Absolutely stunning addition to a historic home in the countryside...
Design ideas for a country garden in Baltimore.

D.A. Horchner / Design Workshop, Inc.
Large country front yard full sun formal garden in Denver with a water feature and natural stone pavers for fall.

Detail of weathered oak post retaining wall and risers, with shingle treads. Photo Credit: Debbie Jolliff www.debbiejolliff.co.uk
Inspiration for a large country side yard full sun formal garden for summer in Sussex with a container garden and mulch.

Front entrance with matching patio and steps
Country garden in Kansas City.

This DIY fireplace (Pima design) was built by the homeowner, creating a welcoming backyard destination. A rustic wood and metal pergola/pavilion was added to shelter the area, providing more time to enjoy this great outdoor space.

Tucker Design Awards celebrate the innovation and vision that designers bring to their projects through the specification and use of natural stone materials. For members of the Natural Stone Institute, acknowledgment as a contributor to a Tucker Design Awards winning project is a genuine tribute to their traditional values, physicality of work, and dedication to precise specifications required in the realization of such accomplished architectural design. Landscape Architect Design Workshop, Aspen, CO Landscape Contractor/ Installer Landscape Workshop, Carbondale, CO Stone Installer JD Masonry, Arvada, CO Stone Suppliers Coldspring, Cold Spring, MN Gallegos Corporation, Vail, CO Through a collective dialogue between landscape, architecture and interior design, a new vision reimagines the disturbed site into a livable landscape, emblematic of our American West. The residence – an ensemble of structures designed in a modern ranch vernacular – is effortlessly unified through layered, interconnected outdoor gathering spaces and regional materials that elaborates upon the experience of moving between structures, heightening and renewing one’s sense of place. Upon entering the courtyard, one is immediately aware of seamless and unfolding relationships between architecture and landscape through a sophisticated, regional palette of natural stone, water, and plants. Set upon architectural focal points, two perpendicular sandstone paths descend into the space and converge upon a monolithic, hand-carved granite fountain. The design of the fountain is purposefully quiet, both in its detailing and operation. The feature includes a recessed interior, allowing water to become still before it reaches the surface, with lightly cleft sides, allowing the water to delicately bounce as it descends into the geometric lower granite basin. The landscape architect’s selection of various stone material extends the tones of the home’s granite walls and contextual surroundings into the garden, but also be detailed in a manner that balances rural and modern qualities. The majority of the paving is constructed of rectilinear gray sandstone with a natural finish and snapped edges, laid in a staggered running bond organization. Throughout the garden, thoughtful attention was also given to the configuration and layout of terraces, pathways, and steps. In doing so, this ensured that the edges of the terrace and its interface to other elements were designed so that no “leftover” stone paver pieces would be found. Within the central courtyard, split-faced stone stairs descend into a rectilinear plinth of lawn, punctuated by a carved granite fire pit. Leveraging the property’s existing topographic relief, a shallow infinity-edge dipping pool abstracts the transparent and cavity-like pools found throughout the Rocky Mountains. The design purposefully achieves the illusion of a larger water feature with the distant pond and offers a refreshing recreational element. Containing the infinity edge, a designed granite escarpment emerges from the meadow, juxtaposing the geometric water feature and providing informal seating ledges. The site’s prior use required the landscape architect to incorporate a highly technical and complex sub-surface structural system. The initial geotechnical report identified the building envelopes rested on 12 feet of man-placed fill. Assuming a 1 percent settlement, the team faced concerns that the terraces would settle up to 12 inches. In response, a grid of structural micro-piles provides the necessary foundation for the construction of terraces immediately outside of the architecture, under the water features and site walls. The solution enabled the crisp detailing and design resolution of the architectural structures to seamlessly connect with the horizontal stone terraces.

Working in collaboration with architect Marshall Schneider and interior designer Jean Larette, our team created a series of outdoor spaces that took full advantage of the sweeping views of vineyards, and ridgelines. All photography by Robert Trachtenberg

Design ideas for a mid-sized country front yard shaded formal garden for spring in Orlando with a garden path and gravel.

These high quality wood burners are made from 3mm thick Corten Steel, Corten Steel is a strong and weather-resistant material that covers itself with a protective layer of rust when it is exposed to open air. This fixed coating of rust provides protection against further corrosion. The black option is Corten Steel sprayed with RAL 9005 (jet black) heat resistant paint.

Photo of a country sloped partial sun garden in Other with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Planting in Biltmore
Design ideas for a country garden in Chicago.

Photo of a country garden in Melbourne.

Photo of a country garden in San Diego.

This backyard is what Kids and Parents dream about! The yard was large, over grown, and lacked a clear definition of what the space was for. With two young, energetic girls, who love to explore, the owner wanted to keep it as natural as possible, but add several new elements. A fireplace was added to the patio area which created indoor-outdoor living. A small outdoor kitchen was added for entertaining. A large pool with Baja shelf , a Jacuzzi, and seats through out create an oasis as the focal point. The bike paths were defined by gravel. We removed two enormous trees and used them to mulch the entire yard. The trunks were used as a fun obstacle course. A shady area was kept for the tire swing and picnic area. And the finishing touch; handprints in the new sidewalk!

Country full sun garden in Other.

Country garden in San Francisco.

Photo of a country backyard garden in Orange County with with fireplace and natural stone pavers.

A "European Country" landscape design within the U.S. Paul Hendershot Design Inc. PC | Alicia Cattoni for paulhendershotdesign.com
Design ideas for a country garden in Santa Barbara.

Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), White Sage (Salvia apiana), French Lavender (Lavandula dentata), Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus), Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs' (Foothill Penstemon), Salvia greggii, Gazania 'Daybreak Pink'"