Richard P. Rauso, ASLA
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard stone water fountain landscape for summer.

Very private backyard enclave waterfall
Design ideas for a contemporary partial sun backyard stone formal garden in DC Metro for summer.

Rose Creek Golf & CC Landscape & Containers: Unique by Design l Helen Weis
Design ideas for a traditional full sun front yard landscaping in Oklahoma City for summer.

Inspiration for a large farmhouse full sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco for summer.

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun side yard concrete paver walkway in Houston for spring.

Built-in custom polished concrete fire -pit with surrounding brick bench with a bluestone cap. Bluestone patio paving with slot of gray beach pebbles. Fire-pit has natural gas with an electric spark starter. Bench seating has a wood screen wall that includes lighting & supports vine growth.

This is an example of a large transitional full sun backyard stone walkway in DC Metro for summer.

Flower lover garden David Morello
Photo of a mid-sized craftsman front yard stone flower bed in Houston for summer.

The layered planting scheme along the front porch was designed to focus attention on the front porch and complement the existing paver walk. The suggestion to paint the posts, chinoiserie railing and porch trim a dark gray color added a dimension of sophistication to the simple frame house. Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan

Raymond Bray
This is an example of a large traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path for summer.

The transition to several garden rooms, a gravel path leads from the rear terrace to the many spaces. The entry is flanked by the New England fieldstone seat wall, capped in blue stone. The path is lined with cushwa brick outlining the formal garden filled with boxwood, pachysandra ground cover, hydrangea, magnolia, and eastern redbud. Photo Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan

Native Edge Landscape, LLC
Photo of a small modern backyard landscaping in Austin for summer.

Architect: Sarah Susanka, AIA Photography: Jim Westphalen Integration of Prairie-style architecture and Japanese garden. Palette of patterned and textures borrowed from the surroundings. Sequence of places makes a continuous necklace around the home.

Hulya Kolabas
Photo of a small contemporary shade backyard stone garden path in New York for spring.

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Photo of a small traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path in Portland for spring.

AquaTerra Outdoors was hired to design and install the entire landscape, hardscape and pool for this modern home. Features include Ipe wood deck, river rock details, LED lighting in the pool, limestone decks, water feature wall with custom Bobe water scuppers and more! Photography: Daniel Driensky

Turning into the backyard, a two-tiered pergola and social space make for a grand arrival. Scroll down to the first "before" photo for a peek at what it looked like when we first did our site inventory in the snow. Design by John Algozzini and Kevin Manning.

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Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary partial sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco for spring.

Display of spring annuals in a residential courtyard
Photo of a traditional partial sun landscaping in Chicago for spring.