Modern Beige Garden Ideas and Designs
Envision Landscape StudioThis small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses three playful stainless steel spouts that spill water into a large basin. Koi Fish, Gold fish and water plants bring a new mini ecosystem of life, and provide a focal point and meditational environment. The integral colored concrete wall begins at the main water feature and weaves to the south west corner of the yard where water once again emerges out of a 4” stainless steel channel; reinforcing the notion that this garden backs up against a natural spring. The stainless steel channel also provides children with an opportunity to safely play with water by floating toy boats down the channel. At the north eastern end of the integral colored concrete wall, a warm western red cedar bench extends perpendicular out from the water feature on the outside of the slate patio maximizing seating space in the limited size garden. Natural rusting Cor-ten steel fencing adds a layer of interest throughout the garden softening the 6’ high surrounding fencing and helping to carry the users eye from the ground plane up past the fence lines into the horizon; the cor-ten steel also acts as a ribbon, tie-ing the multiple spaces together in this garden. The plant palette uses grasses and rushes to further establish in the subconscious that a natural water source does exist. Planting was performed outside of the wire fence to connect the new landscape to the existing open space; this was successfully done by using perennials and grasses whose foliage matches that of the native hillside, blurring the boundary line of the garden and aesthetically extending the backyard up into the adjacent open space.
Catnik Design StudioMALVERN | WATTLE HOUSE
Front garden Design | Stone Masonry Restoration | Colour selection
The client brief was to design a new fence and entrance including garden, restoration of the façade including verandah of this old beauty. This gorgeous 115 year old, villa required extensive renovation to the façade, timberwork and verandah.
Withing this design our client wanted a new, very generous entrance where she could greet her broad circle of friends and family.
Our client requested a modern take on the ‘old’ and she wanted every plant she has ever loved, in her new garden, as this was to be her last move. Jill is an avid gardener at age 82, she maintains her own garden and each plant has special memories and she wanted a garden that represented her many gardens in the past, plants from friends and plants that prompted wonderful stories. In fact, a true ‘memory garden’.
The garden is peppered with deciduous trees, perennial plants that give texture and interest, annuals and plants that flower throughout the seasons.
We were given free rein to select colours and finishes for the colour palette and hardscaping. However, one constraint was that Jill wanted to retain the terrazzo on the front verandah. Whilst on a site visit we found the original slate from the verandah in the back garden holding up the raised vegetable garden. We re-purposed this and used them as steppers in the front garden.
To enhance the design and to encourage bees and birds into the garden we included a spun copper dish from Mallee Design.
A garden that we have had the very great pleasure to design and bring to life.
Residential | Building Design
Completed | 2020
Building Designer Nick Apps, Catnik Design Studio
Landscape Designer Cathy Apps, Catnik Design Studio
Construction | Catnik Design Studio
Lighting | LED Outdoors_Architectural
Tile MerchantOur 20mm outdoor porcelain tiles are not only attractive, they’re also easy to maintain and just as easy to install – we even wrote a blog piece designed to walk you through the process!
In addition to our porcelain tiles, we at Tile Merchant specialise in sourcing and selling the very highest quality natural stone paving slabs, of which we have a widely varied selection (in colour, texture, material and size).
Taproot Garden DesignPatrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design
"Wood bench seating surrounds a concrete planter bed."
Exterior Solutions LtdSet in the countryside in the town Bicester, Decorum.London has designed and constructed a formal garden in a stand-alone property. This property has a semi-secluded garden that required a beautiful exterior dining area.
In excess of 37 tonnes of prime landscaping materials were designed, managed and constructed in a manner that befits a project of this calibre.
Brief:
A new build property garden that needed a careful design for its difficult space. The client required a simple and uncomplicated approach, seating and entertaining area to complement the fine living spaces of the interior.
Design:
Contrasting colours, smooth surfaces and structures that work with the formality of the terrace and formal planting. The stone elements to the exterior structure of the terrace were matched by the ceramic paving in straight form that surrounds a central timber decking completed the terrace. The bespoke planters that wrapped the contours of the existing wall and allowed the space to be wrapped with planting. Evergreen Buxus creates warmth to the perimeter whilst the monotony of the wall is disrupted by the Olea Europa and Ligustrum half standards separated with fragrant Rosmarinus prostratus and Thymus various The families refurbished teak bench was a welcome surprise, it is over 40 years old.
01494 291 033
venetia@exteriorsolutionsltd.co.uk
www.exteriorceramic.co.uk
Colm Joseph GardensOversize sawn limestone paving units create two distinct seating areas, nestled amongst the naturalistic planting. Limestone gravel offers offers textural interest and lower maintenance gardening. A simple bowl introduces the reflective, calming quality of water.
A unified boundary treatment of hornbeam hedge and pleached hornbeam trees give the garden improved privacy and visual harmony. Four multi-stem hornbeam trees offer sculptural form, helping to shape the space within the garden.
AAA Landscape Specialists, Inc.AAA Landscape Specialists, Inc. Carlsbad, CA 760-295-1980 www.landscapespecialist.com
Modern Beige Garden Ideas and Designs
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