AquaTerra Outdoors was hired to design and install the entire landscape, hardscape and pool for this modern home. Features include Ipe wood deck, river rock details, LED lighting in the pool, limestone decks, water feature wall with custom Bobe water scuppers and more! Photography: Daniel Driensky

ロサンゼルスにある高級な中くらいな、春のモダンスタイルのおしゃれな前庭 (ゼリスケープ、庭への小道、日向、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

フェニックスにある小さな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

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.

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Photography: Travis Rhoads Photography
サンフランシスコにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (日向、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

ロサンゼルスにある中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭の写真

Brooklyn backyard with pergola, built in children's activity wall, blue stone paving with synthetic grass inserts for the play area with swings. Outdoor storage boxes double up as benches.

Entering the back patio from the side yard.
シアトルにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭の写真

ゴールドコーストにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (コンクリート敷き ) の写真

トロントにあるラグジュアリーな広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (半日向、天然石敷き) の写真

Christel Leung
サンフランシスコにある高級な小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (庭への小道、日向、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

We were invited into the great project by David Morello and he was amazing to work with! This modern home and landscape was finished off with a beautiful Real Turf grass. The clean lines of this home and landscape were complimented with perfectly level and manicured artificial grass.

Articulated Design Landscape Architecture
オースティンにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭の写真

M. Leonardi
パリにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭の写真

ボストンにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな前庭の写真

Aqua blue boulders are strategically placed within a bed of slate chip. Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' provides bright contrast. Westhauser Photography
ミルウォーキーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな、夏のモダンスタイルのおしゃれな前庭 (砂利舗装、ゼリスケープ、日向) の写真

This retaining wall and ornamental iron combination supports the pool while also defining the remaining yard from the pool area.
トロントにあるラグジュアリーな広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (擁壁、コンクリート敷き ) の写真

California Eichler home with Japanese inspired landscaping.
サンフランシスコにある中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (デッキ材舗装、ゼリスケープ、パーゴラ) の写真