"wall" yards, pictures, and ideas...
BLUE HOUSE WITH A WINTER WHITE YARD
Owner: PAT MORRISON Location: ROCKFORD, ILTHE LOCUST, OAK, AND RIVER BIRCH HAVE GOTTEN SO BIG THEY ALMOST OBSCURE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, WHILE FOUR PINES IN THE BACK YARD HAVE GROWN INTO A VIRTUAL WALL AS HIGH AS OUR TWO-STORY HOME. WE CAN SIT IN OUR SUNROOM OR OUT ON THE PATIO AND ENJOY OUR PRIVACY YEAR ROUND....
Donnely Project (Toronto, Canada)
Owner: Fine Design Interlocking Location: TorontoCompleted with an outdoor kitchen with fridge, barbecue, sink and pergola for shade. Wooden benches situated along the garden walls. An 8' natural stone water fall at the back corner of the yard to add relaxing sounds and views. A second small patio to lounge at surrounded by natural stone and g...
My Dream
Owner: Joshua Chase Location: WaldorfMy checkered board lawn, retainer wall and deck built by me, my wife and my daughters....
Minnetonka Landscape Facelift
Owner: Anderson Design Custom Landscape Design-Build Location: Minnetonka Minnesota - Suburban MinneapolisOur clients asked us to create more privacy from the street without "walling them in". We utilized gentle contouring, wooded edges, and "landscape islands" to develop friendly screening. At the same time, we gave them a new entry courtyard with a sitting wall & gently curving front walk, welco...
Mountain Lodge Pond on a Budget
Owner: Alicia Perry Location: FlorenceBackyard with a steep slope towards the house was transformed into a patio with firepit with a rock retaining wall and connecting it to a pond with a waterfall. Each rock was laid by hand. We stained the concrete ourselves. The pond has a saltwater pump and we swim/float in the four foot deep wat...
Lucky on the lake
Owner: David & kay Miller Location: Pittsburg, TxMy wife Kay and I relocated here when we retired five years ago. We have been working renovating the inside and the outside ever since. The front yard received a minor transition of adding several beds around the pecan trees and in front of the walkway. The backyard has been almost completely ren...
La Maisonnee
Owner: Nanci Desouches Location: Santa Cruz1 & 1/2 acre yard set in hillside with forested area. Parking set up for guests with iron gate and stone pillars. Many meditation areas and a tree house in the forest. Pathways throughout, peacefully transitioning from one space to the next. Large working vegetable garden with deer fencing and large...
Clare & Tommy's Backyard - Mid-Spring 2010
Owner: Clare & Tommy Location: Upper Saddle RiverOur back yard has come a long way since we moved in almost 7 years ago. One of the first things we did after having stone terraces installed on the downward sloping property was to plant peonies against the walls of the second level. They always give us a spectacular show every spring!...
Backyard... our desert oasis
Owner: Michael & Joyce Anderson Location: Desert HillsThis yard has been a work in progress since 2001. As you can see it was void of anything when we started. We had the concrete walls and the pool done but other than that we have done all the work. We still have a ways to go. We will be adding some lighting and additional plants for some more color. ...
The Sustainable Landscape-Permeable Pavers, Rain Garden
Owner: Felice\'s Four Seasons Location: Lansing, MichiganFelice's Four Seasons considers this project one of the most interesting and unique residential environmental projects of its kind in the mid-Michigan area. To the best of our knowledge, this project is the first residential sustainability project in the mid-Michigan area that helps protect our wa...
