desert landscape, interesting berms and steps/wall
I kow we are not in desert, but love everything but the lawn
make your landscape feel complete, use grassy areas as accents rather than as large expanses. Group other high-water plants near them, preferably close to the house and where they can get some shade in the hottest times of the year, to cut down on your overall watering.Design tip: Consider using artifical
tough in a desert climate where turf grass is anything but natural.
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Desert Modern Pool
awards
2011 - Texas Society of Architects / AIA Design Award
2010 - AIA San Antonio Merit Award
Architecture: Lake/Flato Architects
Contractor: the construction zone, ltd.
Photography: Bill Timmerman
the dry desert we do not need to too use “weathering” steel like “corten”. We can just let it patina naturally.
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Wow! This house and landscaping phoenix is spectacular! Thank you for posting this photo, it really
in my backyard. How is this pool built? It looks like that water comes to the very tip top.
The whole combination of colour and texture of the backyard. Limestone tones, Corten steel and sky blue water.
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at the desert scene beyond, and casting it's firelight out to incoming guests as a welcoming beacon of warmth.
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LOVE THE STARK OUTDOOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESERT AMBBIENCE
geometry and landscape stones compose this lyrical complement to the pool in the previous image.
geometry and landscape stones compose this lyrical complement to the pool in the previous image.Simplicity should never be confused with simpleness. Simplicity requires considerable thought and effort. It is not easy to make something look effortless, orderly and lyrical. The composition must be just right:
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pretty paddle plant surrounded by blue chalk plant gives interest to desert yard instead of just gravel
Botanical name: Kalanchoe luciae (often mislabeled Kalanchoe thrysiflora)
Common names: Paddle plant, paddle kalanchoe, red pancakes, desert cabbage, flapjack plant
pancakes, desert cabbage, flapjack plant
USDA zones: 9 to 11 (find your zone); hardy to 25 or 30 degrees Fahrenheit; can be grown as a houseplant
Botanical name: Kalanchoe luciae (often mislabeled Kalanchoe thrysiflora)
Common names: Paddle plant, paddle kalanchoe, red pancakes, desert cabbage, flapjack
help your landscape fit into the surroundings. In this garden, the flowing carpet of blue succulents echoes the calming ripples of the sea. Bonus: Succulents perform well in often-sandy coastal soils and tolerate salt winds with ease.
g the desert landscape strongly influences architecture and interior design here. "A design trend that is on the rise in Phoenix is the desire to seamlessly blend interior and exterior space," says Tate. "A greater appreciation of design principals such as sun orientation and thermal properties combined
"The desert can be a seasonally challenging place to live, but if well understood and respected … there is no place more pleasant to live."
from the desert climate, but this house embraces it," says Tate. "The exterior is 38 percent glass."