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Inspiration for a large tropical backyard full sun garden for winter in Tampa with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Mid-sized front yard full sun driveway in Atlanta with a garden path and mulch for winter.

Upper terrace Japanese style conifer garden with seaside tolerant plantings. Grading plan enhances views of bay from house while precluding swimming pool views from interior or house for spectacular nature views. Designed by Elizabeth Dudley while Project Manager at Ironwood design group

Winter-Gartenbonsai und Winter-Karikomi Auch im Winter verliert ein japanisch gestalteter Garten nichts von seiner Faszination. Dr. Wolfgang Hess, Firma Japan-Garten-Kultur

Gated Entry
This is an example of an expansive traditional front yard full sun driveway for winter in Other with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Planters decorated for winter
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional front yard garden for winter in Portland Maine.

Front Yard Curb Appeal
This is an example of a mid-sized modern front yard full sun xeriscape for winter in Phoenix with natural stone pavers.

Guy LINK, MEERO
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard partial sun garden for winter in Paris with with flowerbed.

Concrete pavers with small mexican pebbles. Mondo Grass and FX Luminaire pathway light. The front areas of this landscape in Bel Marin Keys, Novato, were transformed from a tired, water thirsty-lawn into a contemporary setting with dramatic concrete pavers leading to the home's entrance. A variety of low-water plants for sun and part shade complete this project front yard transformation. Installed in February 2014. More plant updates early 2015. The back areas of this transformation is featured in a separate project: Modern Water-Side Landscape Remodel http://www.houzz.com/projects/456093/Modern-Water-Side-Landscape-Remodel---Lawn-Replaced--Novato--CA

Inspired by native limestone waterfall, and designed to naturally blend into the landscape but make a huge impression and impact, this pondless waterfall built in the loess hills of Western Iowa is a signature project and an absolute stunner. Its placement on the hillside across the driveway for the house provided a perfect setting to make a dramatic impact. The variety of small and large waterfalls helps provide scale and interest, along with making different sounds as the water crashes over the rocks to fill the air with a fabulous ambiance. The character of the weathered limestone helps the feature appear seamless and as if it is naturally eroding out of the hillside. A variety of evergreens punctuate the landscape, and perennial natives and grasses blend into the native prairie grass establish beyond the waterfall. This waterfall feature's Aquascape products and LED lighting. Built to run in all four seasons, but with the ease of being shut of for vacations and quickly started upon returning with no need to fill the reservoir and with no hassle. Running the feature on a timer and the addition of an IonGen helps keep this feature free from algae. A similar project built in the Omaha Metro Area would have a budget around $30,000 and would take 2-3 weeks to create. Neptune's Water Gardens is the premier water feature design and installation company in the #Omaha Metro area. Our naturally balanced, low-maintenance ecosystem ponds work with Mother Nature, not against her. We pride ourselves in creating water features that appear to have always existed in their surrounding landscape. Whether you choose an ecosystem #pond, decorative #fountainscape, #Pondless® #Waterfall or the new #RainXchange™ System that pairs a rainwater harvesting system with a #decorative water feature – you'll be thrilled with the sight and sound that water brings to your #landscape. From #trees to #shrubs; #patios to retaining walls, the experienced #designers and #craftsman at #Neptune's Water Gardens will be able to bring all of your #outdoor living ideas to reality . For more information and inspiration visit our website http://www.neptuneswatergardens.com/pondless.html Serving the Omaha Metro Area and Eastern #Nebraska and Western #Iowa . Services include pond help, pond cleaning and repair, pond and water feature maintenance, boulder bubblers and fountains, water garden and koi pond design and installation, pondless and disappearing waterfall design and installation, landscape design installation and maintenance, Stone and paver patios and retaining walls . #neptuneswatergardens #ncn #cac #aquascape #pondstars Design, Installation, And Photographs By Jason Heller and Neptune's Water Gardens

This site was all about dealing with the slope. Most important was keeping the viewing area as high as possible to capture the best views.
Small contemporary backyard full sun formal garden in Brisbane with a water feature and natural stone pavers for winter.

Inspiration for a large traditional front yard partial sun driveway for winter in Chicago with concrete pavers.

Boulder retainage on steep hillside.
Photo of an expansive arts and crafts backyard partial sun garden for winter in Baltimore with a retaining wall.

A well-planned design was instrumental to achieving this stunning landscape in Oakleigh East, combined with bespoke materials and a top-of-the-line spa. Individual elements were carefully constructed to complete the ultimate outdoor entertainment area, but a strong native theme runs throughout the project to pull it all together. The sprawling ironbark deck overlooks a gum tree filled reserve and boasts an impressive bar bench custom made from a reclaimed 1920’s ironbark beam with original posts and fittings. A large ironbark shelter has been constructed for the BBQ/smoker and is clad in leaf patterned laser cut screens. More screens are found behind the outdoor shower and throughout the garden which illustrate stencils of flora and even a playful platypus. Two outstanding features of the entertainment area are the custom round hydrotherapy mineral plunge pool and mirroring stone paved fire pit seating area. They sit next to each other like yin and yang, capturing the complementary beauty of natural elements – fire, water, stone, wood. Steps lead down to a pretty kitchen garden, set within steppers, pebbles and creeping plants in the lower area which is concealed from most other areas of the landscape. A strategic garden lighting system brings the project to life at night. It highlights the features in the garden and creates a beautiful and inviting view from inside the house, tempting you out to enjoy the space all year long.

Jo Fenton
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun garden for winter in London with gravel.

Inspired by the original Adirondack chair designed in 1903, the Mopani outdoor chair is made for comfort. The deep seat, leg support, wide armrests and tall slat back let you sit back and relax as you enjoy the great outdoors. Astrid Insieme accessorizes with plaid throws, pelts, kilim pillows and some lanterns for effect.

Blu Fish Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized asian backyard partial sun formal garden for winter in Boise.

A narrow bed with bright bougainvillea taking the spotlight in summer. Winter is time for the bright green of foxtail asparagus fern to make itself felt.

Garden design & landscape installation in Melbourne by Boodle Concepts. featuring low-maintenance Australian native plants, mesh screening (developing into a vertical green garden with native Wisteria vine) and permeable paving to ease stormwater flow.