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This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary full sun backyard stone landscaping in Richmond for summer.


Patio - traditional concrete patio idea in Orange County with a fireplace and a pergola


Traditional in-ground swimming pool with shingle roof pool house, surrounded by colorful landscape plantings and neatly-manicured lawn and hedges.
Pool house - mid-sized traditional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool house idea in New York
Pool house - mid-sized traditional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool house idea in New York
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Monty and Nan Abbott Photography and Sean Papich
Inspiration for a traditional backyard landscaping in Boston.
Inspiration for a traditional backyard landscaping in Boston.


The master plan for this south-facing woodland property celebrates dramatic topography, muscular canopy trees, remnant fieldstone walls, and native stone outcroppings. Sound vegetation management principles guide each phase of installation, and the true character of the woodland is revealed. Stone walls form terraces that traverse native topography, and a meticulously crafted stone staircase provides casual passage to a gently sloping lawn knoll carved from the existing hillside. Lush perennial borders and native plant stands create edges and thresholds, and a crisp palette of traditional and contemporary materials merge––building upon the surrounding topography and site geology.


Picture Perfect House
Inspiration for a large farmhouse white two-story wood house exterior remodel in Chicago with a shingle roof
Inspiration for a large farmhouse white two-story wood house exterior remodel in Chicago with a shingle roof


A steep hillside is turned into a lush landscape using salvias, ornamental grasses, pomegranates and other easy care plants.
Photo of a traditional hillside stone landscaping in San Francisco.
Photo of a traditional hillside stone landscaping in San Francisco.

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Kalinosky Landscaping, Inc. http://www.kalinoskylandscapinginc.com/
Project Entry: The Mountaintop Pool Project
2013 PLNA Awards for Landscape Excellence Winner
Category: Residential $60,000 & Over
Award Level: Bronze
Project Description:
On their mountain top farm in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the clients desired a pool area that felt disjoint from their home, its own space. It had to feel calm. We feel we absolutely accomplished this as guests to the site frequently use the words ‘zen-like' to describe the experience. Your journey begins through a groomed forest on a meandering mulch path 400' in length. This acts as a compression to exaggerate the release you experience when encountering the pool floating in a field at the edge of the forest. There is no formal paving, just five flagstone slabs (4'x12') floating with simple chaises on them. There is a strong orthogonal grain to the architectural elements on the site with the pool, pool house, and stone walls all being parallel to each other. This countered by the soft, organic plantings and ribbons of field grass and mowed lawns all positioned on a playful diagonal bias. The plantings for the most part are native to the mid-atlantic region with some hybrids to softly add summer color and texture. We designed a functional pool house, both cairn and rustic in nature. There are hinged storm shutters for all the screened openings to protect the interior from the strong storms often experienced on this mountain. We chose 1/2" mild steel plates as the material to construct the fireplace with. The steel was allowed to oxidize to a beautiful rust-orange patina. The fireplace is modern and dynamic in form, a wonderful juxtaposition to the stone walls and soft field grass. We designed the fence to be a non-fence. The posts are arranged in a whimsical, playful pattern, not straight like a fence should be. With this playful post arrangement and its transparent wire mesh, the fence becomes innocuous, receding into the background. Where the fence interfaces with the walls it never does so at the ends. The walls always pass beyond the fence creating a dynamic, not static position. We designed and built aluminum and concrete vaults to accommodate the auto cover on the pool, which retracts underground to leave the surface of the pool uncluttered. Complete irrigation and lighting systems were also installed. The pool site is located 425' from the residence. We trenched and installed the utilities the entire length through the forest by hand. The hand trenching ensured minimal insult to the forest tree root systems. The mature pines in the field near the pool were protected by fencing during construction. And where root systems had to be traversed , we protected them from compaction with plywood, mulch, and geotextile roads. We also installed a dedicated septic system for the pool house.
It should be noted the clients don't worship the sun. In response we planted large caliber shade trees on the south and west sides of the pool to provide shade by extending the forest to the waters' edge. Care was taken not to create a vignette in the field, but a landscape that has no visual boundaries. Through the use of native plants, natural architectural materials and the preservation of existing forest and field conditions, we have produced a calm, natural recreational environment.
Photo Credit: Kalinosky Landscaping, Inc.


Often, less is more. Take this landscape design composed of climbing roses, hydrangeas, and lilies surrounding a bluestone terrace. This small, suburban garden feels both expansive and intimate. Japanese forest grass softens the edge of the terrace and adds just enough of a modern look to make the garden’s owners, urban transplants, happy. “My husband and I were looking for an outdoor space that had a secret-garden feeling,” says homeowner Anne Lillis-Ruth. “We’ve had fun adding furniture, antique planters, and a stone fountain to [landscape designer] Robert Welsch’s beautiful landscape. The white and green plantings provide the perfect backdrop to my collection of colorful table linens, glassware, and china. We love our garden!”
Dean Fisher loved it, too. “The setting is so lovely and relaxed. It evokes the south of France, with its intimate scale and the integration of house and patio through the use of the vines and other plantings.”


Marion Brenner Photography
Example of a large minimalist front yard stone patio design in San Francisco with a fire pit
Example of a large minimalist front yard stone patio design in San Francisco with a fire pit


On the north side of the house, a difficult lawn space is converted to a shade garden.
A Leonard
Design ideas for a traditional shade side yard landscaping in Boston.
Design ideas for a traditional shade side yard landscaping in Boston.


Photo: © Jude Parkinson-Morgan
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.


Photos by Steven F. Fox. Photography
Photo of a farmhouse front yard driveway in Grand Rapids for fall.
Photo of a farmhouse front yard driveway in Grand Rapids for fall.


An elegantly landscaped estate was designed to frame views, offer tranquility, and provide numerous spaces with a variety of experiences.
Long, meandering bluestone paths interconnect formal garden spaces with natural woodlands. World-famous bronze sculpture provides personality to an otherwise pastoral place. Groundcovers of Pachysandra, Hosta, and Heuchera are planted en masse to firmly shape garden spaces. A stone wall retains the generous main bluestone terrace. Though it resides a half-mile from the water, the home is positioned perfectly to provide a captivating view of Lake Minnetonka.
Over many years the evolution of this home and landscape has earned Windsor Companies numerous design awards from the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association and the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Photos by Paul Crosby


After a tear-down/remodel we were left with a west facing sloped front yard without much privacy from the street, a blank palette as it were. Re purposed concrete was used to create an entrance way and a seating area. Colorful drought tolerant trees and plants were used strategically to screen out unwanted views, and to frame the beauty of the new landscape. This yard is an example of low water, low maintenance without looking like grandmas cactus garden.


The Matheson Team RE/MAX Fine Properties
Design ideas for a mediterranean lawn edging in Phoenix.
Design ideas for a mediterranean lawn edging in Phoenix.
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Screened in/open porch hybrid with custom railing and stairs leading to lawn
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless screened-in back porch remodel in Richmond with decking and a roof extension
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless screened-in back porch remodel in Richmond with decking and a roof extension


Trendy backyard patio photo in San Francisco with a fire pit, decking and no cover


Entry and vehicular gate. Photography: Matthew Millman, RTD
Inspiration for a contemporary front yard landscaping in San Francisco.
Inspiration for a contemporary front yard landscaping in San Francisco.
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