Shade garden with pergola covered seating area
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard landscaping in New York.

Designed using Trex Transcend decking in Lava Rock – a rich reddish-black shade with subtle shading and natural shade variations creating distinctive hardwood-like streaking and intense tropical hues and Trex Transcend decking in Tiki Torch – a warm, earthy shade features rich, reddish-brown hardwood streaking, and is designed to off the look of real tropical hardwoods with slight variations of color and streaking. Additional Trex products featured include Trex Elevations, Trex Reveal railing, Trex Pergola, Trex Outdoor Furniture and Trex Outdoor Lighting – stair riser lights, post cap lights and recessed lights.

Shade garden with pergola covered seating area
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard landscaping in New York.

Shade garden with pergola covered seating area
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary backyard landscaping in New York.

Shade garden with pergola covered seating area
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard landscaping in New York.

Shade garden with pergola covered seating area
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard landscaping in New York.

Inspiration for a mid-sized zen backyard brick patio remodel in Boston with no cover

This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.

Maria von Brincken
Photo of a large traditional shade backyard stone garden path in Boston for summer.

Wake Robbin Trillium - a strange brown flower - planted in 2014, so hope to see it return with vigor. Stay tuned.
Inspiration for a small drought-tolerant side yard landscaping in St Louis for spring.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional shade backyard stone garden path in Minneapolis.

Photo of a large drought-tolerant and shade front yard gravel retaining wall landscape in Austin for spring.

California native woodland garden.
Design ideas for a large contemporary drought-tolerant and shade hillside garden path in Los Angeles for fall.

Design ideas for a large modern drought-tolerant and shade backyard gravel retaining wall landscape in Austin for spring.

The metal screen folds up to create a solar shade on the south façade, and in some areas a reflecting pool mirrors the overhang in shape and size. Photography by Andrew Fabin

SEALIGHT STUDIOS KAUAI
Inspiration for a tropical backyard landscaping in Hawaii.

A woodland garden along the coast of DownEast Maine planted with native ground covers, ferns and dwarf conifers. ©2013•Ann Kearsley Design
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary shade backyard stone landscaping in Boston.

Photo by Kirsten Gentry and Terra Jenkins for Van Zelst, Inc.
Design ideas for a huge traditional shade backyard garden path in Chicago for summer.

Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.