This is an example of a huge modern full sun backyard formal garden in Miami with decking.

Inspiration for a small contemporary full sun front yard gravel landscaping in Orange County for spring.

Flowering dogwoods are dispersed throughout the landscape. Willows are planted closely to the waters edge with hosta, iris, ferns and ornamental grasses. Evergreens and a Japanese red maple provide additional color and texture Man-made pond by Rock Water

Photo of a traditional landscaping in Boston.

Photo by Jay Sifford.

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Free Float is a pool house that continues UP's obsession with contextual contradiction. Located on a three acre estate in Sands Point NY, the modern pool house is juxtaposed against the existing traditional home. Using structural gymnastics, a column-free, simple shading area was created to protect occupants from the summer sun while still allowing the structure to feel light and open, maintaining views of the Long Island Sound and surrounding beaches. Photography : Harriet Andronikides

Cabled fence disappears into the view.
Inspiration for a large 1960s backyard mulch shade home design remodel for summer in San Francisco

Mano poured architectural walls, Modern hardscape layout, well protected bamboo, decomposed granite, modern bio planter etc. We transform outdoor spaces and create life changing positive experience around one’s home. #TrueScapeDesign

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary side yard driveway in Barcelona.

Another requirement of the Backyard Habitate Certification was a selective list of plants, proven to be favorites of local bird life. Many are natives and others meet other plant characteristics allowed. Japanese Forest Grass, a variety of ferns, Snowberry, Bleeding Heart and the like call out to to those soaring overhead. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Inspiration for a small modern balcony remodel in Toronto

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Giovani Lunardi
Design ideas for a coastal landscaping in Portland.

The fruit of the Adams crabapple stay on the trees throughout the winter months. Neil Landino
Inspiration for a mid-sized farmhouse full sun hillside landscaping in New York for summer.

We went for lots of texture and foliage color in this small space. Ferns hold the composition together while the Persian Ivy, Rhododendron, Hosta and Heuchera provide color and leaf variation. This planting is partially under a deck.

A small space was reimagined for clients on Lake Washington by Landscape Architect Mark S. Garff. In this photo a gabion basket wall holds back the steep slope, creating a flat garden area for viewing. A new horizontal board fence adds privacy and creates an intimate seating area at the water's edge. Photos by Mark S. Garff.

You begin your Mediterranean idyll at the base of these stone steps. Along the way your senses will feast on a bamboo forest, a lush fern garden, a Carex meadow, and a wonderful surprise: an ancient stone room surrounded by olive trees, with an Italian mosaic tile floor that has been overtaken by plants!

Photo by Scott Shigley
Inspiration for a farmhouse landscaping in Grand Rapids.