Four Seasons Landscape
This is an example of a modern partial sun front yard stone pond for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Inspiration for a modern full sun front yard stone landscaping for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Design ideas for a modern full sun front yard stone pond for summer.

The “pondless waterfall we installed collects the falling water in an underground tank with a pump that circulates the water. www.deckandpatio.com
Design ideas for a modern landscaping in New York.

Four Seasons Landscape
Photo of a modern full sun front yard stone pond for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Design ideas for a modern full sun stone landscaping for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Photo of a modern full sun front yard stone pond for summer.

Foot bridge leads to meandering grass path that leads to the pool area. Drought tolerant flowering perennials line the path. Mexican sage, Lipstick sage, Phomis, Mexican marigold and others create year-round color. Photo: Lisa Cullen

Rockeries are nice ways to highlight alpine plants that are small, like heat and good drainage. This one includes part of a rock collection by the homeowner

Four Seasons Landscape
Photo of a modern partial sun front yard stone driveway for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Inspiration for a modern full sun front yard stone landscaping for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
This is an example of a modern full sun front yard stone pond for summer.

The garden beds explode with mid-spring color as hundreds of daffodils bloom in the perennial beds. The waters edge features a combination of pink triandrus narcissus and greigii tulips. Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

Oversized Pool with combination of waterfalls, grotto, tan ledge surrounded by a mixture of ornamental shrubs and perennials Designed by Douglas C Lynn, LLC Landscape Architect

Four Seasons Landscape
Inspiration for a modern partial sun front yard stone pond for summer.

Four Seasons Landscape
Design ideas for a modern full sun front yard stone landscaping for summer.

With this client who has been passionate about plants all his life, there was naturally a close collaboration and a lot of input from him. Upon closer inspection you'd find some very exceptional plants that are sort of experimental but "all worth the try" in Gordon's eyes. And he is right! I relished the opportunity to use Star Magnolia stellata, Redbud Cercis 'Avondale' and 'Silver Cloud', Arabian Lilac 'Grand Duke of Tuscany', Royal Bromeliad Vriesea imperialis, also many unusual bulbs such as Scilla. Besides structure providing shrubs and trees (Tecoma, existing Indian Hawthorne with beautiful structures, Sweet Pea Bush, Golden Breath of Heaven, Ilex, Ginkgo, Bronze Loquat etc.) you'll see here also my favorite perennials, succulents and grasses, all as low care and undemanding as well as low-water as possible, to keep the landscape colorful and interesting year round. One of the highlights of this garden are the dry stream beds, bird bath and garden bench that we added. Built originally by himself and his wife, the dry stream beds were overgrown, mostly hidden by plant debris, or half rolling down hill. We had fun selecting a mixed collection of colorful and richly textured boulders of various sizes over, and with the input from 7 team members: Gordon, me, the contractor, the supervisor and three workers, we re-created the stream beds, making sure that anchor stones on the sides were well embedded in the slope, and that stone shelves and “top dressing” with smaller pebbles would add to the visual interest. Now these beds form very pleasing architectural features that look like they have always been there. We were all surprised how quickly all plants adapted to the site and started growing and putting out bloom. Now the old birdbath, a traditional white thing with dove figurines resting on the scalloped bowl, looked out of place, and I suggested to replace it with a stone bowl. And that part of the garden just called for a bench under the Macademia nut tree, to observe the birds and contemplate the whole creation. Only stone would do, but not any stone! Gordon picked a Basalt boulder that was naturally bowl shaped. It’s so heavy that it took 8 men to heave it into place! The Basalt bench was not much lighter, and together they make a very inviting scene. This job should last for a while. Photographed by Emma Almendarez at http://www.emmatheodoraphotography.com/

Oversized Pool with combination of waterfalls, grotto, tan ledge surrounded by a mixture of ornamental shrubs and perennials Designed by Douglas C Lynn, LLC Landscape Architect

Back stream side gardens with custom built bridge. Summer perennial bed in background.
Photo of a huge traditional full sun backyard formal garden in New York for summer.