Simplified plantings enhance the formal symmetry of the historic home. Hannah Goering Photography
Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard landscaping in Chicago for summer.

View from the pool back to the patio areas.
Design ideas for a large traditional full sun backyard stone landscaping in Boston.

pea gravel walk along side yard
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

A cedar garden pergola draws visitors through this backyard space, with fitted A-split basalt curbstone raised planters and steps. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Photo by Pete Cadieux
Photo of a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard landscaping in Boston.

Keep it simple, but fun!
Entryway - contemporary entryway idea in Chicago

Cedar raised beds built in the side yard for optimum sun exposure. Lifestyle Landscapes, Inc
Photo of a large rustic vegetable garden landscape in Seattle.

The open grid in the center of this cedar gate creates an excellent focal point that draws the eye past the evergreen magnolias and arborvitaes along the side yard of this contemporary house located in Newcastle, WA

The arbor created by two trained arborvitae presents a unique and organic focal point. The cool pinks and variety of greens through the swooping backyard space are offset by the red-leafed splashes of trees and shrubs in the background. The rich green lawn creates depth of space between rounded and carefully proportioned bed lines.

Welcome to our home!
Example of a farmhouse exterior home design in Chicago

View from the bay back to the pool, pool house, outdoor kitchen and patio. Photo by Charles Mayer
Hot tub - mid-sized traditional side yard stone and rectangular hot tub idea in Boston

After moving into a mid-century ranch home on Spokane's South Hill, these homeowners gave the tired landscape a dramatic makeover. The aging asphalt driveway was replaced by precast concrete pavers that coordinate with a new walkway of sandwashed concrete pads. A pared-down front lawn reduces the overall water use of the landscape, while sculptural boulders add character. A small flagstone patio creates a spot to enjoy the outdoors in the courtyard-like area between the house and the towering ponderosa pines. The backyard received a similar update, with a new garden area, water feature, and paver patio anchoring the updated space.

Photo of a traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Approaching the patio from an upper-level deck, the setting unfolds, and invites "sitting a spell". Credit: Tad Anderson. All rights exclusively reserved.

Landscape by Stonepocket located in Minnetonka, Minnesota Creating a elegant landscape to blend with a home with such character and charm was a challenge in controlled resistant. Did not want the landscape to overwhelm the home, nor did I want a typical landscape for this style that usually involves a box hedge. Utilizing light in the front to create a perennial garden give the home a sense of place. Keep the planting mostly to whites and greens in the back unifies the space. photos by Stonepocket, Inc

Enjoy the gardens in the evening with night lighting. Low voltage lighting illuminates Hostas, Astilbe, Arborvitae, Hydrangea, Daisies in the gardens. The irrigation system was customized for sod and garden areas. Multiple drip zones allow for the right amount of water for sunny vs. shady garden areas. The homeowners carried each boulder to the back yard for edging. It was re-used along the renovated backyard perennial gardens.

View of perennial areas looking south. Layout was focused on the Hemlock as the anchor.
This is an example of a huge rustic drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone retaining wall landscape in New York for summer.

Elegant pool photo in DC Metro

This magnificent home's garden extends beautifully into the front yard. Landscaping ideas such as carefully manicured boxwood hedges, red decomposed granite pathways and surfaces, and bluestone slabs are carried through to the formal entry for a consistently elegant look. The geometric lines and the proportions determined in the expansive rear and side gardens are established in front yard landscaping, setting the tone from the moment visitors approach the home. Traditional formal garden elements, including a stone sculpture and spiral-pruned arborvitae, give the front yard landscape its own personality. Photo by Linda Oyama Bryan.