Meg Messina Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun and drought-tolerant backyard concrete paver landscaping in San Francisco.

In this open plan configuration the areas speak to one another and become background for each other. The burnt orange wall contrasts with the stacked stone fireplace mass and become the backdrop to the dining area.

Landscape Architect: Howard Cohen Photography by: Bob Narod, Photographer LLC
This is an example of a contemporary hillside stone landscaping in DC Metro.

French Country Villa stone veneer will enhance a home with style and elegance that until now has been the best kept secret of the French Bordeaux Region. Coronado Stone's French Country Villa Stone can transform a home into a dream chateau. The stone veneer used on this staircase is French Country Villa - color: Versailles. See more Unique Designs from Coronado Stone Products

The landscape of this home honors the formality of Spanish Colonial / Santa Barbara Style early homes in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. By re-grading the lot and allowing for terraced opportunities, we featured a variety of hardscape stone, brick, and decorative tiles that reinforce the eclectic Spanish Colonial feel. Cantera and La Negra volcanic stone, brick, natural field stone, and handcrafted Spanish decorative tiles are used to establish interest throughout the property. A front courtyard patio includes a hand painted tile fountain and sitting area near the outdoor fire place. This patio features formal Boxwood hedges, Hibiscus, and a rose garden set in pea gravel. The living room of the home opens to an outdoor living area which is raised three feet above the pool. This allowed for opportunity to feature handcrafted Spanish tiles and raised planters. The side courtyard, with stepping stones and Dichondra grass, surrounds a focal Crape Myrtle tree. One focal point of the back patio is a 24-foot hand-hammered wrought iron trellis, anchored with a stone wall water feature. We added a pizza oven and barbecue, bistro lights, and hanging flower baskets to complete the intimate outdoor dining space. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Landscape Contractor: Premier Environments Photography: Sam Rosenbaum

Image provided by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Biblical Stone Flooring. Contacts:(212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Antique reclaimed Limestone flooring pavers unique in its blend and authenticity and rare in it's hardness and beauty. With every footstep you take on those pavers you travel through a time portal of sorts, connecting you with past generations that have walked and lived their lives on top of it for centuries.

Bliss Garden Design
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard gravel landscaping in Seattle for fall.

Russelll Abraham
Inspiration for a large modern yellow one-story mixed siding flat roof remodel in San Francisco

This beautiful beach house is accented with a combination of Coronado Stone veneer products. The rustic blend of stone veneer shapes and sizes, along with the projects rich earthy hues allow the architect to seamlessly tie the interior and exterior spaces together. View more images at http://www.coronado.com

What a transformation at this Texas home! Our SYNLawn artificial grass is perfect for shady areas that make it hard for real grass to grow. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.

Even small spaces, like this courtyard area, can benefit from artificial grass. AlternaScapes can turn a drab, messy courtyard into a secret garden by installing EasyTurf artificial grass. This small courtyard area became a bright, inviting space with the addition of artificial grass.

Ron Sangha, Photographer
Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in Vancouver.

Solana Beach project with architect Damian Baumhover, installation of all exterior landscaping and hardscape by Rob Hill Landscape architect/contractor - Hill's landscapes inc

We added matching stepping stones to create a mini patio by the hand carved bear bench. Utilizing mazus between these stepping stones created a nice contrast to the mini mondo used on the side. These plants and others were chosen to be tolerant of owner's small dogs. The one exception is the fragrant daphne planted behind the bench where it is protected. Various miniature bulbs in the area provide additional fragrance and color. Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.

At this Newport home, we were asked to create a more defined entrance and add character to the garden, ensuring it was as pleasant to look onto from the house as it was to stroll through. The space had a few awkward challenges, including three access points, so we started by giving order to it using a structured geometric design of carefully placed sawn sandstone pavers. This was then softened with a mixture of flowers and foliage, including Murraya, Sweet Viburnum, Japanese Box, Irish Strawberry Tree, Chinese Star Jasmine, Rosemary, Blue Daze, Seaside Daisy, Persian Shield and Indian Hawthorn, or ‘Oriental Pearl’, bordered by clipped low Japanese box hedging. Advanced trees were strategically placed to frame views from all aspects of the house and a classic water feature pond was installed to provide a sense of balance, creating a soothing bubbling coming from water being trickled through an ornamental bell pot. The whole space was given new landscape lighting, improving access at night and further defining the simple colour palettes and soft textural contrasts between the hedging and stepping stones during the evening.

Landscape lighting is used to enhance the evening experience. http://www.jerryfinleyphotography.com/

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This is an example of a tropical garden path in Hawaii.

Product: Authentic Limestone for Exterior Living Spaces. Ancient Surfaces Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com The design of external living spaces is known as the 'Al Fresco' design style as it is called in Italian. 'Al Fresco' translates into 'the open' or 'the cool/fresh exterior'. Customizing a fully functional outdoor kitchen, pizza oven, BBQ, fireplace or Jacuzzi pool spa all out of old reclaimed Mediterranean stone pieces is no easy task and shouldn’t be created out of the lowest common denominator of building materials such as concrete, Indian slates or Turkish travertine. The one thing you can bet the farmhouse on is that when the entire process unravels and when your outdoor living space materializes from the architects rendering to real life, you will be guaranteed a true Mediterranean living experience if your choice of construction material was as authentic and possible to the Southern Mediterranean regions. We believe that the coziness of your surroundings brought about by the creative usage of our antique stone elements will only amplify that authenticity. whether you are enjoying a relaxing time soaking the sun inside one of our Jacuzzi spa stone fountains or sharing unforgettable memories with family and friends while baking your own pizzas in one of our outdoor BBQ pizza ovens, our stone designs will always evoke in most a feeling of euphoria and exultation that one only gets while being on vacation is some exotic European island surrounded with the pristine beauty of indigenous nature and ancient architecture...

A small sitting nook tucked away along a planting bed and putting green. Landscape design and installation services in the NJ and NY areas. Summerset Gardens Elegant Landscape Design, Fine Workmanship 845-590-7306