Mountain style one-story stone house exterior photo in Dallas

Asian/Contemporary master bath with a "Zen" feel. River rocks line the shower floor and textured tile with glass accents create a tranquil feeling.

Broadleaf stonecrop / Sedum Spathulifolium
Photo of a landscaping in Austin.

Jenny Peterson
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Austin.

The silhouette of a large saguaro stands at sunset in Saguaro National Park on the east side of Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Wikimedia Commons user Saguaro Pictures, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in San Diego.

Conoclinium Coelestinum / Blue Mistflower Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
Photo of a landscaping in Other.

Fremontodendron cv. at Pépinière Filippi
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Other.

As Southern California is suffering from a prolonged drought, homeowners are looking for ways to replace their lawns creatively. Here I designed ground cover using a combination of different river rocks and other stones making a focal point with a repurposed boat used as a planter for succulents.

June 2017 Just over a year since planting, and the lawn alternatives have filled in beautifully. The sunniest area near the road is Wooly Thyme; the centre is micro clover; and the shadiest part (behind the garden bed in photo) is planted with Pratia (Blue Star Creeper). We were worried that our unusually cold and prolonged winter might kill off one or more of the ground covers, but all looked healthy.

A bold vibrant planting scheme design was adopted to give the property a resort style feel, and an almost prehistoric horticultural journey of depth, texture and colour.