Climbing Plants 67 Home Design Ideas, Pictures and Inspiration
Casa Smith Designs, LLCThis veggie bed is accessible from every angle and easy on the back - everything grows right in front of you...no bending over required.
Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton
Landscape LogicA complete backyard makeover by Landscape Logic, designed by Tony VItale. This backyard was never used prior to the remodel. Now the backyard is the most used space of the house. It has everything you need to either host a party or just hang out and relax with the family.
GEL: Griffin Enright LandscapeAn axis through the hillside layers with korean grass steps above.
Photo of a medium sized modern sloped xeriscape full sun garden steps for autumn in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Photo of a medium sized modern sloped xeriscape full sun garden steps for autumn in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
This is an example of a large classic side formal full sun garden for summer in Salt Lake City with a vegetable patch and gravel.
This is an example of a large classic side formal full sun garden for summer in Salt Lake City with a vegetable patch and gravel.
ATELIER FBSAS Meero
Medium sized mediterranean roof rooftop terrace in Paris with a living wall and no cover.
Medium sized mediterranean roof rooftop terrace in Paris with a living wall and no cover.
Stephen W. Hackney Landscape ArchitectureInspiration for a medium sized classic front door in Other with a single front door and a dark wood front door.
CaSA - Colombo and Serboli ArchitectureRoberto Ruiz - www.robertoruiz.eu
Small scandinavian back patio in Barcelona with a pergola and tiled flooring.
Small scandinavian back patio in Barcelona with a pergola and tiled flooring.
FineLines Design StudioDesign and Photo Credit to Melda Clark
Design ideas for a medium sized classic side formal partial sun garden for spring in Dallas with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Design ideas for a medium sized classic side formal partial sun garden for spring in Dallas with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Philippe DUBREUIL JardinisteSculpture de Rafael Mahdavi
Philippe Dubreuil
Design ideas for a large farmhouse back formal garden in Paris with a living wall.
Design ideas for a large farmhouse back formal garden in Paris with a living wall.
AndzikDublin PhotographyMedium sized scandi bedroom in Dublin with green walls, carpet, no fireplace and beige floors.
GUÁIMAROGuáimaro: Banco de teka antiguo de la India, Mesa de olmo decapada en turquesa, mesa alta de teka y lámparas de teka macizas
Small mediterranean back formal fully shaded garden in Madrid with a living wall.
Small mediterranean back formal fully shaded garden in Madrid with a living wall.
Fabien Perret et associés architecteThis is an example of a medium sized contemporary side patio in Lyon with decking and an awning.
CAVAAFilippo Polli
Medium sized contemporary back patio in Barcelona with a living wall and natural stone paving.
Medium sized contemporary back patio in Barcelona with a living wall and natural stone paving.
Veronica Rodriguez Interior PhotographyPhotography by Veronica Rodriguez
Medium sized mediterranean garden in London with a living wall and gravel.
Medium sized mediterranean garden in London with a living wall and gravel.
Ruben S. Ojeda ArchitectsShawn Bishop
This is an example of a medium sized mediterranean back terrace in Los Angeles with a pergola and a living wall.
This is an example of a medium sized mediterranean back terrace in Los Angeles with a pergola and a living wall.
Corniche et pampilleLarge and beige rural two floor house exterior in Paris with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
BE Landscape DesignAllen Haren
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional back formal partial sun garden seating for spring in Los Angeles with gravel.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional back formal partial sun garden seating for spring in Los Angeles with gravel.
Casa Smith Designs, LLCThe star at the center of this veggie garden is the perfect place for the dwarf lemon tree. The six pointed star (just like the Great Seal of the United States) is ideal for the strawberries to cascade over the edges. The star is 6' with 3' clearance around the star so the space is wide enough to comfortably access the veggie beds from all sides.
Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton
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Large country courtyard patio in Rennes with natural stone paving, a living wall and no cover.
Large country courtyard patio in Rennes with natural stone paving, a living wall and no cover.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignOur Houston landscaping team was recently honored to collaborate with renowned architectural firm Murphy Mears. Murphy Mears builds superb custom homes throughout the country. A recent project for a Houston resident by the name of Borow involved a custom home that featured an efficient, elegant, and eclectic modern architectural design. Ms. Borow is very environmentally conscious and asked that we follow some very strict principles of conservation when developing her landscaping design plan.
In many ways you could say this Houston landscaping project was green on both an aesthetic level and a functional level. We selected affordable ground cover that spread very quickly to provide a year round green color scheme that reflected much of the contemporary artwork within the interior of the home. Environmentally speaking, our project was also green in the sense that it focused on very primitive drought resistant plant species and tree preservation strategies. The resulting yard design ultimately functioned as an aesthetic mirror to the abstract forms that the owner prefers in wall art.
One of the more notable things we did in this Houston landscaping project was to build the homeowner a gravel patio near the front entrance to the home. The homeowner specifically requested that we disconnect the irrigation system that we had installed in the yard because she wanted natural irrigation and drainage only. The gravel served this wish superbly. Being a natural drain in its own respect, it provided a permeable surface that allowed rainwater to soak through without collecting on the surface.
More importantly, the gravel was the only material that could be laid down near the roots of the magnificent trees in Ms. Borow’s yard. Any type of stone, concrete, or brick that is used in more typical Houston landscaping plans would have been out of the question. A patio made from these materials would have either required cutting into tree roots, or it would have impeded their future growth.
The specific species chosen for ground cover also bear noting. The two primary plants used were jasmine and iris. Monkey grass was also used to a small extent as a border around the edge of the house. Irises were planted in front of the house, and the jasmine was planted beneath the trees. Both are very fast growing, drought resistant species that require very little watering. However, they do require routine pruning, which Ms. Borow said she had no problem investing in.
Such lawn alternatives are frequently used in Houston landscaping projects that for one reason or the other require something other than a standard planting of carpet grass. In this case, the motivation had nothing to do with finances, but rather a conscientious effort on Ms. Borow’s part to practice water conservation and tree preservation.
Other hardscapes were then introduced into this green design to better support the home architecture. A stepping stone walkway was built using plain concrete pads that are very simple and modern in their aesthetic. These lead up to the front stair case with four inch steps that Murphy Mears designed for maximum ergonomics and comfort.
There were a few softscape elements that we added to complete the Houston landscaping design. A planting of River Birch trees was introduced near the side of the home. River Birch trees are very attractive, light green trees that do not grow that tall. This eliminates any possible conflict between the tree roots and the home foundation.
Murphy Mears also built a very elegant fence that transitioned the geometry of the house down to the city sidewalk. The fence sharply parallels the linear movement of the house. We introduced some climbing vines to help soften the fence and to harmonize its aesthetic with that of the trees, ground cover, and grass along the sidewalk.
Climbing Plants 67 Home Design Ideas, Pictures and Inspiration
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