ESPALIER: a plant (such as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (such as a wall) Espaliered fruit trees create a lovely and unique living fence when privacy is desired. (Photo by RStarovich)

Photo © Jude Parkinson-Morgan
Mid-sized elegant backyard stone patio photo in San Francisco with no cover

Anyone who has a deck or a swimming pool has used this old cliche when talking about their space: “Oh, we just live out here in the summertime!” So, we got to thinking...what if you really lived outside in the summertime? What would an outdoor house look like? What would it need to provide? Could you really “live out there”? Casa Cielo (“Sky House”) is a totally private, mostly roofless “house”, where the owners can really live in the warmer months. Open-air living room, dining room, and bedroom spaces were created. The clients wanted a modern, spa-like ambiance. Inspiration was provided by the client’s vacations to modernist hotspots Hix Island House in Vieques, Puerto Rico and Orbit In, Palm Springs, California. Design Criteria: - Create an “Outdoor House” around an existing pool. - Build sustainably. - Carefully consider wall designs to ensure total privacy. - “Bring the Indoors Outside” with clean, modern living spaces. Special Features: - Living room and Dining room with a gas fireplace - FSC Certified Tigerwood sundeck. - Outdoor bedroom and shower. - Poolhouse with a bathroom and kitchenette.

Teresa Watkins,
This is an example of a large victorian full sun front yard brick formal garden in Orlando for spring.

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Carolyn Hall - Sea Pointe Construction Design Consultant
Inspiration for a transitional landscaping in Orange County.

Custom built Brooklyn brownstone rear yard with New York Plantings Garden Design designed and built fence, deck, concrete pavers, landscape lighting, drip irrigation, separate cooking galley, purple leaf cherry, year round color and interest. Ultra high quality custom built planters with built in benches, built in seating. Pricing: Approx $55K complete. Winter pricing only. Includes professional plantings, demolition and disposal of old garden. ‪#‎newyorkplantings‬ Brooklyn NYC townhouse rear yard landscape design renovation, hard cape by New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors NYC New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape contracting 432 E 14st New York, NY 10009 Call: 347-558-7051 site url: http://www.newyorkplantings.com/ info@newyorkplantings.com

Peggy Martin Climbing Roses and a place to take a load off and enjoy them. David Morello
This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Houston.

Unique, blush-colored young foliage from spring until fall, turning to deep green mature foliage. Blush Pink® makes the perfect short hedge or color accent to evergreen shrubs. Its low growth habit is perfect for any garden or mixed container. Features Feature/Bloom Holds vivid color longer then ordinary Nandinas Evergreen or Deciduous evergreen USDA Zones Hardy to -10°F USDA 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Sunset Zones 3-33 Special Features Year-round interest, easy care, dwarf, water-wise Landscape Use Border, container, firescaping/fire wise, hedge, mass planting Exposure Full sun to part shade Bloom Season None Dimension 2 ft H x 1.5-2 ft W Growth Rate Slow to moderate Plant Type evergreen About the Collection Brought to you by the authority on Western gardening, the Sunset Western Garden Collection is an exclusive plant collection of top performing plants for the Western Gardener.

Example of a country home design design in Boston

Award winning pool designer Brian T. Stratton | The Pool Artist designed this beautiful custom concrete / gunite swimming pool. Luxury pool designer nj, international pool design, new jersey swimming pool designer, pool artist, swimming pool engineer, swimming pool architect nj, water designer, eleuthera Bahamas pool designer, infinity edge pool design, custom spa design, California pool designer, Mississippi pool designer, south Carolina pool designer, new York pool designer, Pennsylvania pool designer

Granite drive with clover, Design by Plants © 2013
Photo of a traditional landscaping in New York.

Oxydendrum arboreum Courtesy Great Plant Picks

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Photo of a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

Inspiration for a contemporary landscaping in Houston.

Repurposed chandelier. Mark Wolfe Photography.
Photo of a large shabby-chic style full sun backyard mulch formal garden in Toronto for summer.

Here is native ground cover. Easier and more appealing than a lawn. It uses less water, as well. Photo Cred: Joshua Thayer
Design ideas for a small contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco.

Elfin thyme between brick paving and concrete steppers
This is an example of a mid-sized craftsman backyard brick landscaping in Orange County.