Succulents in the morning sun. Dry riverbed. Photograph by Emma Almendarez
サンディエゴにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなおしゃれな裏庭 (ゼリスケープ、日向、砂利舗装) の写真

Mäklare och foto: Oscars Mäkleri
ストックホルムにある中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (グレーの壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

Back of the house with a new extension housing kitchen, living and dining areas, and a new dormer on the top floor. Photo by Chris Snook
ロンドンにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

オレンジカウンティにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな前庭 (ゼリスケープ、砂利舗装、半日向) の写真

サンフランシスコにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな庭 (コンテナガーデン、日向、天然石敷き) の写真

Jeri Keogel
オレンジカウンティにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな二階建ての家の写真

Studio H Landscape Architecture
オレンジカウンティにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな地中海スタイルのおしゃれな玄関 (黒いドア) の写真

Bluff landscape with Bocce court and Stepstone pavers make for a great outdoor living space. Holly Lepere
サンタバーバラにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (屋外コート、日向、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

An axis through the hillside layers with korean grass steps above.
ロサンゼルスにあるお手頃価格の秋の、中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日向、傾斜地、ゼリスケープ、コンクリート敷き 、階段) の写真

サンフランシスコにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな裏庭のテラス (噴水、砂利舗装、日よけなし) の写真

Close up of a planting bed with succulents, cared grasses, and other architectural plants. Complimented by the gray concrete pavers and Mexican pebbles. This San Rafael front landscape has been dramatically updated with a welcoming concrete pathway entrance, and complimented by a variety of architectural plants, hardy succulents, textural grasses and a majestic, fruitless olive tree. The dramatic transformation is enhanced by a raised corten steel planter at the pathway entrance with gravel and succulents. Two horizontal ipe wood structures provide contemporary accents. New raised concrete planters alongside the new concrete driveway define the property and showcase more colorful succulents. A beautiful gray house paint color and ipe accents complete the remodel. Drawings, Design and Photos © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Colorful pots with succulents and Cordyline.
サンディエゴにあるお手頃価格の夏の、中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな庭 (コンテナガーデン、日向) の写真

Rolling Stone Landscapes
シドニーにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなインフィニティプールの写真

This exquisite Spanish one-story house sets the tone for what's ahead from the minute you lay eyes on it. The meticulous level of detail starts with the front yard hardscape and landscape, and continues through the hand-carved door to reveal a well-curated showcase of collected valuables.

メルボルンにある中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭のデッキ (コンテナガーデン、張り出し屋根) の写真

The 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.

Beach contemporary design featuring custom succulent wall planters, drought tolerant plants, permeable paving, fruit trees and outdoor rooms
オレンジカウンティにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (半日向、レンガ敷き、壁面緑化) の写真

Studio H Landscape Architecture, Inc.
オレンジカウンティにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな裏庭のデッキ (日よけなし) の写真

Grab Photography
パースにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなテラス・中庭 (アウトドアキッチン、パーゴラ) の写真