Jeff McNeill
Example of a danish home design design in Toronto

Bluestone pavers create a seemingly magical pathway through Ivy, Daylilies, Anabelle Hydrangea, Cotoneaster, and pink Roses.
This is an example of a traditional shade side yard stone garden path in Providence for summer.

This project we completed a year ago acted as inspiration to plant the same Bearberry groundcover and River Birch.

Claffey Pools | Blue Granite Pebble Sheen

Scott Buley, HTT&T, High Tech Turf & Trees, LandscapeMakeover.biz, Rain Garden Nursery. Note the parking strip here. Grass was removed and replaced with Bearberry groundcover that has completely filled in.

Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder gray dogwood / Cornus racemosa

If you like your outdoor decor to be classic and elegant, but also unexpected, try this understated but lovely combo. Sheared boxwood cones (try Wee Willie) are surrounded by Japanese skimmia, a pretty, evergreen shrub (zones 7 -9) that flowers in early spring. You’ll get the wintery contrast of leaves and cones now, with the promise of blooms to follow.

Photo by Jay Sifford.
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in Charlotte.

Inspiration for a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

We started with a blank slate on this newly built townhome at the base of the foothills. We utilized a Stone Forest water feature as a focal point for the patio, book ended by a pair of seat walls designed on a slight radius to contain the front of their sand finish concrete patio. The walls were veneered with tumbled San Miguel stone from Telluride and capped with Arizona Buff flagstone carefully chiseled to match the radius of the wall. Subtle landscape lighting is concealed under the wall caps. To create privacy for their patio and to hide their air conditioner units, we fabricated and installed a system of Ipe and steel screens along the perimeter of the patio. A 13’ diameter Polaris patio umbrella by ShademakerUSA was installed to create ample shade for summer enjoyment of the patio. To finish off the project and soften all the stonework, we brought in a specimen multi trunk Spring Snow crabapple and utilized Panchito Manzanita and Cranberry Cotoneaster as understory plantings. A lone Bartzella Itoh Peony was planted just off their deck to add a stunning splash of color, and a lush flare to the setting.

Boxwood topiary in a weathered terracotta urn Le jardinet

Photo by Jay Sifford.

Design ideas for a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

Rebecca Lindenmeyr
This is an example of a mid-sized farmhouse full sun backyard mulch formal garden in Burlington for summer.

Photo of a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

We started with a blank slate on this newly built townhome at the base of the foothills. We utilized a Stone Forest water feature as a focal point for the patio, book ended by a pair of seat walls designed on a slight radius to contain the front of their sand finish concrete patio. The walls were veneered with tumbled San Miguel stone from Telluride and capped with Arizona Buff flagstone carefully chiseled to match the radius of the wall. Subtle landscape lighting is concealed under the wall caps. To create privacy for their patio and to hide their air conditioner units, we fabricated and installed a system of Ipe and steel screens along the perimeter of the patio. A 13’ diameter Polaris patio umbrella by ShademakerUSA was installed to create ample shade for summer enjoyment of the patio. To finish off the project and soften all the stonework, we brought in a specimen multi trunk Spring Snow crabapple and utilized Panchito Manzanita and Cranberry Cotoneaster as understory plantings. A lone Bartzella Itoh Peony was planted just off their deck to add a stunning splash of color, and a lush flare to the setting.

Photo by Jay Sifford.