The client wanted patio space for a chair so she could relax in the sun when the mood struck. The only spot in the yard with any sun is near the fence gate. A full-range New York Bluestone patio was added using 30” x 30” slabs. These slabs are dry-set so leveling was a challenge.

Example of a classic home design design in Toronto

This is an example of a transitional landscaping in San Francisco.

Large stepping stones in the grass create a less formal pathway from the courtyard to other parts of the yard and garden.
Photo of a mid-sized farmhouse partial sun front yard stone garden path.

The landscape around this Mediterranean style home was transformed from barren and unusable to a warm and inviting outdoor space, cohesive with the existing architecture and aesthetic of the property. The front yard renovation included the construction of stucco landscape walls to create a front courtyard, with a dimensional cut flagstone patio with ground cover joints, a stucco fire pit, a "floating" composite bench, an urn converted into a recirculating water feature, landscape lighting, drought-tolerant planting, and Palomino gravel. Another stucco wall with a powder-coated steel gate was built at the entry to the backyard, connecting to a stucco column and steel fence along the property line. The backyard was developed into an outdoor living space with custom concrete flat work, dimensional cut flagstone pavers, a bocce ball court, horizontal board screening panels, and Mediterranean-style tile and stucco water feature, a second gas fire pit, capped seat walls, an outdoor shower screen, raised garden beds, a trash can enclosure, trellis, climate-appropriate plantings, low voltage lighting, mulch, and more!

Modern Courtyard integrated with home style, view corridors and flow patterns. Concrete has sand finish, artificial turf is installed between the pavers, IPE deck tiles used for dining area and restoration hardware fire pit was used.

This sterile front yard was transformed into a lush forest garden featuring pagoda dogwood, hostas, hydrangeas, wild ginger, and ostrich ferns. Existing river rock was reused to create different layers of this stunning garden.

It was pretty much a blank area but with some elevation issues. The seating wall served 2 purposes as a seating space but also to retain some of the patio. Natural fieldstone steppers lead from the driveway area to the patio. An assortment of perennials and plantings soften the hardscape project. Serviceberry, hybrid dogwood, and a large dwarf pine are the anchor plants. We also created a raised vegetable garden space off the patio too. Marc Depoto (Hillside Nurseries Inc.)

This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Boston.

Terrace and grill station with Storage Pavilion off the the left in photo
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This sterile front yard was transformed into a lush forest garden featuring pagoda dogwood, hostas, hydrangeas, wild ginger, and ostrich ferns. Existing river rock was reused to create different layers of this stunning garden.

This sterile front yard was transformed into a lush forest garden featuring pagoda dogwood, hostas, hydrangeas, wild ginger, and ostrich ferns. Existing river rock was reused to create different layers of this stunning garden.

Photo By: Jude Parkinson-Morgan
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional front yard landscaping in San Francisco.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary front yard landscaping in San Francisco.

This sterile front yard was transformed into a lush forest garden featuring pagoda dogwood, hostas, hydrangeas, wild ginger, and ostrich ferns. Existing river rock was reused to create different layers of this stunning garden.

Mox Meschler
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard gravel vegetable garden landscape in Los Angeles.

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Perennial plant combinations at their best! Not only are the vivid flower colors eye catching, the bold foliage of the big leaf burgundy ligularia 'Brit Marie Crawford' in front of the Hinoki cypress intensify the drama.

Connecticut landscaping in front yard by Matthew Giampietro
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