Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Builder: Wellen Construction Interior Design: Nina Farmer Interiors Landscape Architect: Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design Photographer: Michael J. Lee Photography Bath Tile: Ann Sacks | TriWeave Thassos/ Blue Celeste

Jeri Koegel
Example of a trendy side yard deck design in Orange County with a fire pit and no cover

Photography by Joe Dodd
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard concrete and rectangular lap pool remodel in San Francisco

Inspiration for a huge traditional backyard landscaping in San Francisco.

The hillside garden two years after it was planted. This sloped hillside was been transformed into a beautiful tapestry of colors and textures in every season. I specified drought tolerant plants and shrubs that are low maintenance and deer resistant. Located in Novato, CA - Marin County. The hillside has filled in beautifully! © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

This sloped garden was transforming into a modern outdoor retreat with a raised outdoor kitchen and dining area, hot tub, steel raised planters, and a flagstone patio with a fire table. Creative plant placement provides privacy from close urban neighbors and makes this space feel a world away.

Bluestone stepping stone with black beach pebbles.
Photo of a mid-sized modern backyard stone landscaping in New York.

View from the house
Patio - modern patio idea in New York

Our client in Emerson has a beautiful home, perched on a magnificent mountain slope with incredible views. They asked Dreamscapes to design outdoor living spaces for them in order to fully utilize the property. Their wish list included a water feature, a deck for outdoor living, a patio to take in the distant views of the mountains, a place to garden, and a natural and native planting design to fit into the existing southeastern native woodlands and mountain environment. Living on the side of a mountain means bedrock. The design incorporates the natural slope and stone and works with the terrain. A new deck was constructed to extend out from the house, floating over the bedrock where it meets the new pond. From the top of the hill, a waterfall cascades down through the native plantings into the pond below. Natural boulders were used to build seating along the pond’s edge, where you can watch the fish, tend to the aquatic plants, listen to the frogs, and even take a dip to cool off. Two natural flagstone patios were built at two different elevations to sit and enjoy the views of the landscape and the mountains. Both patios are accessible by cut stone crab orchard steps set into the slope. The space at the end of the driveway was a blank canvas and the perfect place to design and build a garden of raised beds, enclosed in a traditional picket fence. It is now filled with vegetables, herbs, and cutting flowers. The local bees and butterflies love it too. And the beautiful landscape takes on a magical look after sunset. Landscape lighting was expertly placed, using a variety of fixture types to enhance the pond, waterfalls, trees and plants, bringing the spaces to life after dark. The homeowners are both multi-talented and wanted a place to incorporate their skills. They create original art, build detailed wood work and plant edible gardens, just to name a few. This new landscape gives them and their family and friends a place to work and play and relax. It has become a haven for people and wildlife alike. Outdoor living at its finest!

This Park Slope rooftop garden features composite wood decking, an outdoor kitchen, and a custom pergola. Lush plantings compliment the contemporary hardscape design. See more of our projects at www.amberfreda.com.

Yellow forest grass weeps over the Corten planter edge
This is an example of a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard landscaping in New York.

This is an example of a farmhouse full sun backyard stone formal garden in Santa Barbara.

Cedar Fence
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard landscaping in New York.

Clear Cedar Fence
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard landscaping in New York.

Photo of a traditional hillside landscaping in Baltimore.

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Fireplace at night
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard landscaping in New York.

Trendy family room photo in London