Landscape contracting by Avid Landscape. Carpentry by Contemporary Homestead. Photograph by Meghan Montgomery.
シアトルにある低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庭 (日向、砂利舗装) の写真

Innis Casey Photography
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裏庭 (ゼリスケープ、砂利舗装) の写真

コロンバスにある夏のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭 (ファイヤーピット、日陰、砂利舗装) の写真

Bliss Garden Design
シアトルにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな横庭 (砂利舗装) の写真

This shade arbor, located in The Woodlands, TX north of Houston, spans the entire length of the back yard. It combines a number of elements with custom structures that were constructed to emulate specific aspects of a Zen garden. The homeowner wanted a low-maintenance garden whose beauty could withstand the tough seasonal weather that strikes the area at various times of the year. He also desired a mood-altering aesthetic that would relax the senses and calm the mind. Most importantly, he wanted this meditative environment completely shielded from the outside world so he could find serenity in total privacy. The most unique design element in this entire project is the roof of the shade arbor itself. It features a “negative space” leaf pattern that was designed in a software suite and cut out of the metal with a water jet cutter. Each form in the pattern is loosely suggestive of either a leaf, or a cluster of leaves. These small, negative spaces cut from the metal are the source of the structure’ powerful visual and emotional impact. During the day, sunlight shines down and highlights columns, furniture, plantings, and gravel with a blend of dappling and shade that make you feel like you are sitting under the branches of a tree. At night, the effects are even more brilliant. Skillfully concealed lights mounted on the trusses reflect off the steel in places, while in other places they penetrate the negative spaces, cascading brilliant patterns of ambient light down on vegetation, hardscape, and water alike. The shade arbor shelters two gravel patios that are almost identical in space. The patio closest to the living room features a mini outdoor dining room, replete with tables and chairs. The patio is ornamented with a blend of ornamental grass, a small human figurine sculpture, and mid-level impact ground cover. Gravel was chosen as the preferred hardscape material because of its Zen-like connotations. It is also remarkably soft to walk on, helping to set the mood for a relaxed afternoon in the dappled shade of gently filtered sunlight. The second patio, spaced 15 feet away from the first, resides adjacent to the home at the opposite end of the shade arbor. Like its twin, it is also ornamented with ground cover borders, ornamental grasses, and a large urn identical to the first. Seating here is even more private and contemplative. Instead of a table and chairs, there is a large decorative concrete bench cut in the shape of a giant four-leaf clover. Spanning the distance between these two patios, a bluestone walkway connects the two spaces. Along the way, its borders are punctuated in places by low-level ornamental grasses, a large flowering bush, another sculpture in the form of human faces, and foxtail ferns that spring up from a spread of river rock that punctuates the ends of the walkway. The meditative quality of the shade arbor is reinforced by two special features. The first of these is a disappearing fountain that flows from the top of a large vertical stone embedded like a monolith in the other edges of the river rock. The drains and pumps to this fountain are carefully concealed underneath the covering of smooth stones, and the sound of the water is only barely perceptible, as if it is trying to force you to let go of your thoughts to hear it. A large piece of core-10 steel, which is deliberately intended to rust quickly, rises up like an arced wall from behind the fountain stone. The dark color of the metal helps the casual viewer catch just a glimpse of light reflecting off the slow trickle of water that runs down the side of the stone into the river rock bed. To complete the quiet moment that the shade arbor is intended to invoke, a thick wall of cypress trees rises up on all sides of the yard, completely shutting out the disturbances of the world with a comforting wall of living greenery that comforts the thoughts and emotions.

This customer was looking to add privacy, use less water, include raised bed garden and fire pit...making it all more their style which was a blend between modern and farmhouse.

フェニックスにある中くらいなサンタフェスタイルのおしゃれな前庭 (ゼリスケープ、砂利舗装) の写真

The goal of this landscape design and build project was to create a simple patio using peastone with a granite cobble edging. The patio sits adjacent to the residence and is bordered by lawn, vegetable garden beds, and a cairn rock water feature. Designed and built by Skyline Landscapes, LLC.

Neave Group Outdoor Solutions
ニューヨークにある広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (庭への小道、日向、砂利舗装) の写真

Joe and Tod, homeowners in the Vintage Hills area of Temecula, undertook this yard transformation themselves. Their goal was to replace a lawned portion of the right side of their front yard with drought-tolerant plants and rock complementing the existing landscaping. The homeowners began the project by transplanting kangaroo paw, yucca, lantana and jade plants. Some of the plants made the journey from their former home in Long Beach and others came from thinning out existing plants in the yard. In addition to designing the space together, they also installed the project themselves. The small, light gray boulders and cobble were already located on the property, and closely resemble Sierra boulders. Gambler's Gold 3/4" crushed rock was used to create the "islands" around the plants, with 3/4" gray crushed rock to fill in the larger areas. Premium Sunburst pebbles in the 1"-3" size finished the area off as the border with the neighbor's property.

Rustic fire pit made of steel is placed within a stone circle, and set on crushed gravel. The area is backed up by a grapevine-covered trellis that holds a bench swing. A lime green painted adirondack chair and cobalt blue seating pillows add color accents.

A grass path through a rock garden featuring a large rock fountain.
ロサンゼルスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな、春のモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (半日向、砂利舗装) の写真

A 4o feet long green wall creates a living colorful mural on a side yard. Amelia B. Lima
サンディエゴにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな横庭 (砂利舗装) の写真

マルセイユにある高級な地中海スタイルのおしゃれな庭 (庭への小道、日向、砂利舗装) の写真

他の地域にある高級な小さ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) の写真

Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home exterior landscape design. Photo by William MacCollum.
ロサンゼルスにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (ゼリスケープ、日向、砂利舗装) の写真

高級な中くらいな、春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

リッチモンドにある中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭のテラス (ファイヤーピット、砂利舗装、日よけなし) の写真

デンバーにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな庭 (ファイヤーピット、日向、砂利舗装) の写真