Our client wanted a relaxing, Bali like feel to their backyard, a place where they can entertain their friends. Entrance walkway off driveway, with zen garden and water falls. Pavilion with outdoor kitchen, large fireplace with ample seating, multilevel deck with grill center, pergola, and fieldstone retaining walls.

In Fall, the garden lights up with leaf color from Japanese maples, oakleaf hydrangea, and switch grass. Design and installation by Merrifield Garden Center. Photo: Wayne Boyland

The Andalusia Wall Fountain is a great way to add a beautiful water feature to a small space.
サンフランシスコにあるお手頃価格の小さな、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向、砂利舗装) の写真

セントルイスにある高級な広い、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日向、レンガ敷き) の写真

Pondless waterfall in backyard of wooded lot
カンザスシティにあるお手頃価格の小さな、秋のラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日陰、砂利舗装) の写真

One of our more reputable achievements in recent years was a project in River Oaks that involved replacing a fountain that stood in the corner of the large brick wall. While only one of many elements that we added, this new corner fountain played a significant role in transforming the entire landscape. It introduced a new, more symmetrical geometry to the yard, and it helped provide a more noticeable, complimentary color contrast to that of the brick wall behind it. The existing corner fountain was a very old three-tiered fountain structure that was common several decades ago. This is the type of fountain you almost always see in old movies. In a way it projects a certain sentimentalism about simpler, more absolutist times. However, its power as a symbol fails to convey feeling beyond simple nostalgia, and because of this its use in landscaping has long since become cliché. The old corner fountain had many problems on a functional level as well. It had started rusting out several years past and was now constantly malfunctioning. This was primarily because the fountain pump had been installed underwater and had started to rust out. The lighting fixtures had begun to rust out as well, and the leakage that resulted caused them to intermittently fail. There was also a problem of too much space between the fountain walls and the brick wall around the home. Weeds and excessive vegetation had overgrown the back of the fountain, and they were beginning to overshadow a good portion of its structure. The time had come for a significant change. We therefore replaced not only the original corner fountain, but we also developed an entirely new fountain design. The new structure was shaped like rectangle whose right angles closely mirrored those of the wall behind it. The vertical walls of new fountain itself were made to slope upward on either side in a slight, inverted arc that leveled off at the top and intersected in the corner. To create a decorative color contrast, we covered most of the bricks in the front, as well as the limestone walls in the back, with a travertine coping. This gave the entire structure a soft cream color that proved a perfect complement to the red brick of the wall. Then, on both vertical walls, we installed three water spouts each and installed new fountain lights to illuminate the water from below as it fell into the basin. To add to the mystique of this experience, we also fitted the new corner fountain with a remote pump and an external filtration system that allowed it to run silently, leaving only the water itself to be heard. This also had the practical benefit of preserving the pump itself from the rust that had destroyed the original one. Of course, right angles create very sharp focal points that can often clash with other elements of a landscape. In order to alleviate this and create a sense of harmony and blended aesthetic, we planted several new types of vegetation around our corner fountain. We used dwarf monkey grass and Ardesia to create ground cover. Both species do very well in shady areas, and Ardesia also offers the added benefit of erosion control and a nice green color to further compliment the colors of the wall and the fountain. To add an enhanced vertical element to the scene, we planted a Japanese maple beside the corner fountain. This is a wonderful tree to use in landscaping because it provides both ideal proportions and color. It has burgundy leaves that provide a great deal of shade, but it never gets too tall. Because this property was so large, it was actually landscaped with two separate patio areas in the yard. Since each patio faced either one side of the corner fountain or the other, the illuminated waterspouts dancing against a limestone backdrop became the natural focal point that drew the eye toward itself as the center of attention regardless of one’s position in the yard.

他の地域にある秋のラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (砂利舗装) の写真

Peaceful Japanese inspired courtyard patio garden with flowing pondless waterfall feature.
ローリーにある秋のアジアンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向、天然石敷き) の写真

Soothing bubbling rock fountain and a Japanese Maple which will glow in the fall. Jennifer Christopher
デンバーにあるラグジュアリーな広い、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向、天然石敷き) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な広い、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日向、天然石敷き) の写真

Design by: Alyssa Finley-Moore
サンディエゴにあるお手頃価格の小さな、秋のアジアンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日陰、天然石敷き) の写真

サンフランシスコにある中くらいな、秋のモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (ゼリスケープ、半日向、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

ロサンゼルスにある秋のおしゃれな庭の写真

デンバーにある中くらいな、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (日陰、天然石敷き) の写真

The coolest place on a hot summer's day has got to be this patio. With the soothing-sounding water feature, a structural over-hang off the house, and an adjacent mature blue spruce tree, this is the perfect spot to chill. The Colorado-friendly bamboo plantings are newly installed, but in time will create more privacy for this zen inspired design by Ecoscape's Chris Tracy.

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他の地域にある高級な中くらいな、秋のアジアンスタイルのおしゃれな庭の噴水 (デッキ材舗装) の写真

サンフランシスコにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな、秋の地中海スタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向) の写真

Our rescued Japanese maple on the right. Last year we rescued her from a house the neighborhood that was being demolished. One year later, almost to the day, the big hackberry dhading her came down due to carpenter ants. So we had to transplant the poor refugee maple a second time, in August. But she's happy and doing fine with her cousins in the courtyard.

Design by: Alyssa Finley-Moore
サンディエゴにあるお手頃価格の小さな、秋のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向、レンガ敷き) の写真