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Metamorphic DesignRaised planter boxes arranged to maximize light and micro climate conditions
Inspiration för en stor lantlig trädgård i full sol, med en köksträdgård och grus
Inspiration för en stor lantlig trädgård i full sol, med en köksträdgård och grus
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignThis 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.
LID LandscapesThe flower bed is full of stone rocks, evergreen plants, and pops of color.
Foto på en mellanstor vintage bakgård i delvis sol som tål torka på sommaren, med grus
Foto på en mellanstor vintage bakgård i delvis sol som tål torka på sommaren, med grus
Miriam's River House Designs, LLCPhoto shows Japanese Tea House west side. The gravel path contains a Japanese dry river bed and an Inukshuk sculpture, metaphysically designed. The surrounding garden is the inner Roji garden and contains a Roji stepping stone path designed with a metaphysical pattern. pattern.
Photo credits:Dan Drobnick
Georgia Lindsay Garden DesignA garden of two halves, divided by the oak screen to conceal the BBQ
Foto på en liten funkis bakgård i full sol på våren, med grus
Foto på en liten funkis bakgård i full sol på våren, med grus
Eden Garden DesignDecomposed granite patio/flex space defined with custom steel edging.
Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/
Brookside Landscape DesignThis picture shows the fire lounge seating area and artificial turf area for family games.
Photography: Brett Hilton
Idéer för stora funkis uteplatser på baksidan av huset, med grus
Idéer för stora funkis uteplatser på baksidan av huset, med grus
Greenhaven Landscapes Inc.Hear what our clients, Lisa & Rick, have to say about their project by clicking on the Facebook link and then the Videos tab.
Hannah Goering Photography
Gilmore Landscape ArchitectureRobert Gilmore
Foto på en stor funkis bakgård i delvis sol på sommaren, med en stödmur och grus
Foto på en stor funkis bakgård i delvis sol på sommaren, med en stödmur och grus
Ginkgo Leaf StudioOur client wanted to limit the amount of lawn on her property, so we designed large planting beds to fill the space while adding color, texture, and interest.
Westhauser Photography
Barefoot LandscapeModern inredning av en stor bakgård i full sol som tål torka, med en trädgårdsgång och grus
UserRaised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden.
Jeremy Brodeur
The Garden Design Studiowww.seeinseeout.com
Bild på en mellanstor funkis trädgård i full sol på sommaren, med en trädgårdsgång och grus
Bild på en mellanstor funkis trädgård i full sol på sommaren, med en trädgårdsgång och grus
London Garden DesignerThe clients of this Highgate Garden contacted London Garden Designer in Dec 2011, after seeing some of my work in House and Garden Magazine. They had recently moved into the house and were keen to have the garden ready for summer. The brief was fairly open, although one specific request was for a Garden Lodge to be used as a Gym and art room. This was something that would require planning permission so I set this in motion whilst I got on with designing the rest of the garden. The ground floor of the house opened out onto a deck that was one metre from the lawn level, and felt quite exposed to the surrounding neighbours. The garden also sloped across its width by about 1.5 m, so I needed to incorporate this into the design.
Simmonds & Associates, Inc.This property has a wonderful juxtaposition of modern and traditional elements, which are unified by a natural planting scheme. Although the house is traditional, the client desired some contemporary elements, enabling us to introduce rusted steel fences and arbors, black granite for the barbeque counter, and black African slate for the main terrace. An existing brick retaining wall was saved and forms the backdrop for a long fountain with two stone water sources. Almost an acre in size, the property has several destinations. A winding set of steps takes the visitor up the hill to a redwood hot tub, set in a deck amongst walls and stone pillars, overlooking the property. Another winding path takes the visitor to the arbor at the end of the property, furnished with Emu chaises, with relaxing views back to the house, and easy access to the adjacent vegetable garden.
Photos: Simmonds & Associates, Inc.
SURROUNDS Landscape Architecture + ConstructionLandscape Architect: Howard Cohen
Photography by: Ron Blunt
Exempel på en mellanstor klassisk bakgård, med grus
Exempel på en mellanstor klassisk bakgård, med grus
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Informal Garden Design in Winnetka, Illinois. This backyard design utilizes shrubs, pergola, garden decorations, stone and paver paths throughout the landscape design.
Ginkgo Leaf StudioA small, pond-less water feature allows for the sights and sounds of water without a lot of maintenance. A more contemporary water feature vs a typical fountain.
Westhauser Photography
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