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Arrow. Land + StructuresGardens, Swimming Pool, Pergola Lounge, Outdoor Kitchen and Entire Property Designed and Constructed by Arrow. ---Marco Romani, RLA. Landscape Architect
Miriam's River House Designs, LLCPhoto shows Japanese Tea House west side. The gravel path contains a Japanese dry river bed and an Inukshuk sculpture, metaphysically designed. The surrounding garden is the inner Roji garden and contains a Roji stepping stone path designed with a metaphysical pattern. pattern.
Photo credits:Dan Drobnick
Lankford Associates Landscape ArchitectsPurple thyme with lavender, pine, and blanket flower amid clumps of iris and ceanothus create the border for a round rock path leading to the beach, patio and fire pit. Located on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington State.
Photo by Scott Lankford
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.
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Informal Garden Design in Winnetka, Illinois. This backyard design utilizes shrubs, pergola, garden decorations, stone and paver paths throughout the landscape design.
The Happy Go-Lucky | Luxury Residential GroupDesign ideas for an expansive coastal back formal and private full sun garden for summer in Orange County with concrete paving and a stone fence.
Techo-BlocThis front yard landscaping project consist of multiple of our modern collections!
Modern grey retaining wall: The smooth look of the Raffinato collection brings modern elegance to your tailored spaces. This contemporary double-sided retaining wall is offered in an array of modern colours.
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Modern grey stone steps: The sleek, polished look of the Raffinato stone step is a more elegant and refined alternative to modern and very linear concrete steps. Offered in three modern colors, these stone steps are a welcomed addition to your next outdoor step project!
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Modern grey floor pavers: A modern paver available in over 50 scale and color combinations, Industria is a popular choice amongst architects designing urban spaces. This paver's de-icing salt resistance and 100mm height makes it a reliable option for industrial, commercial and institutional applications.
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Alderwood Landscape Architecture and ConstructionThese clients' small yard had severe drainage issues, making it difficult for their large family to spend time outdoors. We worked with the clients to create several spaces in the small area that flowed together and met the family's needs. The modern-styled furniture spaces divided by flagstone pavers separated the spaces while an array of short plantings, Japanese maples, and Asian lantern decor introduced fluidity.
Grove Custom HomesPhoto of an expansive contemporary back xeriscape full sun garden in Portland with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
a Blade of GrassPhoto by Pete Cadieux
Photo of a medium sized classic side fully shaded garden in Boston with natural stone paving.
Photo of a medium sized classic side fully shaded garden in Boston with natural stone paving.
SolMauna Creation + DesignDesign ideas for a medium sized classic back partial sun garden for spring in Denver with natural stone paving.
SITEDESIGN+STUDIOSDesign ideas for a medium sized contemporary back garden in Sydney with natural stone paving.
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Design ideas for a medium sized modern back formal garden in London.
Design ideas for a medium sized modern back formal garden in London.
Becky Bourdeau Designs IncPhoto by Bethany Nauert
This is an example of a medium sized classic back xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
This is an example of a medium sized classic back xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Urban Oasis Landscape DesignPhoto of a medium sized modern front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete paving.
Cascadia Edible LandscapesReally fun project featuring:
Drystack retaining walls using 14 tons of Cabinet Gorge wall block
Juniper raised beds, stained
Pergola, stain
Irregular Flagstone Patio 165 sq foot Bluestone featuring many extra large pieces
Cut bluestone risers for main stair case
Raspberry Trellis
Cucumber/squash trellis
Galvanized Horse Trough Planters, both oblong and circular, including a double stacked one in lower area.
200+ foot long fence extension + gate.
Wetland buffer planting of both ornamental and edible varieties of plants
4 zone, complete automatic drip system with micro valve (manual) controls on all beds
Southwest Boulder & StoneJoe and Tod, homeowners in the Vintage Hills area of Temecula, undertook this yard transformation themselves. Their goal was to replace a lawned portion of the right side of their front yard with drought-tolerant plants and rock complementing the existing landscaping.
The homeowners began the project by transplanting kangaroo paw, yucca, lantana and jade plants. Some of the plants made the journey from their former home in Long Beach and others came from thinning out existing plants in the yard. In addition to designing the space together, they also installed the project themselves. The small, light gray boulders and cobble were already located on the property, and closely resemble Sierra boulders. Gambler's Gold 3/4" crushed rock was used to create the "islands" around the plants, with 3/4" gray crushed rock to fill in the larger areas. Premium Sunburst pebbles in the 1"-3" size finished the area off as the border with the neighbor's property.
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This is an example of a medium sized contemporary front formal full sun garden for spring in Dallas with a water feature and natural stone paving.
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary front formal full sun garden for spring in Dallas with a water feature and natural stone paving.
LandZen Landscape Design & ConstructionMedium sized rural front xeriscape partial sun garden in Other with a potted garden and concrete paving.
Precision Garage Door of AkronMedium sized traditional front driveway partial sun garden in Cleveland with concrete paving.
Medium Sized and Expansive Garden Ideas and Designs
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