Natural materials, such as this decomposed granite, may also absorb light and heat. Many of these materials are appropriate for driveways as well as patios.
Tangerine touches add whimsy here, but this landscape is also quite sophisticated. Less is more with orange, and the designer perfectly balances the bright orange textiles, natural wood furniture and raised beds filled with foliage plants. Variations of orange range from terra-cotta to peach to coral; you don't have to use a hypnotic orange on its own.