Creating Shade, Color, and Privacy
After Before This side garden, visible from the deck above, was colorless and exposed to the neighbor’s yard. The river birch anchors the corner of the building, hides the utilities, and ... Read More
Pergola, Patio Make an Outdoor Room
After Before This courtyard area leading to a pool was tailor-made for an outdoor room. The “walls” are created by the building, a flagstone patio is the “floor,” and the cedar pergola becomes the “ceiling.” The vines growing on the pergola provide shade as well as color and a softening effect. The surrounding plantings complete the room decor. ... Read More
A Pond Between Two Patios
We built and installed a pergola over an existing patio on this property and then constructed a flagstone patio farther out in the yard. Our next project was to replace ... Read More
Pond Transforms a Backyard
The owners of this property wanted a water feature. This empty corner, which was highly visible from their deck, provided the perfect setting. They loved the wildlife, the woodland plantings, and sounds that the pond brought to their outdoor setting. A few years later we added a stream to flow into the pond and a bamboo privacy fence. ... Read More
Dressing Up for Curb Appeal
The front yard of this beautiful stone home needed an overhaul to measure up to the grandeur of the house. Working with the owners ... Read More
Back Patios, Landscape Renovation
Before: Overgrown fern bed returned to lawn In preparation for a family wedding, the homeowners wanted to overhaul their backyard and create a welcoming setting. We relocated the ferns ... Read More
Fresh Look for Front-Yard Landscape
Before: Entry hidden and uninviting This 1960s landscape needed an overhaul. The large blue spruce tree at the front door, while healthy, had grown so much that it blocked the ... Read More
Stone Bridge over Dry Riverbed
Once this property on top of South Mountain was cleared and the house construction completed, rainwater runoff drained through the middle of the backyard. Even though there were drainage ... Read More
Informal Sitting Area and Fire Pit
After a pool had been removed from this property, the homeowners wanted to create a combination informal sitting area and fire pit. After we filled in the pool area with soil, ... Read More
Brick Patio and Backyard Landscape
Before In the first stage of this project (shown here), we removed this small, square concrete patio and walk and installed a larger, free-form brick patio in its place. The ... Read More