Rhadiante Van de Voorde
Design ideas for a small craftsman partial sun stone garden path in San Francisco for summer.

Summer Beauty onion surround the stone entry columns while the Hydrangea begin to glow from the landscape lighting. Landscape design by John Algozzini. Photo courtesy of Mike Crews Photography.

Starting at the covered entry path, the visitor is engaged by the intimate outdoor front courtyard, which connects through the great room of the house to the rear covered outdoor spaces that front the water views. Robin Hill

Design ideas for a traditional garden path in Charlotte.

This home owner didn't want to keep mowing his back yard. So we came up with a shade garden design that eliminated his grass and added beauty and function to his back yard. We used mature Natchez Crape Myrtles, Asian Jasmine, Variegated Hostas, and Autumn Fern.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional partial sun backyard mulch formal garden for summer.

Hot Springs Hot Tub set in Japanese Garden. Design and Build by Trilogy Partners. Landscape concept and design by Chadd Guinn Photo Roger Wade published in Architectural Digest May 2010

Dan Wells
This is an example of a contemporary brick garden path in Chicago.

Inspiration for a traditional garden path in Charlotte.

Inspiration for a mid-century modern partial sun backyard stone garden path in DC Metro.

This backyard is what Kids and Parents dream about! The yard was large, over grown, and lacked a clear definition of what the space was for. With two young, energetic girls, who love to explore, the owner wanted to keep it as natural as possible, but add several new elements. A fireplace was added to the patio area which created indoor-outdoor living. A small outdoor kitchen was added for entertaining. A large pool with Baja shelf , a Jacuzzi, and seats through out create an oasis as the focal point. The bike paths were defined by gravel. We removed two enormous trees and used them to mulch the entire yard. The trunks were used as a fun obstacle course. A shady area was kept for the tire swing and picnic area. And the finishing touch; handprints in the new sidewalk!

Photo of a large traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path in Dallas.

Inspiration for a mid-sized farmhouse gray two-story metal landscaping in New York with a clipped gable roof and a shingle roof.

A layered green garden creates a calm and welcoming front entry to this mid century modern home in California. Miscanthus, leymus, stipa, birch trees and existing maples create varying textures. Poured in place concrete pavers with decomposed granite create the angled path. A pebble path breaks off to the side yard.

Flagstone with wood steps. Design and photography Marilyn Guidroz
Photo of a small traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path in San Diego.

A pair of world travelers with a deep love of Japan asked JMMDS to design a Japanese-inspired landscape that would complement the contemporary renovation of their home in Edinburgh, Scotland. JMMDS created a plan that included a handsome cut-stone patio, meandering stepping stone paths, sweeping bed lines, stony mounds, a grassy pool of space, and swaths of elegant plantings. JMMDS was on site during the installation to craft the mounds and place the plants and stones. Julie Moir Messervy set out the ancient pieces of gneiss from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis. With the planting design, JMMDS sought to evoke the feeling of a traditional Japanese garden using locally suitable plants. The designers and clients visited nurseries in search of distinctive plant specimens, including cloud-pruned hollies, craggy pines, Japanese maples of varied color and habit, and a particularly notable Japanese snowbell tree. Beneath these, they laid drifts of sedges, hellebores, European gingers, ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Evergreen azaleas, juniper, rhododendrons, and hebe were clustered around the lawn. JMMDS placed bamboos within root-controlled patio beds and planted mondo grass, sedums, and mosses among the stepping stones. Project designers: Julie Moir Messervy, Principal; Erica Bowman, Senior Landscape Architect Collaborators: Helen Lucas Architects, Steven Ogilvie (garden installers) Photography: Angus Bremner

Photo of a large traditional partial sun backyard stone garden path in Dallas.

As one walks along the path in the enclosed garden, the moon gate frames a view of a knockout rose on the other side - Jeff Stapleton
Design ideas for a mid-sized asian full sun front yard concrete paver formal garden.