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Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
A couple by the name of Claire and Dan Boyles commissioned Exterior Worlds to develop their back yard along the lines of a French Country garden design. They had recently designed and built a French Colonial style house. Claire had been very involved in the architectural design, and she communicated extensively her expectations for the landscape.
The aesthetic we ultimately created for them was not a traditional French country garden per se, but instead was a variation on the symmetry, color, and sense of formality associated with this design. The most notable feature that we added to the estate was a custom swimming pool installed just to the rear of the home. It emphasized linearity, complimentary right angles, and it featured a luxury spa and pool fountain. We built the coping around the pool out of limestone, and we used concrete pavers to build the custom pool patio. We then added French pottery in various locations around the patio to balance the stonework against the look and structure of the home.
We added a formal garden parallel to the pool to reflect its linear movement. Like most French country gardens, this design is bordered by sheered bushes and emphasizes straight lines, angles, and symmetry. One very interesting thing about this garden is that it is consist entirely of various shades of green, which lends itself well to the sense of a French estate. The garden is bordered by a taupe colored cedar fence that compliments the color of the stonework.
Just around the corner from the back entrance to the house, there lies a double-door entrance to the master bedroom. This was an ideal place to build a small patio for the Boyles to use as a private seating area in the early mornings and evenings. We deviated slightly from strict linearity and symmetry by adding pavers that ran out like steps from the patio into the grass. We then planted boxwood hedges around the patio, which are common in French country garden design and combine an Old World sensibility with a morning garden setting.
We then completed this portion of the project by adding rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that frames the yard. This design is derivative of those found in morning gardens, and it provides the Boyles with a place where they can step directly from their bedroom into a private outdoor space and enjoy the early mornings and evenings.
We further develop the sense of a morning garden seating area; we deviated slightly from the strict linear forms of the rest of the landscape by adding pavers that ran like steps from the patio and out into the grass. We also planted rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that borders this portion of the yard.
We then landscaped the front of the home with a continuing symmetry reminiscent of French country garden design. We wanted to establish a sense of grand entrance to the home, so we built a stone walkway that ran all the way from the sidewalk and then fanned out parallel to the covered porch that centers on the front door and large front windows of the house. To further develop the sense of a French country estate, we planted a small parterre garden that can be seen and enjoyed from the left side of the porch.
On the other side of house, we built the Boyles a circular motorcourt around a large oak tree surrounded by lush San Augustine grass. We had to employ special tree preservation techniques to build above the root zone of the tree. The motorcourt was then treated with a concrete-acid finish that compliments the brick in the home. For the parking area, we used limestone gravel chips.
French country garden design is traditionally viewed as a very formal style intended to fill a significant portion of a yard or landscape. The genius of the Boyles project lay not in strict adherence to tradition, but rather in adapting its basic principles to the architecture of the home and the geometry of the surrounding landscape.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
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This is an example of a mid-sized courtyard full sun garden for fall in Moscow with a retaining wall.
This is an example of a mid-sized courtyard full sun garden for fall in Moscow with a retaining wall.
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Inspiration for a mid-sized country front yard full sun driveway for fall in Detroit with a garden path and concrete pavers.
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Mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway in Other with a retaining wall and mulch for fall.
Mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway in Other with a retaining wall and mulch for fall.
Split Rail Fence Co Denver CO
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden for fall in Denver with a garden path and natural stone pavers.
Good Earth Water Gardens
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional front yard full sun garden for fall in Kansas City with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.
Santa Barbara Home Design
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Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com
Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.
Eduardo Mascagni Valero
Eduardo Mascagni
Mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun driveway in Other with a garden path and natural stone pavers for fall.
Mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun driveway in Other with a garden path and natural stone pavers for fall.
Clapham Landscape Architecture
Large country full sun formal garden in Melbourne with natural stone pavers for fall.
Photo of a large side yard full sun xeriscape for fall in Phoenix with concrete pavers and a garden path.
Greenhaven Landscapes Inc.
Fall display of millet, mums, cabbage, pansies, plumbago, pumpkins, and gourds.
Hannah Goering Photography
Photo of a mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway for fall in Chicago with brick pavers.
Photo of a mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway for fall in Chicago with brick pavers.
GEL: Griffin Enright Landscape
A layered hillside extends the garden.
Photo of a mid-sized modern sloped full sun garden for fall in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and concrete pavers.
Photo of a mid-sized modern sloped full sun garden for fall in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and concrete pavers.
Fenton Roberts Garden Design
2011 The steel edging was made to measure by a local metal fabricator.
Design ideas for a small contemporary front yard full sun driveway for fall in London with gravel.
Design ideas for a small contemporary front yard full sun driveway for fall in London with gravel.
Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors
Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden for fall in Chicago with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.
Stephen Read Landscape Design
Mid-sized modern side yard full sun xeriscape in Other with a garden path, gravel and a wood fence for fall.
Eden Garden Design
A formal and thoughtfully sized ‘Cavalier’ zoysia lawn defined with custom steel edging.
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ProScapes
Photo of an expansive front yard full sun driveway for fall in Seattle with with pond and natural stone pavers.
MayCreek Landscaping
Mid-sized asian backyard full sun formal garden in Seattle with with pond and natural stone pavers for fall.
Full Sun Garden Design Ideas for Fall
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