Lake Forest, IL residence. Elevated blue-stone patio, with blue-stone steps. Natural stone, gas fire pit with natural stone seat walls.
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Pizza oven, outdoor fireplace, outdoor living area, seat wall, paver patio, outdoor furniture, wood box, fire feature, planting around patio, cultured stone, natural stone, hearth, fire pit, outdoor kitchen.

We fabricated these stone couches on site from local granite. Photo Rob Karosis
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Built-in seating area featuring integrated lighting and Brazilian Ipe wood accents surround custom glass fire pit. Iridescent glass tiled perimeter overflow spa in background. Photographer: Christian Terry

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The lannon stone fire pit offers the perfect place to watch the sunset. Westhauser Photography
Inspiration for a small traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in Milwaukee with a fire pit for summer.

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Warmth from a fire pit or outdoor fire place provides 3 and 3.5 seasons of use in Kansas City landscapes. Whether a built-in stone fire pit, contemporary, outdoor gas fireplace, or large, rustic hearth, fire adds warmth to any patio, deck or outdoor living area, fire pit becomes a social spot. Kids love to roast smores over a fire pit. Adults love the ambiance of a fire pit or outdoor fire place.

Nestled in a tight back yard is this little Oasis. Designed to to be somewhat informal to reflect clients past cottage memories. The focal point is an iron art piece that the client purchased years ago. It sits nicely between the two Slender Silhouette Sweetgums and highlighted with landscape lighting and a beautiful gas fire pit.

We helped this homeowner completely TRICK OUT their backyard. From the permanent 'bistro lights' to the outdoor heaters & the LED Color Change lights etc! Dallas Landscape Lighting sells & installs fire features such as fire pits, fire bowls, etc. Call us at 214-202-7474 for an estimate or click on our website! Bonus: There are a variety of different types and colors of eye catching fire proof materials you can use in the bowl / pit to make the attraction that much more FIRE!!!

The Beacon Gas Fire Pit Table Collection is a beautiful new take on a classic style. The unique White Onyx Supercast™ concrete top sits upon the durable powder-coated steel base. Chat height naturally invites guests to the sit around the fire and relax. The 20" Crystal Fire® Plus Burner is UL Listed for safety.

Enjoy your summer nights on this patio with a fire pit. The natural look is perfect for this lake home.
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Closeup of Carex testacea (Orange Sedge), a clumping grass-like plant, surrounded by decomposed granite and next to a patio of Three Rivers Flagstone. Photo: Eileen Kelly, Marin Landscape and Garden Designer and owner of Dig Your Garden Landscape Design located in San Anselmo, CA.

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This highly customized fire pit area includes a seating wall partially wrapping around the fire pit. The wall then flares out to allow more space for comfortable rocking chairs. Special concrete paver patterns were used around the area to add some flair. The fire pit was capped with bullnose to provide a more finished appearance. A Zentro fire pit insert was chosen due to its ability to greatly reduce wood smoke.

Our Houston landscaping team was recently honored to collaborate with renowned architectural firm Murphy Mears. Murphy Mears builds superb custom homes throughout the country. A recent project for a Houston resident by the name of Borow involved a custom home that featured an efficient, elegant, and eclectic modern architectural design. Ms. Borow is very environmentally conscious and asked that we follow some very strict principles of conservation when developing her landscaping design plan. In many ways you could say this Houston landscaping project was green on both an aesthetic level and a functional level. We selected affordable ground cover that spread very quickly to provide a year round green color scheme that reflected much of the contemporary artwork within the interior of the home. Environmentally speaking, our project was also green in the sense that it focused on very primitive drought resistant plant species and tree preservation strategies. The resulting yard design ultimately functioned as an aesthetic mirror to the abstract forms that the owner prefers in wall art. One of the more notable things we did in this Houston landscaping project was to build the homeowner a gravel patio near the front entrance to the home. The homeowner specifically requested that we disconnect the irrigation system that we had installed in the yard because she wanted natural irrigation and drainage only. The gravel served this wish superbly. Being a natural drain in its own respect, it provided a permeable surface that allowed rainwater to soak through without collecting on the surface. More importantly, the gravel was the only material that could be laid down near the roots of the magnificent trees in Ms. Borow’s yard. Any type of stone, concrete, or brick that is used in more typical Houston landscaping plans would have been out of the question. A patio made from these materials would have either required cutting into tree roots, or it would have impeded their future growth. The specific species chosen for ground cover also bear noting. The two primary plants used were jasmine and iris. Monkey grass was also used to a small extent as a border around the edge of the house. Irises were planted in front of the house, and the jasmine was planted beneath the trees. Both are very fast growing, drought resistant species that require very little watering. However, they do require routine pruning, which Ms. Borow said she had no problem investing in. Such lawn alternatives are frequently used in Houston landscaping projects that for one reason or the other require something other than a standard planting of carpet grass. In this case, the motivation had nothing to do with finances, but rather a conscientious effort on Ms. Borow’s part to practice water conservation and tree preservation. Other hardscapes were then introduced into this green design to better support the home architecture. A stepping stone walkway was built using plain concrete pads that are very simple and modern in their aesthetic. These lead up to the front stair case with four inch steps that Murphy Mears designed for maximum ergonomics and comfort. There were a few softscape elements that we added to complete the Houston landscaping design. A planting of River Birch trees was introduced near the side of the home. River Birch trees are very attractive, light green trees that do not grow that tall. This eliminates any possible conflict between the tree roots and the home foundation. Murphy Mears also built a very elegant fence that transitioned the geometry of the house down to the city sidewalk. The fence sharply parallels the linear movement of the house. We introduced some climbing vines to help soften the fence and to harmonize its aesthetic with that of the trees, ground cover, and grass along the sidewalk.

Darren Bosch
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