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Blue Tulip Garden Design
The garden wrapped around three sides of the house, with a dominant driveway taking up most of what would be regarded as the back garden. The final design helped to reduce the impact of the driveway, whilst providing a private space for dining close to the kitchen surrounded by planting, and maximising the side garden with a lawn and place to relax. The front garden now has a real sense of arrival with exciting new paving and contemporary planting design.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
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Monroe Place by Robin Key of Robin Key Landscape Architecture
The landscape architect worked closely with the owners to design the front and rear gardens of this Brooklyn Heights townhouse. Located in a historic district, the front garden ironwork and original bluestone sidewalk were restored with the approval of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. In the rear garden, materials were carefully selected to create a balance between the historic landscape and the new elements. The stone patios, laid using salvaged bluestone already existing on the site, are defined by two linear, stacked-stone fountains where water cascades gently into low pools. A raised wood deck at the back of the property is nestled within a bed of soft moss and wispy ferns, creating a peaceful seating area surrounded by woodland plantings. Here modern garden furniture and sculpture create a bold contrast. Throughout the property, the site’s existing mature trees were preserved to serve as a framework for the garden. A lower level seating area adjacent to the house provides the owners with an outdoor kitchen and area for entertaining. Photo courtesy Robin Key Landscape Architecture
Ward Jewell Architect AIA
San Marino based clients were interested in developing a property that had been in their family for generations. This was an exciting proposition as it was one of the last surviving bayside double lots on the scenic Coronado peninsula in San Diego. They desired a holiday home that would be a gathering place for their large, close- knit family.
San Marino based clients were interested in developing a property that had been in their family for generations. This was an exciting proposition as it was one of the last surviving bayside double lots on the scenic Coronado peninsula in San Diego. They desired a holiday home that would be a gathering place for their large, close-knit family. Facing the Back Bay, overlooking downtown and the Bay Bridge, this property presented us with a unique opportunity to design a vacation home with a dual personality. One side faces a bustling harbor with a constant parade of yachts, cargo vessels and military ships while the other opens onto a deep, quiet contemplative garden. The home’s shingle-style influence carries on the historical Coronado tradition of clapboard and Craftsman bungalows built in the shadow of the great Hotel Del Coronado which was erected at the turn of the last century. In order to create an informal feel to the residence, we devised a concept that eliminated the need for a “front door”. Instead, one walks through the garden and enters the “Great Hall” through either one of two French doors flanking a walk-in stone fireplace. Both two-story bedroom wings bookend this central wood beam vaulted room which serves as the “heart of the home”, and opens to both views. Three sets of stairs are discretely tucked away inside the bedroom wings.
In lieu of a formal dining room, the family convenes and dines around a beautiful table and banquette set into a circular window bay off the kitchen which overlooks the lights of the city beyond the harbor. Working with noted interior designer Betty Ann Marshall, we designed a unique kitchen that was inspired by the colors and textures of a fossil the couple found on a honeymoon trip to the quarries of Montana. We set that ancient fossil into a matte glass backsplash behind the professional cook’s stove. A warm library with walnut paneling and a bayed window seat affords a refuge for the family to read or play board games. The couple’s fine craft and folk art collection is on prominent display throughout the house and helps to set an intimate and whimsical tone.
Another architectural feature devoted to family is the play room lit by a dramatic cupola which beacons the older grandchildren and their friends. Below the play room is a four car garage that allows the patriarch space to refurbish an antique fire truck, a mahogany launch boat and several vintage cars. Their jet skis and kayaks are housed in another garage designed for that purpose. Lattice covered skylights that allow dappled sunlight to bathe the loggia affords a comfortable refuge to watch the kids swim and gaze out upon the rushing water, the Coronado Bay Bridge and the romantic downtown San Diego skyline.
Architect: Ward Jewell Architect, AIA
Interior Design: Betty Ann Marshall
Construction: Bill Lyons
Photographer: Laura Hull
Styling: Zale Design Studio
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Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
The simple lines of this attractive contemporary home disguise a remarkable aspect of its construction: it received the coveted Gold Star rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. This rating, granted after a third-party inspection, serves as the premier mark in green building achievement. LEED-certified homes cost less to operate, reducing energy and water bills by as much as 40%.
Designed by the Houston firm Murphy Mears Architects (www.murphymears.com), the house earned the LEED Gold Star award because of the firm’s expert use in areas such as water efficiency, sustainable materials and energy strategies. Both principals of the architectural firm hold LEED AP credentials which affirm their knowledge of advanced green building expertise.
To solidify their efforts to win the Gold Star certification, the firm hired Exterior Worlds to design the landscape using techniques that minimize the impact on ecosystems and water resources. Our charge was to employ drought-resistant plants, reclaimed materials and other green hardscapes to help Murphy Mears earn points within the LEED rating system.
In the front yard, we created a rectilinear garden covered with black star gravel. The bed’s straight lines pay homage to the house’s design while the dark gray gravel extends the color palette. In this zone of interest, we planted six ornamental Japanese blueberry trees and contoured them into conical shapes to contrast with the linearity of the house.
The homeowners had found reclaimed marble from a torn-down building and so we used these rectangular forms for the sidewalk. A border of gravel connects the sidewalk to the larger garden bed. The marble, which is striated white and black, also adds an interesting element of movement to the yard. We planted the rest of the yard with Zoysia grass since it possesses exceptional wear tolerance and good drought resistance.
Gravel garden beds extend to the sides of the house, a choice that is both aesthetically pleasing and earth-friendly. In sustainable landscaping, gravel is prized because of its durability, minimal maintenance requirements and because, being inorganic, it requires no watering.
For the back yard, we planted more Japanese blueberry trees and Zoysia grass to continue the theme begun in the front. Other plantings, requiring little water and pruning, were picked from the LEED-approved list. We also laid another pathway using the reclaimed marble, which leads around the property to the grill, patio and a potting table with reclaimed sink in the far back.
We built a patio using synthetic decking material in the same light gray color as the house. The decking material requires no staining and is particularly durable. The patio creates a transition between the interior and exterior, with the glass doors of the house feeding out into the back yard. It is uncovered, playing up the openness of the house’s design and making the most of Houston’s golden morning light with the house creating deep shade in the hot afternoons.
Perhaps the most striking thing that can be said about the property and its LEED rating is this: you’d never know it. That is, the innovative and far-ranging green techniques are woven so beautifully into its design all you notice is a superb house with an appealing landscape.
Rolling Landscapes Inc.
Photo by: Linda Oyama Bryan
This is an example of a classic back terrace in Chicago with a fire feature and a pergola.
This is an example of a classic back terrace in Chicago with a fire feature and a pergola.
Amber Freda Garden Design
If only you could have seen the black tar beach that was this roof before we got our hands on it. What an amazing transformation an ipe deck and planters can make. We designed the planters with an alternating plank width placement to give it a more interesting, contemporary vibe. The dining set is made out of sturdy outdoor wicker. This rooftop garden is located near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. Read more about our projects on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.
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A lush summer blooming perennial bed. Hydrangea, Clematis, Roses, Lavender, Daylily, Echinacea, Shasta Daisy to name a few. The perennial landscape design project is located in Westchester, New York.
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Karen Rogers at KR Garden Design
Walpole Garden, Chiswick
Photography by Caroline Mardon - www.carolinemardon.com
Design ideas for a small traditional patio steps in London with brick paving.
Design ideas for a small traditional patio steps in London with brick paving.
Jay Sifford Garden Design
A rhododendron berm, seating area surrounded by chartreuse hostas and a Skylands oriental spruce, a fern garden and a perennial border are highlights of this back garden adjoining a lake.
Shepard Design Landscape Architecture - AJ Shepard
Marin gardens, serenity spaces, landscapes for entertaining,
outdoor rooms, art in the garden
This is an example of a mediterranean patio in San Francisco with no cover.
This is an example of a mediterranean patio in San Francisco with no cover.
Sue Hayward Garden Design Ltd
Herb garden
Traditional Kitchen Garden
Photo Sue Hayward
This is an example of a traditional back full sun garden in Other with a vegetable patch and natural stone paving.
This is an example of a traditional back full sun garden in Other with a vegetable patch and natural stone paving.
Arterra Landscape Architects
The overall design for this city garden has a rhythmic movement, which comes from the composition of forms, the billowy sway of the plants in the breeze and light bouncing off the reflected surfaces. The garden is designed to engage the viewer as participant in a trans-formative place, even if the journey they choose is purely visual.
Michele Lee Willson Photography
Chicago Roof Deck & Garden
These are projects we have completed into the Chicago Area
Inspiration for a classic terrace in Chicago.
Inspiration for a classic terrace in Chicago.
Eden Condensed
This vegetable garden of 3 cedar raised beds was part of an over all drought tolerant garden.
This is an example of a small traditional back full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a vegetable patch and gravel.
This is an example of a small traditional back full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Amber Freda Garden Design
A contemporary NYC rooftop garden featuring black fiberglass planters filled with sky pencil hollies, Knockout roses, and rose of sharon. For a bit of contrast, we’ve also added red Japanese maples in burgundy Asian ceramic pots. The pots are topped with black polished river stones that help to camouflage the irrigation and up-lighting lines that run throughout all the planters. Read more about this garden on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.
TaC studios, architects
Michael Tavel Photographer
Pool oasis in Atlanta with large deck. The pool finish is Pebble Sheen by Pebble Tec, the dimensions are 8' wide x 50' long. The deck is Dasso XTR bamboo decking.
Maienza - Wilson Architecture + Interiors
Photo: Jim Bartsch Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Santa Barbara with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Santa Barbara with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Lankford Associates Landscape Architects
A deck and patio lead from the log cabin to a fire ring above the bluff overlooking the lake. Carefully controlled edging to the lawn created order from the surroundings and emphasized the clients desire for off setting the rustic nature of the log home. Low maintenance plantings and a simple gravel pathway connect the gardens with the residence.
This lodge style bungalow is located on a small lake on the Western side of Washington State.
Featured in Everett Herald, Home and Garden, January 28th, 2008
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Realstone Systems
This modern home features stone leading from the inside out into a fabulous patio with wood accents.
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in Orlando.
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in Orlando.
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