Alan & Linda Detrick Photography
This is an example of a traditional front yard flower bed in New York for spring.

Pansies with Sedum 'Angelina'
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional full sun formal garden in New York for fall.

Potting mixes for container gardens need to drain freely, but still retain moisture. My base potting soil mix contains (clockwise from upper left) coarse builder's sand, high-quality organic compost or worm castings, coconut coir, and small lava rock. I supplement this with additional compost, fresh worm castings, and organic soil amendments, with the amounts varying depending on what I'm planting. Photo by Steve Masley

Lots of low growing 'Steppables' were used along the outside edges of the flagstones. Perennials like Monada, Sedums, Epimedium, Stachys, Alchemilla mollis, Rudbeckia, and Echinacea fill the center of the boulder beds. Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees and dragonflies are already making this there new home.

Photography by Morgan Howarth
Inspiration for a large timeless backyard deck remodel in DC Metro with a pergola and a bbq area

Photo of a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

Above The Grade Landscape
Design ideas for a mid-sized southwestern drought-tolerant and full sun backyard gravel garden path in Other for summer.

Native sages and Mediterranean wild mints and lavenders dance together under a canopy of palo verde, citrus and strawberry trees. Jasmine, bougainvillea, figs, olives and a sizable vegetable garden and orchard round out the planting profile. Not to mention the ultra low-water NO-MOW lawn. Used regularly for dogs & soccer.

Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Other for spring.

This is a custom wrought iron double swing gate with scalloped top and Ipe wood at the bottom.
Inspiration for a large farmhouse full sun front yard concrete paver landscaping in Houston for spring.

Outdoor pizza oven in a Pennsylvania backyard. This is our out of the box clay pizza oven handmade in Portugal. Simply lifted onto a cinder block base and... it's ready to go! Clay on the inside, layers of insulation on the outside. The outermost layer is a cork-based spray, regular wine bottle cork crushed down, mixed with color and sprayed on the oven to give it a better look and a softer feel (refractory cement can be rough). You can see how the clay core for this oven is made here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glOk-faRWV0

Example of a farmhouse mudroom design in Charlotte with blue walls

The exposed front yard has regular passersby on the sidewalk with a full view of the new water feature and shade garden entry garden. A new privacy fence mimics the historic iron fence.

Native Little Bluestem catches the late summer sun.
This is an example of a traditional full sun landscaping in New York.

Pennsylvania Bluestone pool patio surrounding a rectangular/formal swimming pool. Emerald Green Arborvitae provide privacy.
Example of a mid-sized classic backyard rectangular lap pool design in New York

Chasmanthium latifolium / Sea Oats Photo: Josiah Lau Photography, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
This is an example of a landscaping in Other.

Lonicera sempervirens / Trumpet honeysuckle Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Photo of a landscaping in St Louis.

Hardscape design by ODS Architecture and landscape by Huettl Landscape Architecture, construction by James D. Rogers, Builder. Photo by Philip Liang Photography.

Beautiful summer annuals display.
Inspiration for a contemporary full sun landscaping in Chicago for summer.