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Bestall & Co Landscape DesignLee Bestall
Inspiration for a large country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Other with natural stone pavers.
Inspiration for a large country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Other with natural stone pavers.
Landsburg Landscape NurseryPhoto of a large country side yard full sun formal garden for summer in Minneapolis with a vegetable garden, mulch and a wood fence.
Scott Byron & Co., Inc.Unique water fountain feature surrounded by hedges and summer flowers.
Photo by Tony Soluri
Inspiration for a large traditional side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Chicago with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Inspiration for a large traditional side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Chicago with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Offshoots, Inc.A beautiful escape in your edible garden. Fruit trees create a privacy screen around a cedar pergola and raised vegetable beds.
Design ideas for a country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with a vegetable garden and gravel.
Design ideas for a country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with a vegetable garden and gravel.
TLC GardensModern Courtyard integrated with home style, view corridors and flow patterns. Concrete has sand finish, artificial turf is installed between the pavers, IPE deck tiles used for dining area and restoration hardware fire pit was used.
Mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun formal garden in Other with natural stone pavers for summer.
Mariani LandscapeView the expansive lawn, lined with formal beds and a wall of green for privacy from the bluestone terrace. A break in the New England fieldstone seat wall directs you to the stairway down to the green grass.
Western DuPage Landscaping, Inc.The goal of this project was to provide a lush and vast garden for the new owners of this recently remodeled brick Georgian. Located in Wheaton this acre plus property is surrounded by beautiful Oaks.
Preserving the Oaks became a particular challenge with the ample front walk and generous entertaining spaces the client desired. Under most of the Oaks the turf was in very poor condition, and most of the property was covered with undesirable overgrown underbrush such as Garlic Mustard weed and Buckthorn.
With a recently completed addition, the garages were pushed farther from the front door leaving a large distance between the drive and entry to the home. This prompted the addition of a secondary door off the kitchen. A meandering walk curves past the secondary entry and leads guests through the front garden to the main entry. Off the secondary door a “kitchen patio” complete with a custom gate and Green Mountain Boxwood hedge give the clients a quaint space to enjoy a morning cup of joe.
Stepping stone pathways lead around the home and weave through multiple pocket gardens within the vast backyard. The paths extend deep into the property leading to individual and unique gardens with a variety of plantings that are tied together with rustic stonewalls and sinuous turf areas.
Closer to the home a large paver patio opens up to the backyard gardens. New stoops were constructed and existing stoops were covered in bluestone and mortared stonewalls were added, complimenting the classic Georgian architecture.
The completed project accomplished all the goals of creating a lush and vast garden that fit the remodeled home and lifestyle of its new owners. Through careful planning, all mature Oaks were preserved, undesirables removed and numerous new plantings along with detailed stonework helped to define the new landscape.
Princeton Design CollaborativeJeffrey Edward Tryon
Photo of a small contemporary courtyard shaded formal garden for summer in Philadelphia with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Photo of a small contemporary courtyard shaded formal garden for summer in Philadelphia with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
The London Gardener LtdWe were asked to redesign a large garden in Wandsworth, SW18. It needed to be child-friendly, with a sunken trampoline and a large real grass lawn and plenty of space to entertain and enjoy the sun. Also our client was anxious to keep the garden private, and to block views into the garden where possible. We were fortunate to be able to enjoy a number of mature trees in other gardens, and this allowed us to focus more on the medium and lower layers of planting. We mixed long-flowering shrubs and perennials with small multi-stemmed trees, all of which were planted with a long season of interest in mind. The planting around the sunken trampoline had to be kept low so the children could be seen from the house, and also robust incase it got landed on!
Karl Harrison Landscapes LtdGarden design and landscaping Amersham.
This beautiful home in Amersham needed a garden to match. Karl stepped in to offer a complete garden design for both front and back gardens. Once the design was approved Karl and his team were also asked to carry out the landscaping works.
With a large space to cover Karl chose to use mass planting to help create new zones within the garden. This planting was also key to getting lots of colours spread throughout the spaces.
In these new zones, Karl was able to use more structural materials to make the spaces more defined as well as private. These structural elements include raised Millboard composite decking which also forms a large bench. This creates a secluded entertaining zone within a large bespoke Technowood black pergola.
Within the planting specification, Karl allowed for a wide range of trees. Here is a flavour of the trees and a taste of the flowering shrubs…
Acer – Bloodgood, Fireglow, Saccharinum for its rapid growth and palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ (one of my favourites).
Cercis candensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Cornus contraversa ‘Variegata’, ‘China Girl’, ‘Venus’ (Hybrid).
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Goliath’
Philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’
Viburnum bodnantensa ‘Dawn’, Dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ (350 Kgs plus), Opulus ‘Roseum’
Philadelphus ‘Manteau d’Hermine’
You will notice in the planting scheme there are various large rocks. These are weathered limestone rocks from CED. We intentionally planted Soleirolia soleirolii and ferns around them to encourage more moss to grow on them.
For more information on this project have a look at our website - https://karlharrison.design/professional-landscaping-amersham/
PETER ATKINS AND ASSOCIATES., LLCCulinary Raised Vegetable Garden. This is nine beds that measure 8x4 and 6x4. Root vegetables, Salad, Tomatoes and Herb. This garden produced 235 pounds of tomatoes in 2020. The entire system is designed to meet your needs, your property and architectural style of your home. Exclusive Peter Atkins and Associates. LLC
Paus GartendesignPhoto of a large contemporary front yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Essen with with raised garden bed and concrete pavers.
Terrasses des Oliviers - Paysagiste ParisMid-sized country rooftop full sun formal garden in Paris with with path, decking and a wood fence for summer.
Greenvision Garden DesignRecently designed and constructed this small courtyard in Knutsford was completely un-useable for the clients and their young children. The brief when re-designing? “Create a garden that’s nice for the adults and fun for the kids, oh and we need plenty of storage too”. The new garden design features a slide down the new steps and the courtyard was surfaced with soft play surfacing to accommodate the children. Fixed seating, plenty of planters as well as an artificial green wall were all ticked off the adults wish list meaning the whole family were delighted with the end result.
Morgan Howarth PhotographyVery private backyard enclave
Contemporary side yard partial sun formal garden in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone pavers for summer.
Contemporary side yard partial sun formal garden in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone pavers for summer.
Nordland LandscapesModern suburban garden with plenty of space for entertianing and relaxing.
Designed by Sarah Kay garden design
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in London with with raised garden bed and decking.
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in London with with raised garden bed and decking.
greencube garden and landscape designWe have designed this bespoke garden to fit with the newly refurbished house for a family in Sevenoaks who love to entertain and cook outdoors.
Using statement pots, transitional terraces, and embracing the level changes, providing lots of opportunities to sit and put your feet up. This garden includes a WWoo outdoor kitchen with gas grill and pizza oven. A bespoke hexagonal logstore has been situated outside the side path, and close to the log burner.
ILT VignocchiA meandering path provides access to the front of the residence. This path is protected by weeping Hemlocks and the steppers are surrounded by thyme.
Pro-Land Landscape Construction Inc.With a lengthy list of ideas about how to transform their backyard, the clients were excited to see what we could do. Existing features on site needed to be updated and in-cooperated within the design. The view from each angle of the property was already outstanding and we didn't want the design to feel out of place. We had to make the grade changes work to our advantage, each separate space had to have a purpose. The client wanted to use the property for charity events, so a large flat turf area was constructed at the back of the property, perfect for setting up tables, chairs and a stage if needed. It also created the perfect look out point into the back of the property, dropping off into a ravine. A lot of focus throughout the project was the plant selection. With a large amount of garden beds, we wanted to maintain a clean and formal look, while still offering seasonal interest. We did this by edging the beds with boxwoods, adding white hydrangeas throughout the beds for constant colour, and subtle pops of purple and yellow. This along with the already breathtaking natural backdrop of the space, is more than enough to make this project stand out.
Photographer: Jason Hartog Photography
Formal Garden Design Ideas for Summer
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