Inspiration for a contemporary sloped garden in San Francisco with gravel.
Inspiration for a contemporary sloped garden in San Francisco with gravel.
Daryl Toby - AguaFina Gardens InternationalInspiration for a medium sized rustic back garden in Detroit with gravel.
Iron Butterfly DesignWoodland planting and boulder
Design ideas for a large farmhouse back garden in Other with a pathway and gravel.
Design ideas for a large farmhouse back garden in Other with a pathway and gravel.
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