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Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio (JMMDS)A pair of world travelers with a deep love of Japan asked JMMDS to design a Japanese-inspired landscape that would complement the contemporary renovation of their home in Edinburgh, Scotland. JMMDS created a plan that included a handsome cut-stone patio, meandering stepping stone paths, sweeping bed lines, stony mounds, a grassy pool of space, and swaths of elegant plantings.
JMMDS was on site during the installation to craft the mounds and place the plants and stones. Julie Moir Messervy set out the ancient pieces of gneiss from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis.
With the planting design, JMMDS sought to evoke the feeling of a traditional Japanese garden using locally suitable plants. The designers and clients visited nurseries in search of distinctive plant specimens, including cloud-pruned hollies, craggy pines, Japanese maples of varied color and habit, and a particularly notable Japanese snowbell tree. Beneath these, they laid drifts of sedges, hellebores, European gingers, ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Evergreen azaleas, juniper, rhododendrons, and hebe were clustered around the lawn. JMMDS placed bamboos within root-controlled patio beds and planted mondo grass, sedums, and mosses among the stepping stones.
Project designers: Julie Moir Messervy, Principal; Erica Bowman, Senior Landscape Architect
Collaborators: Helen Lucas Architects, Steven Ogilvie (garden installers)
Photography: Angus Bremner
The Design Studio of Wendy HarperPhotographer: Riley Jamison
Realtor: Tim Freund,
website: tim@1000oaksrealestate.com
Master Builder: Ken Palmer
Front Yard Description:
This beautiful formal Mediterranean Estate is presently up for sale (please refer to info above).
The entry features a circular driveway of interlocking pavers that leads to the 5 car garages. A formal Terra-cotta tile entry with traditional Mexican tile step faces guides you to the front door through mirrored columns adorned with planted pottery. The planting in the front yard is formal Mediterranean with boxwood, roses, cypress, blue agave, bird of paridise, palms and magnolias. The landscape lighting really brings the space to live at night!
EstatescapeA few fixes here:
1. Renovation of concrete curb to create less busy, more aesthetically appealing curvature
2. Expansion of sod area for greater dog run
3. Installation of french drain to alleviate a soggy yard
4. Organization of rocks in swale to create a more pleasing dry river bed.
Susan Friedman Landscape ArchitectureMarble countertops blend nicely with stone veneer and flagstone hardscape. Outdoor kitchen with all the stainless steel amenities becomes a useful and playful space. Photo credits: Tom Minczeski
LandCrafters, LLCAn arched wood bridge over a dry stream leads you to the Tea House. Barren Strawberry is the groundcover in the foreground.
Pacific Garden DesignAfter moving into a mid-century ranch home on Spokane's South Hill, these homeowners gave the tired landscape a dramatic makeover. The aging asphalt driveway was replaced by precast concrete pavers that coordinate with a new walkway of sandwashed concrete pads. A pared-down front lawn reduces the overall water use of the landscape, while sculptural boulders add character. A small flagstone patio creates a spot to enjoy the outdoors in the courtyard-like area between the house and the towering ponderosa pines. The backyard received a similar update, with a new garden area, water feature, and paver patio anchoring the updated space.
yardscapes Inc.Front entrance with an irregular limestone walkway with an assortment of plant material
Octagon Pavers and Outdoor LivingCalstone Antiqued Flat Top with Quarry Stone Border.
San Francisco Cobble, Raised Border
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