A mix of xeric plants - a dramatic specimen Beaked yucca (Yucca rostrata), bamboo muhly grass, whale tongue agaves, and silver woolly stemodia. Photographer: Greg Thomas

Inspiration for a contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.

A 30 x 60' timber frame barn used at an organic farm.
Large elegant detached barn photo in Bridgeport

Front yard Pennisetum 'Fairy Tales', non-invasive clumping grasses, flagstone path, Mixing of CA natives and Mediterranean plants. 6 months post-planting.

Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless front yard stone patio remodel in Boston with no cover

View of the Douro, Porto, Portugal Olá to all my clients in Atlanta. My website was hacked and until I replace it, I will be posting here. I miss you all, designing in Atlanta, and big trees! I am learning the native plant communities of N. Portugal; finding native plants here for my tiny garden (more about this later) is harder than it was in Atlanta 30 years ago.

House Guru - Scott Rumler
Example of a mid-sized trendy backyard deck design in Brisbane with no cover

This is their garden about a year later. Native and drought tolerant plants fill the area between the street and the set-back deer fence. The fence is transparent to keep a friendly face to neighbors.

Virginia bluebells growing under an English walnut. Mid-April 2014. Photo credit: Curtis Adams, 2015
Inspiration for a rustic landscaping in DC Metro.

Boulders and contoured ground with and a riot of California native and climate appropriate drought tolerant plants mimic nature.
This is an example of a small eclectic drought-tolerant, rock and full sun front yard stone and stone fence landscaping in Los Angeles for spring.

This project in Mission Viejo, CA was a mixture of lawn, weeds, outdated walkway and cracked concrete driveway. All that was removed and replaced with drought tolerant plants, soft set flagstone (mortar set where necessary), two rain tanks and various other accessories. You can also read the full blog post with a video of this project here http://tinyurl.com/nx4trj9

3,900 SF home that has achieved a LEED Silver certification. The house is sited on a wooded hill with southern exposure and consists of two 20’ x 84’ bars. The second floor is rotated 15 degrees beyond ninety to respond to site conditions and animate the plan. Materials include a standing seam galvalume roof, native stone, and rain screen cedar siding. Feyerabend Photoartists

Leaving from the front door, a different planting scheme is used. Blue Glow Agave, Agave bovicornuta, and some Red yucca in front of the Mexican Fence Posts. Photo by Daniel Freidman

Jef Page
Rustic exterior home idea in Austin

Bird & Kamback Architects
Inspiration for a transitional two-story stucco exterior home remodel with a hip roof

Succulent groundcovers, textural grasses, cobble, redwood. Color + texture complement. Christie Green
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary drought-tolerant and shade front yard concrete paver garden path in San Francisco.

This project in Mission Viejo, CA was a mixture of lawn, weeds, outdated walkway and cracked concrete driveway. All that was removed and replaced with drought tolerant plants, soft set flagstone (mortar set where necessary), two rain tanks and various other accessories. You can also read the full blog post with a video of this project here http://tinyurl.com/nx4trj9

This project in Mission Viejo, CA was a mixture of lawn, weeds, outdated walkway and cracked concrete driveway. All that was removed and replaced with drought tolerant plants, soft set flagstone (mortar set where necessary), two rain tanks and various other accessories. You can also read the full blog post with a video of this project here http://tinyurl.com/nx4trj9