Kristin Heggem
Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical full sun backyard garden path in San Diego for summer.

This garden path goes pas the greenhouse surrounded by flower beds full of evergreen trees, and flowers to contrast the green color that brightened up the walkway.

This spectacular French estate and gardens is located in the prestigious Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The dramatic architecture is surrounded by expansive grounds and lushly planted gardens. The property features a grand entrance and decorative gates, a private lake, luxury pool with glass tile finish, tennis routs, bocce court, putting green, walking paths and fire pit.

Elise is a nationally recognized landscape design company. We offer our clients a diverse range of customized services including landscape design, installation, horticultural maintenance and unique specimen plantings, garden structures and outdoor furnishings.

Clifton E. Gurley III
Photo of a huge traditional shade backyard stone garden path for summer.

Photography: @ Troon Pacific Inc.
This is an example of a transitional partial sun front yard brick garden path in San Francisco.

Photo of a large contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone garden path in Santa Barbara for spring.

A moment on the garden path. This garden is in its third year. Photo by Amy Whitworth Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation Design by Plan-it Earth Design

After Photo: brown mulch garden with natural flagstone path and wall.
Design ideas for a mid-sized craftsman partial sun side yard mulch garden path in Toronto.

Traditional Style Fire Feature - Techo-Bloc's Valencia Fire Pit.
Patio - large traditional backyard stone patio idea in Boston with a fire pit and no cover

Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Santa Barbara.

Ben Finch of Finch Photo

A unique stacked-slate garden wall acts as one border of a planter with palms, succulents, ground cover and other low-water plants along with small boulders for accent.

Irregular blue stone pavers with Thymus vulgaris in full bloom, Canna 'The President', Lemon grass. Garden in a secluded woodland with deer proof plantings. Thyme plants are used for cooking, for their scent and are mowed after bees collect pollen. Susan Irving, Designer, photographer

Brad Ziegler Photography
This is an example of a french country landscaping in Detroit.

The goal of this project was to provide a lush and vast garden for the new owners of this recently remodeled brick Georgian. Located in Wheaton this acre plus property is surrounded by beautiful Oaks. Preserving the Oaks became a particular challenge with the ample front walk and generous entertaining spaces the client desired. Under most of the Oaks the turf was in very poor condition, and most of the property was covered with undesirable overgrown underbrush such as Garlic Mustard weed and Buckthorn. With a recently completed addition, the garages were pushed farther from the front door leaving a large distance between the drive and entry to the home. This prompted the addition of a secondary door off the kitchen. A meandering walk curves past the secondary entry and leads guests through the front garden to the main entry. Off the secondary door a “kitchen patio” complete with a custom gate and Green Mountain Boxwood hedge give the clients a quaint space to enjoy a morning cup of joe. Stepping stone pathways lead around the home and weave through multiple pocket gardens within the vast backyard. The paths extend deep into the property leading to individual and unique gardens with a variety of plantings that are tied together with rustic stonewalls and sinuous turf areas. Closer to the home a large paver patio opens up to the backyard gardens. New stoops were constructed and existing stoops were covered in bluestone and mortared stonewalls were added, complimenting the classic Georgian architecture. The completed project accomplished all the goals of creating a lush and vast garden that fit the remodeled home and lifestyle of its new owners. Through careful planning, all mature Oaks were preserved, undesirables removed and numerous new plantings along with detailed stonework helped to define the new landscape.

This gravel + timber pathway is bordered by colorful blooms of Rhododendron.