Light and fire indoors warms up the coolest hues outdoors. Ceiling heights are elevated with floor-to-ceiling custom hand painted drapery. Bland turns bold with a vivid area rug.

Laurey Glenn
Living room - large transitional open concept and formal living room idea in Jacksonville with green walls and no tv

Exterior home idea in Seattle

This roof garden design in Manhattan's West Village features a custom-built wood deck with matching planters made out of ipe, a hardwood with a 30-year life expectancy. We used very thin wood planks on the planter facades for a very contemporary effect. We also planted bamboo on one side to provide some much needed privacy from a neighboring terrace. Read more about this garden on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.

Inspiration for a large traditional backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Design ideas for a small traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in Seattle.

Photo of a large traditional backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Inspiration for a small traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in Seattle.

Photo of a large traditional backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Design ideas for a large traditional backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Inspiration for a large traditional backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Christina Wedge
Inspiration for a large timeless back porch remodel in Atlanta with decking and a roof extension

A pair of world travelers with a deep love of Japan asked JMMDS to design a Japanese-inspired landscape that would complement the contemporary renovation of their home in Edinburgh, Scotland. JMMDS created a plan that included a handsome cut-stone patio, meandering stepping stone paths, sweeping bed lines, stony mounds, a grassy pool of space, and swaths of elegant plantings. JMMDS was on site during the installation to craft the mounds and place the plants and stones. Julie Moir Messervy set out the ancient pieces of gneiss from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis. With the planting design, JMMDS sought to evoke the feeling of a traditional Japanese garden using locally suitable plants. The designers and clients visited nurseries in search of distinctive plant specimens, including cloud-pruned hollies, craggy pines, Japanese maples of varied color and habit, and a particularly notable Japanese snowbell tree. Beneath these, they laid drifts of sedges, hellebores, European gingers, ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Evergreen azaleas, juniper, rhododendrons, and hebe were clustered around the lawn. JMMDS placed bamboos within root-controlled patio beds and planted mondo grass, sedums, and mosses among the stepping stones. Project designers: Julie Moir Messervy, Principal; Erica Bowman, Senior Landscape Architect Collaborators: Helen Lucas Architects, Steven Ogilvie (garden installers) Photography: Angus Bremner

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Example of a mid-sized home design design in Other

This is an example of a tropical landscaping in Hawaii.

'Mexican Cinnamon' basil growing in a window box off the front deck. It's easy to slip out of the kitchen and pick a few leaves as needed. Here, the central leader is pinched out to encourage bushy growth. Photo by Steve Masley

Innisfree Garden, Millbrook, NY. Photo by Jay Sifford.
This is an example of an eclectic landscaping in Charlotte.

Great backyard step up custom Tiki Hut with a combination of natural bamboo poles and rolled fencing used in the design.
Island style home design photo in San Diego

Design ideas for a tropical landscaping in Hawaii.