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Landscapes by Terra
A mixture of hard edges with the river rock and soft accents with the greenery and mulch makes this landscape the best of both worlds.
Inspiration for a large traditional backyard full sun xeriscape in Columbus with with lawn edging and river rock.
Inspiration for a large traditional backyard full sun xeriscape in Columbus with with lawn edging and river rock.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
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.
Double N Landscaping
Inspiration for a large front yard garden in Denver with with lawn edging and river rock.
FormLA Landscaping
The garden isn't completely lawn-free. It hosts an IdealMow lawn of native Dune Sedge. It thrives with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides and uses only 20 percent of the water required by a turf grass lawn. A "smart" subsurface, hydrozoned drip irrigation system on weather based controllers delivers exactly what the hydrozoned foliage needs, right to its roots. This aids foliage health and eliminates water loss to evaporation.
To keep its lawn-like appearance, the grass needs mowing only a few times a year. If left to grow, it forms true-green waves.
Bayon Gardens
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary front yard garden in Melbourne with with lawn edging.
Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.
A great example of a front yard makeover that turns a simple sloped front yard with old dead grass and a couple of trees into a functional, beautiful stepped yard that still incorporates some grass but also stepped raised planters, natural rock, and wide substantial concrete steps and sitting areas for tremendous curb appeal!!!
Vince Ortega
Inspiration for a traditional front yard garden in Austin with with lawn edging and concrete pavers.
Katherine Roper Landscape & Garden Design
Design ideas for a traditional garden in Other with with lawn edging.
LaurelRock
Neil Landino.
Design Credit: Stephen Stimson Associates
Design ideas for a large contemporary sloped full sun formal garden in New York with concrete pavers and with lawn edging.
Design ideas for a large contemporary sloped full sun formal garden in New York with concrete pavers and with lawn edging.
a Blade of Grass
A bluestone border delineates the formal lawn, which serves as a transition space within the landscape.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with natural stone pavers and with lawn edging.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with natural stone pavers and with lawn edging.
Alderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction
Large contemporary backyard formal garden in Seattle with mulch and with lawn edging.
Lisa Cox Landscape Design
After completing a stunning modern renovation of the interior, this young couple and their one year old son were ready to tackle the back yard. After refurbishing the "Spool" and designing a contemporary plant palette, the end result allowed a place to entertain family and friends.
Photo by Rich Cox/ Rich Cox Photography
Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.
These Landscape Architectural elements were designed and installed by Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc. Great Oaks used pergolas and arbors to accent the patio's, sitting areas, and outdoor living spaces.
Big Rock Landscaping
A complete view of this stunning front yard gives the full scope of the space- the lawn, shrubs, retaining walls, gravel, and pavers. This home is a prime example of the benefit of hiring a landscape design and installation team can do for a space.
Baldi Gardens, Inc.
Baldi Gardens project. Front yard xeroscape redesign with both softscape and hardscape elements and featuring river rock and watering friendly plants.
User
The raised yard is separated from the terrace area with a rugged fieldstone wall and stone steps.
A Leonard
Expansive traditional backyard garden in Boston with with lawn edging.
Expansive traditional backyard garden in Boston with with lawn edging.
Tere Trout
Garden grass circles, a fun approach to decreasing amount og grass and conserving water
Photo of a contemporary garden in San Diego with mulch and with lawn edging.
Photo of a contemporary garden in San Diego with mulch and with lawn edging.
GEL: Griffin Enright Landscape
A grass path through a rock garden featuring a large rock fountain.
Mid-sized modern courtyard partial sun garden in Los Angeles with gravel and with lawn edging for spring.
Mid-sized modern courtyard partial sun garden in Los Angeles with gravel and with lawn edging for spring.
David Morello Garden Enterprises, Inc.
David Morello
This is an example of a traditional backyard garden in Houston with with lawn edging.
This is an example of a traditional backyard garden in Houston with with lawn edging.
Green Outdoor Design Ideas with with Lawn Edging
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