Inspiration for a 1960s family room remodel in Dallas

Michael Peck
Mid-sized elegant backyard gravel patio container garden photo with no cover

Photo of a rustic landscaping in Boston.

Design ideas for a mid-sized coastal drought-tolerant and full sun front yard decomposed granite and wood fence flower bed in Santa Barbara.

This patio pot grouping features Aeoniums set off by a beautiful black wall.
Example of a trendy home design design in Los Angeles

Design ideas for a modern landscaping in Vancouver.

Inspiration for a coastal landscaping in Los Angeles.

I'm a big fan of big leaves (sedum 'Autumn Joy') next to little leaves (ceanothus). I also see no reason why the artichoke (far left) can't be right in there with the other ornamental plants.

Photo of a french country landscaping in Detroit.

Trendy home design photo in San Francisco

This is an example of a contemporary landscaping in DC Metro.

Losing large specimen trees is never desirable. But when the unimaginable happens, we are presented with an opportunity to rethink and refresh, even in traditional residential settings. We replaced the lawn area beneath the remaining London plane with a fine fescue seed mix. Our design strategy was to hold space and create immediate impact while reducing maintenance needs as the landscape matured. Into this base, we planted evergreen basal foliage, long bloomers and early spring/late fall color to create an immersive all-season groundcover that will slowly intermingle. Annually, this low mow is cut no lower than 4” (thereby safeguarding habitat) while the tidily trimmed perimeter utilizes remnant turf grass as visible cues to care. Dissecting the rectilinear green space, permeable hardscaping offers a gently curved path towards the front entryway; an invitation to pause and observe the landscape’s diverse textures and activity up close. Within which, a legacy planting of new specimen trees. Traditional shrub heavy foundation plantings are often static and rigid; this perennial rich redesign is structured yet airy to retain design cohesion with the naturalistic stylized meadow and offer vibrant textural all-season interest. This project blends different landscape styles to create a biodiverse habitat that is ecologically beneficial, beautiful and resilient. In high summer, a doe finds refuge for her fawn while the family’s children delight in the buzzing activity of smaller inhabitants, native bees and assorted pollinators, that now call this habitat home.