John Feldman | Photographer
This is an example of a traditional backyard vegetable garden landscape in Los Angeles.

This is an example of a large contemporary partial sun backyard landscaping in San Luis Obispo with decking.

This home is a cutting edge design from floor to ceiling. The open trusses and gorgeous wood tones fill the home with light and warmth, especially since everything in the home is reflecting off the gorgeous black polished concrete floor. As a material for use in the home, concrete is top notch. As the longest lasting flooring solution available concrete’s durability can’t be beaten. It’s cost effective, gorgeous, long lasting and let’s not forget the possibility of ambient heat! There is truly nothing like the feeling of a heated bathroom floor warm against your socks in the morning. Good design is easy to come by, but great design requires a whole package, bigger picture mentality. The Cabin on Lake Wentachee is definitely the whole package from top to bottom. Polished concrete is the new cutting edge of architectural design, and Gelotte Hommas Drivdahl has proven just how stunning the results can be. Photographs by Taylor Grant Photography

This is an example of a traditional stone vegetable garden landscape in Seattle.

Photo of a farmhouse partial sun gravel raised garden bed in San Francisco.

This is an example of a contemporary vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco.

This concrete paver patio with river rocks is part of this backyard landscape design that's perfect for entertaining friends and family or just relaxing in. There's plenty of seating with the wood bench that also acts a planter box. The lavender drought-tolerant plants add some color there.

The upper level of this gorgeous Trex deck is the central entertaining and dining space and includes a beautiful concrete fire table and a custom cedar bench that floats over the deck. Light brown custom cedar screen walls provide privacy along the landscaped terrace and compliment the warm hues of the decking. Clean, modern light fixtures are also present in the deck steps, along the deck perimeter, and throughout the landscape making the space well-defined in the evening as well as the daytime.

Succulents in concrete planter boxes on roof deck.
Design ideas for a modern landscaping in Los Angeles.

Michelle Lee Wilson Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard patio remodel in San Francisco with a fire pit

Renovation of a ranch with a great room and kitchen opening up to new conrete terrace with built in fireplace, grill and planter.Pete Weigley
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Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Miami.

Custom made cedar planter boxes located at the end of an outdoor kitchen. These are for growing culinary herbs. The patio is made from Belgard Mega Arbel concrete pavers. Designed and built by Botanica Atlanta.

Design: modernedgedesign.com Photo: Edmunds Studios Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard concrete patio remodel in Milwaukee with a fire pit and a pergola

The concrete paver walkway is set in river rocks. It leads to a custom redwood planter box. Along the side are various plants and trees.

Originally a nearly three-story tall 1920’s European-styled home was turned into a modern villa for work and home. A series of low concrete retaining wall planters and steps gradually takes you up to the second level entry, grounding or anchoring the house into the site, as does a new wrap around veranda and trellis. Large eave overhangs on the upper roof were designed to give the home presence and were accented with a Mid-century orange color. The new master bedroom addition white box creates a better sense of entry and opens to the wrap around veranda at the opposite side. Inside the owners live on the lower floor and work on the upper floor with the garage basement for storage, archives and a ceramics studio. New windows and open spaces were created for the graphic designer owners; displaying their mid-century modern furnishings collection. A lot of effort went into attempting to lower the house visually by bringing the ground plane higher with the concrete retaining wall planters, steps, wrap around veranda and trellis, and the prominent roof with exaggerated overhangs. That the eaves were painted orange is a cool reflection of the owner’s Dutch heritage. Budget was a driver for the project and it was determined that the footprint of the home should have minimal extensions and that the new windows remain in the same relative locations as the old ones. Wall removal was utilized versus moving and building new walls where possible. Photo Credit: John Sutton Photography.

John Feldman | Photographer We had fun designing the suite of hardwood components including: planter boxes, decks, furnishings. The IPE and Steel slatted fence extensions to parapet walls provide privacy while allowing views out.

Concrete pathway to front of house. We replaced ugly drains with rain chains made out of corten steel. Custom planter made out of corten steel.
Inspiration for a mid-century modern entryway remodel in San Francisco

Small Clinton Hill, Brooklyn patio design with custom-built wood planters and an inset rock garden planter with irises. Concrete pavers for floor surface and grey composite fencing. Plantings include cherry tree, evergreens, grasses, and white hydrangea. Read more about this garden on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.