Webster, MA lake house. - Complete lakeside landscape renovation using boulders and ornamental grass plantings, New England fieldstone wall, granite steps, bluestone pathway and fire pit. - Sallie Hill Design | Landscape Architecture | 339-970-9058 | salliehilldesign.com | photo ©2008 Brian Hill

The mountain tan gravel pathway meanders between the colorful planting palette.
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Photo by: Linda Oyama Bryan
Example of a classic backyard stone patio design in Chicago with a fire pit and a pergola

Bluestone, limestone and cedar all work in concert.
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Irregular bluestone pathway leads to a gate to the backyard past a hybrid Japanese maple.
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A large Buddha defines the patio area. A stone pathway wends its way through the landscape and past the rain garden.
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Photos by Lori Cannava
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All Photos and Landscape Design by Deborah Cerbone Associates, Inc.
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Request Free QuoteThe stone steppers leave the path as the transition is made into the small rose garden, which is surfaced only with bluestone chips. A step was introduced as another transition cue, quietly informing the visitor that they are about to enter into a different area.

Request Free QuoteA bluestone walk carries from the house's front entry to a private stairway at the back to the house. The bluestone meanders in key locations creating niches for the homeowners flower containers which are equipped with drip irrigation.

Bluestone is a timeless and versatile sandstone product, quarried mostly in Pennsylvania. Bluestone blends subtly with a wide assortment of other materials as evidenced here in combination with limestone and cedar. This is thermal bluestone in a range commonly referenced as blue/blue.

Bluestone steppers set in pea gravel contained by aluminum edging make a contemporary, linear pathway.
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This contemporary landscape was completely transformed with bluestone patios, pathways and stairways, gravel accents in planting beds and along pavers, horizontal redwood fencing, stucco covered retaining walls, drought-tolerant trees and other plantings along with low-voltage lighting and other accents. An olive tree surrounded by gravel and boulders and other low water plants providing a welcome entrance area. Updates to the home's exterior will be completed Fall of 2016. Photos and Design © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Design.

Turning into the backyard, a two-tiered pergola and social space make for a grand arrival. Scroll down to the first "before" photo for a peek at what it looked like when we first did our site inventory in the snow. Design by John Algozzini and Kevin Manning.

Backyard patio is completely finished in Full Color Bluestone from the steps to the paving, the wall and the caps. Designed by Latker Design Solutions.

This contemporary landscape was completely transformed with bluestone patios, pathways and stairways, horizontal redwood fencing, stucco covered retaining walls, drought-tolerant trees and other plantings along with low-voltage lighting and other accents. An olive tree surrounded by gravel and boulders and other low water plants and succulents provide a welcome entrance area. Plants include Blue chalk sticks, Echeveria elegans, Kangaroo Paw and Leucadendron. Updates to the home's exterior will be completed Fall of 2016. Photos and Design © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Design.

Note how we always have large bluestone pieces at the edge because we lay out the pattern with AutoCAD. There are two more granite steps at the driveway. See the granite lamp post.

Our client wanted to create a fresh outdoor living space within their outdated backyard and to give a makeover to their entire property. The overall setting was a tremendous asset to the spaces - a large wetland area just behind their home, full of interesting birds and wildlife that the homeowner values. We designed and built a spacious covered outdoor living space as the backyard focal point. The kitchen and bar area feature a Hestan grill, kegerator and refrigerator along with ample counter space. This structure is heated by Infratech heaters for maximum all-season use. An array of six skylights allows light into the space and the adjacent windows. While the covered space is the focal point of the backyard, the entire property was redesigned to include a bluestone patio and pathway, dry creek bed, new planting, extensive low voltage outdoor lighting and a new entry monument. The design fits seamlessly among the existing mature trees and the backdrop of a beautiful wetland area beyond. The structure feels as if it has always been a part of the home. William Wright Photography