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This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard round pool in Houston with a hot tub and natural stone pavers.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard shaded formal garden in Philadelphia with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Featured in Home & Design Magazine, this Chevy Chase home was inspired by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and built/designed by Anthony Wilder's team of architects and designers.

This small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses three playful stainless steel spouts that spill water into a large basin. Koi Fish, Gold fish and water plants bring a new mini ecosystem of life, and provide a focal point and meditational environment. The integral colored concrete wall begins at the main water feature and weaves to the south west corner of the yard where water once again emerges out of a 4” stainless steel channel; reinforcing the notion that this garden backs up against a natural spring. The stainless steel channel also provides children with an opportunity to safely play with water by floating toy boats down the channel. At the north eastern end of the integral colored concrete wall, a warm western red cedar bench extends perpendicular out from the water feature on the outside of the slate patio maximizing seating space in the limited size garden. Natural rusting Cor-ten steel fencing adds a layer of interest throughout the garden softening the 6’ high surrounding fencing and helping to carry the users eye from the ground plane up past the fence lines into the horizon; the cor-ten steel also acts as a ribbon, tie-ing the multiple spaces together in this garden. The plant palette uses grasses and rushes to further establish in the subconscious that a natural water source does exist. Planting was performed outside of the wire fence to connect the new landscape to the existing open space; this was successfully done by using perennials and grasses whose foliage matches that of the native hillside, blurring the boundary line of the garden and aesthetically extending the backyard up into the adjacent open space.

This Praire style home is located in Bethesda Maryland and features stucco exterior highlighted by 3' eaves and rich exterior trim colors.
Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts two-storey exterior in Seattle.

Photo by Randy O'Rourke
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional two-storey exterior in Boston with wood siding and a gable roof.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard formal garden for summer in San Francisco with natural stone pavers and a metal fence.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard patio in London with concrete pavers.

Terraza Fotografía_ Adrián Mora Maroto
Mid-sized contemporary backyard patio in Valencia with tile and no cover.

Mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun garden in Hamburg with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Photo credit: Jeri Koegel
Mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden in Orange County with concrete pavers and with lawn edging.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary partial sun garden for summer in Berlin with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Photographie immobilière de piscine. Petite piscine dans joli jardin méditerranéen. ©Marc Julien
Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean backyard rectangular pool in Marseille with tile.

Mid-sized contemporary sunroom in Sussex with beige floor and medium hardwood floors.

Mark LaRosa
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary rooftop and rooftop deck in New York with a container garden and no cover.

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary courtyard patio in Melbourne with a pergola and a container garden.

This small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses three playful stainless steel spouts that spill water into a large basin. Koi Fish, Gold fish and water plants bring a new mini ecosystem of life, and provide a focal point and meditational environment. The integral colored concrete wall begins at the main water feature and weaves to the south west corner of the yard where water once again emerges out of a 4” stainless steel channel; reinforcing the notion that this garden backs up against a natural spring. The stainless steel channel also provides children with an opportunity to safely play with water by floating toy boats down the channel. At the north eastern end of the integral colored concrete wall, a warm western red cedar bench extends perpendicular out from the water feature on the outside of the slate patio maximizing seating space in the limited size garden. Natural rusting Cor-ten steel fencing adds a layer of interest throughout the garden softening the 6’ high surrounding fencing and helping to carry the users eye from the ground plane up past the fence lines into the horizon; the cor-ten steel also acts as a ribbon, tie-ing the multiple spaces together in this garden. The plant palette uses grasses and rushes to further establish in the subconscious that a natural water source does exist. Planting was performed outside of the wire fence to connect the new landscape to the existing open space; this was successfully done by using perennials and grasses whose foliage matches that of the native hillside, blurring the boundary line of the garden and aesthetically extending the backyard up into the adjacent open space.

renovation and addition / builder - EODC, LLC.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional three-storey grey house exterior in Boston with wood siding and a shingle roof.

Zinsser KG, Christine Schaller
Mid-sized mediterranean deck in Hamburg.