Dave Demers - CYAN Horticulture
Photo of a small contemporary backyard stone landscaping in Vancouver.

This luxurious retreat located on a hillside with extreme elevation change. This project features Pavestone retaining walls and decks, cast stone coping, tile interior finish, sun ledges, and vanishing edge fountain feature

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC

Verde Fantastico Granite Slab

When this homeowner’s neighbor removed two, two- story-high Ficus trees, her side-yard became baron and sunbaked. Concrete covers virtually the whole area from the house to the property line, but because the side-yard has a lot of foot traffic and serves as a sitting area to the basement apartment, the owner did not want to remove any of the concrete. The solution was to put up fencing to block the view of the neighbor’s house, then upcycle wine barrels and 55-gallon drums into huge planters. The drums are large enough to accommodate a full-sized tree and provide the added advantage of giving height to smaller trees to provide further screening of the neighbor’s house. Everything was painted in bright colors to give the space a cheery Caribbean feel. The neighbor’s tree removal ended up as a blessing in disguise, because what had been a drab trough-way was transformed into a happy patio.

design: Studio TOOP, 2010 location: Soest, NL status: built 2011 - garden: Visser Groen, veranda: Stephen McConnell (Designed In) photo: Jolanthe Lalkens, 2013 On the top of the list of wishes for this design was a large veranda that would serve as the focus of the garden. Situated in the back and spanning the full width of the garden the veranda we wound up building definitely fit the bill. When you walk into the garden, but even from inside the house, it is the first thing you notice. Beyond the veranda, the rest of the design is kept fairly simple. A grass field around the pre-existing Magnolia (what luck to have that!) and four box-lined beds with cottage flower cut in a classical pattern into the terrace of natural stone.

BC FLOORS Floorign Company
Hallway - mid-sized modern medium tone wood floor and beige floor hallway idea in Vancouver with white walls

Fishel Pools is the number one custom pool builder in Springfield, Missouri and the surrounding area. Since 1976, Fishel designs have earned numerous design awards for creativity and craftsmanship. Whether it’s a backyard paradise or a large commercial project, every Fishel Pool is custom-designed and built with your specific needs in mind. No cookie-cutter pools. Ever! Over 1,000 unique Fishel designs can be found at residences, country clubs, hospitals, community and neighborhood’s, camps, resort’s, and multi-family residential complexes. Contact Fishel Pools today to find out more and remember “When it has to be the best, it’s a Fishel!” Kaycee Johnson Photography

Photo - Stadler Studio
Example of an eclectic three-story mixed siding exterior home design in Seattle

Drain Chain James Black
Trendy back porch photo in Albuquerque

Jim Bartsch
Inspiration for a timeless two-story stucco gray home design remodel in Santa Barbara

TLC
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Trendy home design photo in Edmonton

tylermallory.com
Inspiration for a large contemporary u-shaped concrete floor enclosed kitchen remodel in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, mirror backsplash, stainless steel appliances, gray walls and a peninsula

Very close-up of a succulent in a pot, showing the intricate form and texture of its leaves. The detail highlights the plant’s sculptural quality and natural beauty as part of the container garden.

Example of a mid-sized transitional master gray tile and marble tile porcelain tile and beige floor alcove shower design in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, an undermount tub, a one-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and a hinged shower door

Photo of a small asian partial sun hillside formal garden in Boston for summer.

Mid-sized two-story exterior home idea in Salt Lake City

Photos by Matthew Cunningham