Evergreen acorus brightens this Northwest garden.

Round custom made steel planter with Angelina sedum surrounded with acanthus and acorus.

Custom precast concrete strips provide a dynamic appearance to the ground plane of this small garden at a modern style beach house in the northwest.

Detail of rusted steel gate structure, with black stained cedar infill.

Small northwest garden with evergreen plants and wide steel steps. Acorus brightens the edges.

Small northwest garden with evergreen plants and steel planter. Acorus brightens up the ground plane and the steel planter gives direction and separation for the walkways.

Horizontal cedar screen stained black located at a Northwest beach house.

Horizontal cedar screen stained black located at Northwest beach house.

Crushed stone and steel planters give a modern tough appearance that is softened by the grasses and lush plantings.

Plants include Acorus, Karl Foerster grass, vine maple and Fatsia japonica.