Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder White Prairie Clover / Dalea candida

Photo: Christopher Lee Foto
Photo of a drought-tolerant backyard landscaping in Los Angeles.

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Inspiration for a timeless brick exterior home remodel in Charlotte

Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors

Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder Wild Bergamot / Monarda fistulosa

'Carmello' tomato growing in a 15-gallon terra-cotta pot, week 1. Photo by Steve Masley
Example of an eclectic home design design in San Francisco

Photo by Jay Sifford.

Ground covers will cut your water bill down and leave you with a clean and polished look for your outside space! Photo Cred: Joshua Thayer
Photo of a small contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco for summer.

Sea holly is a drought tolerant perennial Le jardinet
Design ideas for a mediterranean landscaping in Seattle.

Low water using plants create a colorfull groundcover in the spring. Cathy Edger, Edger Landscape Design
Photo of a mid-sized rustic drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard stone landscaping in San Francisco for spring.

Liatris squarrosa / scaly blazingstar

Inspiration for a transitional landscaping in San Francisco.

'Toffee Twist' carex contrasts well with the 'Blue Cascade' blue atlas cedar. Photo by Jay Sifford.
Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in Charlotte.

Interior Design: Allard + Roberts Interior Design Construction: K Enterprises Photography: David Dietrich Photography
Example of a mid-sized transitional home design design

This modern beach front home needed a landscape to compliment its clean, crisp style. We were able to provide ample off street parking without creating a dull expanse of concrete. This pattern of concrete with stone banding was continued in the horizontal fencing for a subtle nautical undertone. While an assortment of grasses and other low maintenance plants that thrive in this seaside environment help to enhance the sense of place.

Fern, impatiens, coleus, and sweet potato vine plantings brighten a shady corner.
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Boston for summer.