by Banyon Tree Design Studio
Seattle, US 98125 · 129 photos
Magnolia Residence
http://www.banyontreedesign.com

Complete backyard renovation from a traditional cottage garden into a contemporary outdoor living space including patios, decking, seating, water and fire features. Plant combinations were selected relative to the architecture and environmental conditions along with owner desires.

 
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skyhook13 wrote:
are the wire baskets gabions? »
· Comment · 6 weeks ago
Banyon Tree Design Studio yes, they have been called that. The gabion wall is custom constructed with sheets of steel wire and filled with rock. It retains the soil and plants on the uppers side of the wall.
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macleani wrote:
Where did you get the wire boxes for the rocks? »
· Comment · 6 weeks ago
Banyon Tree Design Studio These gabions were custom built with welded wire mesh panels. We then filled the cages with rock to create the gabion retaining wall.
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What Houzz contributors are saying:
Barriers, especially internal barriers, in contemporary garden design don't have to be impermeable. There are many times when we want to delineate an area without blocking the view through to the rest of the garden or landscape.Grasses with tall flowering spikes are ideal for creating this type of soft barrier.
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added by Julie Parker to Garden design (23 hours ago)
Great gabion wall
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Like the wood and bushes
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Mix4
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Grass
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Tiny rock river
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Terrace
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Backard
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I like the stones in the wire
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Gabion basket
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Barrier idea...transition btwn deck & front yard?
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Rocks on rocks
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totally groovy back yard/deck
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I4
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Decking
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Another side of the rock wall
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pretty
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Mixed elements
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The rock wire
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Gabian
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Is this a cheaper way to construct a wall?
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Rock wall
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haha what to do with all those rocks
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Gabion
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Concrete bin
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Patio plants
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like combo of wood concrete & rock
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Backyard
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Awesome
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Neat
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Alternative edges
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Gabion and grass
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backyard idea
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encased rock on deck
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Rock wall
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Caged rock retention
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serene
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"wall" of grasses
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Rock basket retaining wall
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Morden
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sân vườn
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Mur de pierres
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GReat idea with the stones...
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Stones
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Creating a deer barrier for yard
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rock basket
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Grasses with tall flowers create a soft barrier
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Ideas en como areglar el patio o gardin
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tsg
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Wall
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like the wood with concrete idea
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Mixed materials
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plants rock thing!!!!
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Love this deck idea - the space for the grasses. Not necessarily raised.
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wayne
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Caged stone retaining wall
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wood an grass
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y
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retaining wall
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I like the looks of the grass barrier combined withe the caged stones - not sure where I would use it -
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Garten: Terasse
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nice for yard
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Creating a soft barrier with grasses
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love the grass and stones and deck
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gabion wall
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caged rocks!
added by Barnet & Associates to 5. Landscaping (6 weeks ago)
Loose Rock fencing - putting small rocks into a metal cage and using this as a fence . I like it
added by Gardenartistry to hedges (6 weeks ago)
tall grasses used to create a permeable barrier
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Good landscape idea
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landscaping: Barriers, especially internal barriers, in contemporary garden design don't have to be impermeable. There are many times when we want to delineate an area without blocking the view through to the rest of the garden or landscape. Grasses with tall flowering spikes are ideal for creating this type of soft barrier.
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My dream 2
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Design
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grass planting one plank wide
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grass minin "wall"
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The deck and stones mixed with the grass
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Garden idea
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Grass in front of deck
added by karanne to OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE (6 weeks ago)
awesome garden wall dividers
added by jang131 to Landscaping (6 weeks ago)
Here's an idea for a soft landscape that could offer a pretty edge to a patio. Think of a breeze blowing these tall, flowing grasses --- I'm ready for a nap, how about you???
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instead of just th3 tall grass use sugarcane instead as a fence to separate one area from another. It also has its benefits
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cool decking et al
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looks like it would keep deer out of garden
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inset planter
added by fengshuigal to Outdoors (6 weeks ago)
Grasses with tall flowering spikes are ideal for creating this type of soft barrier.
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Succulent inset
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finished edge of concrete patio
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soft separation, textures, little green /low maintenance but appealing, clean yet warm
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Grasses
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rocks inside of metal
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nice landscaping idea to create space
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This stone wall looks cool. The cage is probably anchored with long stakes. If it were something that wouldn't rust....
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Soft barrier
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baskets
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deck & gabion
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Rock pile wall
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the rock wall
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the rock "fence" bordered by wildflowers
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Rock w/wire. Grasses. Decking
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2 tons
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deer perimeter???
added by agustageorge to agustageorge's ideas (6 weeks ago)
might work for deer
added by gigiamanda to Yard (6 weeks ago)
Great soft barrier idea for space between deck and patio and/or between patio and lawn. Use grasses with interesting flowerheads. Intersperse with bachelor buttons or cosmos for interest.
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atramine siena
added by andreacolson to garden (6 weeks ago)
How it looks, and may deter animals a bit
added by Gia Shaw to Garden Ideas (6 weeks ago)
Barriers, especially internal barriers, in contemporary garden design don't have to be impermeable. There are many times when we want to delineate an area without blocking the view through to the rest of the garden or landscape. Grasses with tall flowering spikes are ideal for creating this type of soft barrier.
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Style of fence
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Piedras con malla
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permeable barriers
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This stone box barrier has possibilities
added by cathyholman to out doors (6 weeks ago)
fabulous idea
added by chris758mm to yard (6 weeks ago)
There are many times when we want to delineate an area without blocking the view through to the rest of the garden or landscape. Grasses with tall flowering spikes are ideal for creating this type of soft barrier.
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Paysage
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Something like this for the N border of the property
added by pittsburgh72 to gardens (6 weeks ago)
the sunken ditch, or ha-ha. The ha-ha — named for the surprise a person got on suddenly coming across it — had one sloping side and a stone- or brick-faced wall; in a more basic construction, a fence is concealed in the bottom of a deep trench.
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Grasses
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garden wall
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Love the gabion wall!
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Grass in decking
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Garden barriers garden
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For entry near front door
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Vege garden
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grasses and rocks (deer deterrant?)
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deck
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Para el piso de la terraza circular
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like the native grasses and gabion wall
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Grass
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Privacy Fence
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patio
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floor
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Fun rock sculpture
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Contrast wood pebbles grass sawgrass
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Interesting grasses
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firestrip out back
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Love the trees
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Wild plants
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enrejado con piedras
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Rocks?
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Sculpture
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Love
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Caged rocks?? Seating? boarder?
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Gabbioni
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Rock baskets
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Gabbion
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Grasses
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Look
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Gabion wall with grasses behind
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I
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Rock encased in wire
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des roches en cage...
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Grass and rocks
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Rock light
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Space separation
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Rock cage
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cage
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Rock wall
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Parking front
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Courtyard wall ensuite
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Don't let the rocks out
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Gaben baskets
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Gabion
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sculpture
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Modern deck and wire wall
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Cool stone rapped in metal mesh
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Landscape idea
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Screen
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Small pink flowers spilling over planter box
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As dividers?
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Combination of materials. Wood deck, concrete, Gabion wall, planting
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Decking and bench
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Retaining wall
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Gabian retaining wall
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Retaining wall idea
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Caged rock
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Textura
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Rocks in wire
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Like the board walk look for garden paths
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Rocks
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Patio
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Caged stones
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Easy side access area dressing
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the decking
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terraza de teca
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Garden
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Gaboon
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love this use of natural materials to provide levels may be able to be used to landscape steep sloping area
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modern
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Design
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caged stones
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Ideas.
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Gavion