Custom 320 square foot mosaic tile mural for a private residential poolhouse in Houston Texas. Photos by Jeff Myers Photography
Inspiration for a large eclectic brick patio remodel in Houston

A tuscan urn creates focal point off front walkway.
Inspiration for a small eclectic drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard stone garden path in DC Metro for spring.

This project was designed by architect Gregory Thomas of CG&S Design Build. Mark Biechler of Pearson Landscape assisted in plant design and layout. Landscape project was built by Pearson Landscape. Austin, Texas

A stumpery in the foreground of this entry patio that connects 2 porches on a corner lot Collaborative design by Amy Whitworth, Lora Price and Annie Bamberger Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation Photo by Amy Whitworth

Succulent plantings in a small container allow the garden owner to sail through the summer without worrying about constant watering. ©Melissa Clark Photography. All rights reserved.

Close-up of shade garden with azaleas and Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola.' Westhauser Photography
Photo of a mid-sized eclectic partial sun front yard landscaping in Milwaukee for summer.

Example of an eclectic patio design in San Francisco

A small space maximized by smart space planning.
Deck - small eclectic backyard deck idea in Houston with a fire pit and no cover

A line of Sweet Bay give privacy while blueberry shrubs add a different color and texture along with edible fruit. The sculpture sits by a Raised Vegetable bed for family grown produce. A small lawn is a great place for children to play while adults lounge on a new patio. Installed by Lifescape Custom Design

Design by Joe Stead. Photo by Debra Lee Baldwin
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in San Diego.

In its previous incarnation, the patio was a Moroccan fantasy ( https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/carries-moroccan-inspired-los-angeles-patio-231286). We had to start from scratch when the management imposed a new weight limit for all items on the patio. Photo © Bethany Nauert

Tiny backyard area with seating and firepit.
Inspiration for an eclectic landscaping in Minneapolis.

This landscape project received a 2013 Hardscape North America Design Award, and a 2014 ILCA Award of Excellence. It has also been featured in Chicagoland Gardening Magazine and Total Landscape Care Magazine. This specific view is looking out from the kitchen window into the garden space. The project features a wide assortment of perennials as well as containers to liven up this urban landscape.

This is an example of a large eclectic partial sun front yard formal garden in Los Angeles.

What can I say? Fountains are the backdrop music in the garden. David Morello
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in Houston.

The Berry family of Houston, Texas hired us to do swimming pool renovation in their backyard. The pool was badly in need of repair. Its surface, plaster, tile, and coping all needed reworking. The Berry’s had finally decided it was time to do something about this, so they contacted us to inquire about swimming pool restoration. We told them that we could certainly repair the damaged elements. After we took a closer look at the pool, however, we realized that more was required here than a cosmetic solution to wear and tear. Because of some serious design flaws, the aesthetic of the pool worked against surrounding landscape design. The rear portion of the pool was framed by architectural wall, and the water was surrounded by a brick and bluestone patio. The problem lay in the fact that the wall was too tall. It created a sense of separation from the remainder of the yard, and it obscured the view of a beautiful arbor that had been built beneath the trees behind the pool. It also hosted a contemporary-style, sheer-descent waterfall fountain that looked too modern for a traditional lawn and garden design. Restoring this wall to its proper relationship with the landscape would turn out to be one of the key elements to our swimming pool renovations work. We began by lowering the wall the wall so you could see the arbor and trees in the backyard more clearly. We also did away with the sheer-descent waterfall that clashed with surrounding backyard landscape design. We decided that a more traditional fountain would be more appropriate to the setting, and more aesthetically apropos if it complimented the brick and bluestone patio. To create this façade, we had to reconstruct the wall with bluestone columns rising up through the brick. These columns matched the bluestone in the patio, and added a stately form to the otherwise plain brick wall. Each column rose slightly higher than the top of the wall and was capped at the top. Thermal-finish weirs crafted in a flame detail jutted from under the capstones and poured water into the pool below. To draw greater emphasis to the pool itself as a body of water, we continued our swimming pool renovation with an expansion of the brick coping. This drew greater emphasis to the body of water within its form, and helps focus awareness on the tranquility created by the fountain. We also removed the outdated diving board and replaced it with a diving rock. This was safer and more attractive than the board. We also extended the entire pool and patio another 15 feet toward the right. This made the entire area a more relaxed and sweeping expanse of hardscape. While doing so, we expanded the brick coping around the pool from 8 inches to 12 inches. Because the spa had a rather unique shape, we decided to replace the coping here with custom brink interlace style that would fit its irregular design. Now that the swimming pool renovation itself was complete, we sought to extend the new sense of expansiveness into the rest of the yard. To accomplish this, we built a walkway out of bluestone stepping pads that ran across the surface of the water to the arbor on the other side of the fountain wall. This unique pathway created invitation to the world of the trees beyond the water’s edge, and counterbalanced the focal point of the pool area with the arbor as a secondary point of interest. We built a terrace and a dining area here so people could remain here in comfort for as long as they liked without having to run back to the patio or dash inside the kitchen for food and drinks.

This pool was designed to feel as natural as possible in its desert context. Several hundred tons of boulders, many weighing several tons each, where selected for their sense of permanence, convincing the viewer that this was an original creation of nature. The rock work was carefully fitted so as to feel grounded, to scale, and not contrived. Kirk Bianchi

Inspiration for an eclectic porch remodel in Charlotte

Muhly Grass and Little Bluestem, asters, boneset, coneflowers, and more wave in the wind at the new entry to the condominiums. The HOA wanted to replace their overgrown, evergreen frontage with a more exciting and ecologically friendly planting