With views of Nantucket Sound and Sampson’s Island, this Oyster Harbors property holds colorful gardens for summer enjoyment. A large kitchen garden surrounded by apple trees provides a bountiful selection of herbs for the home cook. In the adjacent gardens, vegetables, lime and lemon trees, and tropical plants are mixed amongst vibrant perennials and pear and apple trees.

Summer blooming perennials and ornamental grasses frame in the back yard. Design and photo by Bob Trainor
Greenhouse - large traditional detached greenhouse idea in Boston

Inspiration for a transitional concrete patio remodel in San Francisco with a fire pit and a pergola

Mid-sized tuscan beige one-story stucco house exterior photo in Miami with a tile roof and a hip roof

Barry Grossman Photography
Trendy master carpeted bedroom photo in Miami with no fireplace and gray walls

Curb Appeal: Distinction and Harmony A coat of matte dark paint conceals the existing stucco textures. Modern style fencing with horizontal wood slats and luxurious plantings soften the appearance. Photo by Scott Hargis. building Lab is a design build firm specializing in Mid-Century-Modern architecture.

A formidable pallet of Asian style plant species along with traditional bamboo construction and meandering stone and gravel pathways.
Photo of an asian shade backyard water fountain landscape in San Francisco with decking.

Rue Sherwood Landscape Design A new home overlooking the salt marsh called for a naturalistic planting with multi-seasonal interest. Grades were modified to integrate the house and terraces with the surrounding landscape, and a sharp embankment was softened with a retaining wall and planting. Specimen trees, shrub borders, grasses and perennials connect the house with the landscape and help to define exterior spaces.

CHAD CHENIER PHOTOGRAPHY
Elegant side yard patio photo in New Orleans with decking and no cover

Espelier pear trees, inground herb beds, raised vegetable planters, wood pergola
Photo of a traditional full sun backyard gravel formal garden in Boston for summer.

Bliss Garden Design
Photo of a coastal full sun front yard landscaping in Seattle.

The steel doors of this restored historically significant Arts and Crafts townhouse’s family room open onto a rear garden with bluestone pavers, shade-loving plants, and a rear garden trellis wall with cascading water fountain. Photography by Eric Piasecki

This formal residence is located in Highland Park, Texas features intensely manicured gardens, a cobblestone driveway, private motor court and a grand entry gate.

This is an example of a small contemporary partial sun backyard gravel landscaping with a pergola.

Traditional, european style home with English garden with climbing fig ivy. Boasts container-grown citrus trees, outdoor lounge seating and tranquil, manicured landscape.

Transitional backyard deck photo in Dallas with no cover and a bbq area

Inspiration for a farmhouse partial sun stone garden path in San Francisco.

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

Secret garden featuring a frog pond water feature at a residential estate
Design ideas for a mid-sized farmhouse full sun backyard stone formal garden in Milwaukee for summer.