We built a gazebo type structure to provide a nice shady sitting area next to the pool. It comes complete with a native stone floor, lights and a ceiling fan.

I used plants native to this particular corner of Bowen Island, that the deer wont eat. The garden is meant to look like the native plants were marching down the hillside to ground the main residence and cottage. Mainly evergreen so that year round interest is provided. Also, once established, will be quite drought tolerant.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard landscaping in Austin for spring.

Covered kitchen BBQ patio provides a protected gathering spot for outdoor cooking and entertainment with an unobstructed, long view of the swimming pond. Radiant heating in the rafters helps to extend seasonal enjoyment of this special landscape setting.

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' is a medium sized native shrub with multi-seasonal interest. Here it flowers in mid-spring, with lovely white blooms which emerge as the shrub leafs out. Groundcover Sesleria autumnalis provides a green carpet below.

Cold frames are a terrific way to extend the growing season on both ends; serving as mini-greenhouses they allow your garden to keep producing in cold weather months when growing would otherwise be impossible. These beautiful, locally made cedar cold frames measure 24″x 44″ and slope from 5″ in front to 24″ in back (custom built sizes are also available). A temperature sensitive piston automatically opens and closes the lid as-need to create a perfect climate for your plants.

Area around Corinth Christian Church in Hamilton County, FL American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). Photo: Flickr user Marsanne Petty, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-2.0 Generic

A native plant demonstration area. The walkway mimics a seasonal stream to direct drainage and provide a pathway for maintenance and education.
Inspiration for a farmhouse vegetable garden landscape in Seattle.

Shrub roses, perennials and container gardens provide color and texture from early spring through late fall. Large flat boulders punctuate the planting beds and denote changes in level while providing the homeowner with the deliberate nooks and platforms to showcase garden art and sculpture. Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan

A stone sculpture, whose pieces are joined by gravity alone, watches over the driveway entry. Masses of native plants including Praire Dropseed, Rudbeckia, Vernonia, and Heuchera provide a textural carpet around the sculpture

Geranium and Phlox provide lovely spring color along the ground while Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a hummingbird magnet that has bright red flowers nearly all growing season.

The fire pit area is surrounded by long blooming perennials and ornamental grasses, while a backdrop of upright junipers provides privacy from the subdivision walking path. Westhauser Photography

Nipomo NativeStone concrete sink by Native Trails provides a lighter weight option with stunning design styles.

This native meadow planted in the sunny front yard of a residential property provides low-maintenance aesthetic beauty with an ever-evolving natural landscape that changes from season to season providing a crucial habitat for a myriad of insects from bees and beetles to grasshoppers and butterflies, which in turn support many small animals and birds

Photo of a mediterranean landscaping in Phoenix.

Andrew Buchanan of Subtle Light Photography
Inspiration for a coastal landscaping in Seattle.

This native meadow planted in the sunny front yard of a residential property provides low-maintenance aesthetic beauty with an ever-evolving natural landscape that changes from season to season providing a crucial habitat for a myriad of insects from bees and beetles to grasshoppers and butterflies, which in turn support many small animals and birds. (Photographed in late August)

This rain garden provides on-site infiltration of storm water at a commercial site. The rain garden is an island between two parking lots. Pictured here are the native plants Asclepias incarnata and Pycnanthemum muticum.

The kitchen has a superb working triangle. The majority of the cabinets are drawers, providing ease when organizing. Notice the beautiful kitchen island with Venus Quartzite waterfall, and a large pantry. OK Real Estate Photography