Laura McGrath
Photo of a large traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in Boston.

The Perfect Lawn
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional drought-tolerant backyard brick landscaping in Dallas.

In this project the home owner was a furniture importer, so she had an amazing array of decorative elements to add to the design. After spending years traveling through Indonesia and India on buying trips, she wanted a taste of the tropics in her own back yard. We worked together to incorporate her beautiful objects into an undeniably tropical-feeling space. By carefully selecting plants and their placement, we were able to achieve the lush green feel of Bali or Hawaii in the Southern California climate without using a lot of water. After installation, this oasis is alive with birds and dragonflies. Lush green plantings create microclimates around the house that help cool the property on hot days. Integrating edible trees provides the homeowner with pomegranates, several types of guavas, lemons, limes, and bananas. Today, the homeowner rents out her home and garden for photo shoots and weddings.

Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Los Angeles.

This front yard overhaul in Shell Beach, CA included the installation of concrete walkway and patio slabs with Mexican pebble joints, a raised concrete patio and steps for enjoying ocean-side sunset views, a horizontal board ipe privacy screen and gate to create a courtyard with raised steel planters and a custom gas fire pit, landscape lighting, and minimal planting for a modern aesthetic.

Inspiration for a traditional drought-tolerant landscaping in Los Angeles.

This is an example of a modern landscaping in Austin.

Tumbled Blue stone path through drought tolerant planting
This is an example of a mediterranean landscaping in San Francisco.

Charles Mayer Photography
This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Boston.

This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Seattle.

Design ideas for a tropical landscaping in Miami.

Edgar Rossal

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional partial sun backyard mulch landscaping in Houston.

Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in Baltimore.

Inspired by a Quincy Jones mid-century masterpiece and working in collaboration with Frederick Fisher & Partners and the Olin Partnership, Campion Walker transformed the grounds of this home into a dynamic mix of stone, architectural concrete, water and abundant plant life. Pools, reflecting ponds, over fifteen hundred species of plants, a mature grove of sycamores and a hillside Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard create a timeless, breathtaking landscape hidden deep within the city.

Photo of a large traditional partial sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Boston.

Inspiration for a mid-sized partial sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Grand Rapids.

photo and landscape: Dave Demers - CYAN Horticulture architecture: Darrell Epp In close collaboration with Darrell Epp, Architect, CYAN Horticulture was invited to maximize use of the very limited space surrounding this newly renovated single-family residence. Perched atop a 75-feet forested ravine and overlooking a protected salmon stream, this low-lying house seems to be floating in the wilderness. On the more exposed side, sunny and connecting to the street, the distinctive silhouette of gingkos and squared-off beeches, mounding lavenders and graphic maiden grasses, play against expanses of raw concrete and accents of reclaimed, century-old barn wood. On the sheltered side, shady and sloping down to the stream, a variety of dark green foliages merge into the surroundings.