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Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignIn 2003, we received a call from John and Jennifer Randall of West Houston. They had decided to build a French-style home just off of Piney Point near Memorial Drive. Jennifer wanted a modern French landscape design that reflected the symmetry, balance, and patterns of Old World estates. French landscapes like this are popular because of their uniquely proportioned partier gardens, formal garden and constructions, and tightly clipped hedges. John also wanted the French landscape design because of his passion for his heritage (he originally came to Houston from Louisiana), as well as the obvious aesthetic benefits of creating a natural complement to the architecture of the new house.
The first thing we designed was a motor court driveway/parking area in the front of the home. While you may not think that a paved element would have anything at all do with landscape design, in reality it is truly apropos to the theme. French homes almost always have paving that extends all the way to the house. In the case of the Randall home, we used interlocking concrete pavers to create a surface that looks much older than it really is. This prevented the property from looking too much like a new construction and better lent itself to the elegance and stateliness characteristic of French landscape designs in general.
Further blending of practical function with the aesthetic elements of French landscaping was accomplished in an area to the left of the driveway. John loved fishing, and he requested that we design a convenient parking area to temporarily store his boat while he waited for a slip at the marina to become available. Knowing that this area would function only for temporary storage, we came up with the idea of integrating this special parking area into the green space of a parterre garden. We laid down a graveled area in the shape of a horseshoe that would easily allow John back up his truck and unload his boat. We then surrounded this graveled area with a scalloped hedge characterized by a very bright, light green color. Planting boxwoods and Holly trees beyond the hedge, we then extended them throughout the yard. This created a contrast of light and green ground cover that is characteristic of French landscape designs. By establishing alternating light and dark shades of color, it helps establish an unconscious sense of movement which the eye finds it hard to resist following
Parterre gardens like this are also keynote elements to French landscape designs, and the combination of such a green space with the functional element of a paved area serves to elevate the mundane purpose of a temporary parking and storage area into an aesthetic in its own right. Also, we deliberately chose the horseshoe design because we knew this space could later be transformed into a decorative center for the entire garden. This is the main reason we used small stones to cover the area, rather than concrete or pavers. When the boat was eventually relocated, the darkly colored stones surrounded by a brightly colored hedge gave us an excellent place to mount an outdoor sculpture.
The elegance of the home and surrounding French landscape design warranted attention at all hours so we contracted a lighting design company to ensure that all important elements of the house and property were fully visible at night. With mercury vapor lights concealed in trees, we created artificial moonlight that shone down on the garden and front porch. For accent lighting, we used a combination of up lights and down lights to differentiate architectural features, and we installed façade lights to emphasize the face of the home itself.
Although a new construction, this residence achieved such an aura of stateliness that it earned fame throughout the neighborhood almost overnight, and it remains a favorite in the Piney Point area to this day.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Great Lakes Metal FabricationCustom wrought iron fencing, wavy contemporary metal panels, steel privacy screen for neighbors, decorative metal fencing design.
To read more about this project, click here or start at the Great Lakes Metal Fabrication metal railing page
To read more about this project, click here or start at the Great Lakes Metal Fabrication metal railing page
Broward Landscape, Inc.modern landscape
Large modern front driveway garden in Miami with concrete paving.
Large modern front driveway garden in Miami with concrete paving.
Hartman Companies, Inc.Photo of a large rural front driveway partial sun garden for autumn in Minneapolis with brick paving and a pathway.
Wilber & King The rear grounds are equally impressive with a lattice courtyard lawn, serpentine isle of boxwood with custom wood obelisks, metal garden sculpture and a Celtic knot garden. This property also has cutting, fragrance and rose gardens that bloom though out the seasons, and a fire-pit area for entertaining on those cool New England nights. This drone image gives allows you to see the precision of our planning and the creativity and expertise of our team. Photo by Neil Landino
Jill Davis DesignI designed this evergreen garden to look interesting all year and be extremely easy to maintain.
This is an example of a large classic front driveway partial sun garden for winter in Chicago with natural stone paving.
This is an example of a large classic front driveway partial sun garden for winter in Chicago with natural stone paving.
Carreiro BuildersDesign ideas for a large country courtyard driveway full sun garden for spring in San Francisco with a garden path and brick paving.
Exterior Designs LandscapeJF
This is an example of a large modern front driveway partial sun garden in San Diego with a potted garden and concrete paving.
This is an example of a large modern front driveway partial sun garden in San Diego with a potted garden and concrete paving.
Van Garden Inc.Large rustic front driveway full sun garden for winter in Dallas with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Estudio Paisajista Javier SebastianJAVIER SEBASTIAN ESTUDIO PAISAJISTA
Photo of a medium sized mediterranean courtyard driveway partial sun garden in Valencia with a garden path.
Photo of a medium sized mediterranean courtyard driveway partial sun garden in Valencia with a garden path.
Studio H2OAmy J Smith
Inspiration for a medium sized modern front driveway full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete paving.
Inspiration for a medium sized modern front driveway full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete paving.
Maria Hickey & Associates LandscapesHard to believe this is one month after planting....the plantings provide privacy and screening for the outdoor shower. We planted creeping thyme between the bluestone to create fragrance when stepped on.
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignConcrete pavers with small mexican pebbles. Mondo Grass and FX Luminaire pathway light. The front areas of this landscape in Bel Marin Keys, Novato, were transformed from a tired, water thirsty-lawn into a contemporary setting with dramatic concrete pavers leading to the home's entrance. A variety of low-water plants for sun and part shade complete this project front yard transformation. Installed in February 2014. More plant updates early 2015. The back areas of this transformation is featured in a separate project: Modern Water-Side Landscape Remodel http://www.houzz.com/projects/456093/Modern-Water-Side-Landscape-Remodel---Lawn-Replaced--Novato--CA
Ocean Pavers, Inc.After photo of new installation of Belgard Dublin Cobble pavers. Color Toscana. Pattern Random.
Inspiration for a medium sized mediterranean front driveway full sun garden for summer in Orange County with concrete paving and a garden path.
Inspiration for a medium sized mediterranean front driveway full sun garden for summer in Orange County with concrete paving and a garden path.
JK Design Custom Landscapes inc.Designed and installed by JK Designs inc.
Enhance the beauty of your home by giving your landscape a seasonal facelift. the idea is impliment the four seasons by selecting plantings that not only bloom once a year but all season long.
Leigh DesignsPhoto of a medium sized traditional front driveway full sun garden in San Francisco with natural stone paving.
Green View LandscapingGreen View
Medium sized classic front driveway full sun garden for spring in Chicago with brick paving and a garden path.
Medium sized classic front driveway full sun garden for spring in Chicago with brick paving and a garden path.
Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.Photo of a large traditional front driveway full sun garden for spring in New York with gravel and a garden path.
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