Front yard renovation, river rock beds, boulders, mulch beds, edging, plantings
Photo of a mid-sized front yard full sun formal garden in Denver with with lawn edging and river rock.

Photo of an expansive beach style backyard full sun garden for summer in Vancouver with with privacy feature, with a gate, with lawn edging, with path, a wood fence and concrete pavers.

Giardino esterno
This is an example of a large country front yard full sun formal garden for winter in Florence with with lawn edging, brick pavers and a wood fence.

Summer Garden in Ranelagh Dublin 6 by Amazon Landscaping and Garden Design 014060004 Amazonlandscaping.ie
Mid-sized backyard partial sun formal garden in Dublin with with lawn edging, natural stone pavers and a stone fence for summer.

Intelligently Mixing Hardscapes A blend of small blackstar gravel, large, chunky blackstar gravel, and turf come together with a definitive border of metal edge, adding contrast and visual interest in the hardscape. The smaller blackstar gravel area acts as a wonderful overflow parking area, and the size of the gravel allows for effective mulching and spread of these new plantings. Beneath the gravel, honeycomb NDS gravel pavers add stability to the space and discourage gravel shifting and wash-out.

A deck and patio lead from the log cabin to a fire ring above the bluff overlooking the lake. Carefully controlled edging to the lawn created order from the surroundings and emphasized the clients desire for off setting the rustic nature of the log home. Low maintenance plantings and a simple gravel pathway connect the gardens with the residence. This lodge style bungalow is located on a small lake on the Western side of Washington State. Featured in Everett Herald, Home and Garden, January 28th, 2008

Inspiration for a small contemporary front yard partial sun formal garden for summer in New York with with lawn edging and mulch.

Large contemporary backyard full sun formal garden in Other with a container garden, with flowerbed, a garden path, with lawn edging, with privacy feature, with raised garden bed, a retaining wall, with path and natural stone pavers for summer.

Landscape design & construction: Bayon Gardens Photography: Patrick Redmond
Large traditional backyard garden in Melbourne with with lawn edging and natural stone pavers.

Terrace and grill station with Storage Pavilion off the the left in photo
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary side yard full sun xeriscape for summer in Philadelphia with with lawn edging and concrete pavers.

Photo of a small arts and crafts front yard partial sun driveway in Denver with with lawn edging and concrete pavers.

Call of the Wild Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard garden in Vancouver with with lawn edging and concrete pavers.

From the rear garden, homeowners and visitors can look over the garden to the central patio and to the house deck, allowing for unobscured sightlines throughout the lengt of the property.

We added concrete edging for ease of maintenance between the expansive beds and the grass. There is no edging between the grass and the native grass however. The pergola over the spa ties in with the other decorative wood structures onsite.

This is an example of a large industrial front yard full sun driveway for fall in Nantes with with lawn edging and natural stone pavers.

This garden house was designed by owner and architect, Shirat Mavligit. The wooden section of outer wall is actually the outer section of a central volume that creates an enlarged open space bisecting the home interior. The windows create a view corridor within the home that allows visitors to see all the way through to the back yard. Occupants of the home looking out through these windows feel as if they are sitting in the middle of a garden. This architectural theme of volume and line of site is so powerful that it became the inspiration for the modern landscape design we developed in the front, back, and side yards of the property. We began by addressing the issue of too much open space in the front yard. It has no surrounding fence, and it faces a very busy street in Houston’s Rice Village Area. After careful study of the home façade, our team determined that the best way to set aside a large portion of private space in front of the home was to construct a landscape berm. This land art form adds a sense of dimension and psychological boundary to the scene. It is built of core 10 steel and stands 16 inches tall. This is just high enough for guests to sit on, and it provides an ideal sunbathing area for summer days. The sweeping contour of the berm offsets the rigid linearity of the home with a softer architectural detail. Its linear progression gives the modern landscape design a dynamic sense of movement. Moving to the back yard, we reinforced the home’s central volume and view corridor by laying a rectilinear line of gravel parallel to an equivalent section of grass. Near the corner of the house, we created a series of gravel stepping pads that lead guests from the gravel run, through the grass, and into a vegetable garden. The heavy use of gravel does several things. It communicates a sense of control by containing the vitality of the lawn within an inorganic, mathematically precise space. This feeling of contained life force is common in modern landscape design. This also adds the functional advantage of a low-maintenance space where only minimal lawn care is needed. Gravel also has its own unique aesthetic appeal. Its dark color compliments both the grass and the house, providing an ideal lead-in to the space of the vegetable garden. This same rectilinear geometry was applied to the side yard, but the materials were reversed to add dramatic effect. Here, the field is gravel, and the stepping pads are made from grass. Heavy gauge steel planters were set into the gravel to house separate plantings of Zoysia. The pads run from the library to the kitchen, allowing visitors to travel between the two as if they are walking on a floor decorated with grass. The lawn in all three yards is planted with Zoysia grass. This species of grass is frequently used in modern landscape design because it requires only moderate amounts of water to retain its exceptionally fine texture. When mowed, it presents a clean, well-manicured lawn that compliments the conservatism of the home.

With the goal of enhancing the connection between interior and exterior, backyard and side yard, and natural and man-made features, Partridge Fine Landscapes Ltd. drew on nature for inspiration. We worked around one of Oakville’s largest oak trees introducing curved braces and sculpted ends to an organic patio enhanced with wild bed lines tamed by a flagstone mowing strip. The result is a subtle layering of elements where each element effortlessly blends into the next. Linear structures bordered by manicured lawn and carefully planned perennials delineate the start of a dynamic and unbridled space. Pathways casually direct your steps to and from the pool area while the gentle murmur of the waterfall enhances the pervading peace of this outdoor sanctuary.

Landscape Logic created a very colorful but drought-tolerant and low-water use garden in the front yard. It has accent landscape lighting to showcase the plants and trees at night.

Alexandra Froggatt
This is an example of an expansive contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Cheshire with gravel and with lawn edging.