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Hursthouse Landscape Architects and ContractorsThe bluestone entry and poured-in-place concrete create strength of line in the front while the plantings softly transition to the back patio space.
Hursthouse Landscape Architects and ContractorsPrivate conversation space for two is conveniently located near the study.
Ginkgo Leaf StudioView of the new entrance to the historical John Randal McDonald designed home. We were retained for the landscape design partially because of our background in architecture and our understanding of the mid-century aesthetic.
Renn Kuhnen Photography
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignAPLD 2022 Award Winning Landscape Design. Photo taken 1 year after installation. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add living beauty to the large front house wall. The wall includes a variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants some with flowers, (some with flowers, Oxalis, Heuchera designed to provide long cascading "waves" with appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add plant beauty to the large front wall. A variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants were designed and planted to provide long cascading "waves" resulting in appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures.
Village Landscape ArchitectureEquidistant treads create a visual rhythm for the eye. Boulders provide attractive grade control as needed. Crushed blue shale provide an accent color against the warm brown of the pressure treated stairs. Wider midway terrace, provides a view from the internal house hallway window. Includes beautiful and drought tolerant plantings and shade trees.
D.T.DESIGN, LLCThis native plant style garden transitions the home off of the formal lawn and terrace to a spectacular and architectural native plant garden. Also designed as a Butterfly or Pollinator garden, perennials mix with flowering shrubs , grasses, Joe Pye Weed and Blazing Star varieties to create natural habitat in an urban location. Designed as a Xeriscape garden area, no irrigation is used in this garden. Deirdre Toner
Blue Sierra Landscape ConstructionModern landscape with custom IPE deck and in ground spa, drought resistant planting, outdoor lighting
Drake's 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden CenterAnother requirement of the Backyard Habitate Certification was a selective list of plants, proven to be favorites of local bird life. Many are natives and others meet other plant characteristics allowed. Japanese Forest Grass, a variety of ferns, Snowberry, Bleeding Heart and the like call out to to those soaring overhead. Photography by: Joe Hollowell
Ambiance Garden Design, LLCBackyard Renovation for family looking to share time with friends and dogs.
Manuka GardensOur Deakin project’s oversized yellow feature pot has been the talk of the town. Our design brief was to create a Palm Springs inspired, low maintenance garden to compliment their mid-century modern influenced renovation. The addition of the yellow pot was the request of our clients and as you can see it’s a stunning focal point for their front garden.
building Lab, inc.Eichler in Marinwood - At the larger scale of the property existed a desire to soften and deepen the engagement between the house and the street frontage. As such, the landscaping palette consists of textures chosen for subtlety and granularity. Spaces are layered by way of planting, diaphanous fencing and lighting. The interior engages the front of the house by the insertion of a floor to ceiling glazing at the dining room.
Jog-in path from street to house maintains a sense of privacy and sequential unveiling of interior/private spaces. This non-atrium model is invested with the best aspects of the iconic eichler configuration without compromise to the sense of order and orientation.
photo: scott hargis
Ecoscape Environmental DesignThe homeowner of this midcentury modern residence in Boulder is originally from Australia and wanted the landscape design plantings to be inspired by her native land. End result was practical contemporary aesthetics, economical concrete dimensional-cut steppers, and a fabulous plant palette of ornamental grasses, hardy ground covers, and Colorado-friendly succulents.
Ginkgo Leaf StudioA linear planting bed with 'Overdam' ornamental grasses and slate chip mulch accentuates the chimney and built-in planter of this mid-century modern home.
Renn Kuhnen Photography
Blue Sierra Landscape ConstructionThe natural beauty of sandblasted concrete, with its subtle tones and varying textures, is an ideal base for your outdoor living space. Bold colors of oleander and hibiscus contrast with the rich sandblasted texture of the concrete to create a sense of depth and dimension.
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