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A luxurious English Tudor residence and estate property in Dallas, Texas. The property features expansive lawns and gardens, decorative entry gates and fence, a formal luxury pool, koi pond, formal rose garden and granite chip driveway and walking paths.

Interior Design: Beth Armijo, Armijo Design Group (armijodesigngroup.com) Kitchen Design: Terri Rose, Exquisite Kitchen Design (myekdesign.com) Contractor: Steven Hillson, Boa Construction (boaaaa.com) Photography: David Lauer (davidlauerphotography.com)

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Working closely with the architect and owners, we designed an estate landscape that realized this family’s vision for rugged charm that both recalls their Southern roots and draws upon the horticultural richness of the Bay Area. Elements of a working farm are woven through the landscape design, including a chicken coop, vegetable beds, herb gardens, flower gardens, a trellis supporting edible grapes. Photograph by Marion Brenner

Situated in a neighborhood of grand Victorians, this shingled Foursquare home seemed like a bit of a wallflower with its plain façade. The homeowner came to Cummings Architects hoping for a design that would add some character and make the house feel more a part of the neighborhood. The answer was an expansive porch that runs along the front façade and down the length of one side, providing a beautiful new entrance, lots of outdoor living space, and more than enough charm to transform the home’s entire personality. Designed to coordinate seamlessly with the streetscape, the porch includes many custom details including perfectly proportioned double columns positioned on handmade piers of tiered shingles, mahogany decking, and a fir beaded ceiling laid in a pattern designed specifically to complement the covered porch layout. Custom designed and built handrails bridge the gap between the supporting piers, adding a subtle sense of shape and movement to the wrap around style. Other details like the crown molding integrate beautifully with the architectural style of the home, making the porch look like it’s always been there. No longer the wallflower, this house is now a lovely beauty that looks right at home among its majestic neighbors. Photo by Eric Roth

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This Cedar Shingle Hamptons style home adds softscape fencing around the pool with Privet Hedge. The Flagstone dimensional paver pool deck is accented by the blue stone pool coping and borders. A square gas fire feature adds dimension in the evenings for family swim time. A custom cedar arbor and gate enclose the space. White rugosa roses and perennial borders transition around the privet hedge to the lawn panels around the pool.. Deirdre Toner

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Lush plantings surround the pavers leading to the gazebo. We updated this backyard in conjunction with an architectural addition. The new architecture provides many new vantage points to contemplate the garden and we have created distinct views from the breakfast, the family room, and the gazebo. The renovation of the garden created new outdoor spaces for planting and family gatherings. After this project's completion, the clients held their daughter's wedding in the garden. Collaborating with stone masons, we created handsome dry-stack retaining walls that provided level areas. We blended warm ledge stone and lichen-covered moss rock in some places for visual variety while in other places we let the elegant stonework act as the focal point. We were inspired by the regal stand of redwoods on the site that encloses the garden in privacy and provides dappled light throughout. The planting palette formed around their distinct character. We selected green and red Japanese maples as well as dogwoods to complement the colors of the redwoods, and accommodated for the horticultural qualities by choosing shade-lovers such as hydrangeas, hellebores, astilbe, and ferns to create a luscious understory. In sunnier areas, we dappled the garden with our client's favorite roses and cutting perennials. Raised beds of edible plantings provide nourishment for family gatherings.

A luxurious English Tudor residence and estate property in Dallas, Texas. The property features expansive lawns and gardens, decorative entry gates and fence, a formal luxury pool, koi pond, formal rose garden and granite chip driveway and walking paths.

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