When this homeowner’s neighbor removed two, two- story-high Ficus trees, her side-yard became baron and sunbaked. Concrete covers virtually the whole area from the house to the property line, but because the side-yard has a lot of foot traffic and serves as a sitting area to the basement apartment, the owner did not want to remove any of the concrete. The solution was to put up fencing to block the view of the neighbor’s house, then upcycle wine barrels and 55-gallon drums into huge planters. The drums are large enough to accommodate a full-sized tree and provide the added advantage of giving height to smaller trees to provide further screening of the neighbor’s house. Everything was painted in bright colors to give the space a cheery Caribbean feel. The neighbor’s tree removal ended up as a blessing in disguise, because what had been a drab trough-way was transformed into a happy patio.

This is an example of a contemporary landscaping in Charlotte.

To create some height in the otherwise flat garden, native Redbud trees were planted at the center of each square, and small step-stones were laid for easier access to care for the plantings within the boxwood-hedged flower beds. The pattern of the step-stones helped to reinforce the idea of quilted patches stitched into old-fashioned quilts.

Photo of an asian landscaping in Jacksonville.

Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "UPDATE: May 11, 2018 - Mendocino Reed Grass (Calamagrostis foliosa) and Yerba Buena (Satureja douglasii) groundcover fill in bare spots around rocks & boulders."

Design ideas for a transitional landscaping in Moscow.

Photo Credit: BlueiStyle http://www.blueistyleblog.com/2016/10/garage-makeover-update.html

Travertine patio butts up right against the freshly installed synthetic turf lawn. Great contrast the green turf gives our white travertine patio.
Example of a mid-sized minimalist backyard patio design in Orange County with a fire pit

John Sutton Photography
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in San Francisco.

Natures Realm
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Houston.

Dining table with legs in extra clear transparent glass 19 mm thick. Top Radix Canaletto Walnut 44 mm thick with irregular solid edges. Also available in ebony matte finish. - For more information, please contact IQMatics 847.885.3600

Doug Myers
Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in Philadelphia.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard landscaping in New York.

Clinton & Associates, PC
Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in DC Metro.

This is a large Cedar deck that is used as an outdoor break area for two adjacent office buildings outside of Austin, TX. Built by Caleb Wheeler of Centex Decks

Flagstone patio framed in drought-hardy perennials and a wooden privacy fence.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path for summer.