Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary shade front yard stone garden path in Burlington.

This is an example of a modern landscaping in San Francisco.

This is an example of a modern landscaping in San Francisco.

Madlinger Exterior Design- Rustic stepping stone path leading from handmade brick patio to walkway flanked by plantings and path lights in New Jersey
Design ideas for a mid-sized rustic partial sun backyard stone garden path in New York for winter.

This is an example of a landscaping in Salt Lake City.

This stepping stone path acts as a transition between the larger, lower main paver patio to the smaller upper patio. These stepping stones set in chips n dust are Garden Brown 20x30" Aberdeen Pavers by Techo-bloc. Ultimately, the beds will be filled with dwarf trees and flowering shrubs and perennials. A bench will be added to the areas on either side of the path.

Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Inspiration for a huge contemporary full sun front yard stone garden path in Burlington.

Flagstone stepping stone path to fenced-in backyard.
Design ideas for a traditional side yard stone garden path in Other.

New stepping stone path beside the pool provides a swath of natural charm within the expansive patio areas; swim-out steps were also added to the pool. www.longislandhottub.com

This is an example of a landscaping in Salt Lake City.

Photo of a rustic hillside landscaping in Toronto.

Garden paths made of natural stone add both function and beauty to every outdoor space. Landscape Design & Photography by Melanie Rekola
Inspiration for a front yard landscaping in Toronto.

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

Garden paths made of natural stone add both function and beauty to every outdoor space. Landscape Design & Photography by Melanie Rekola
Photo of a backyard landscaping in Toronto.

Garden paths made of natural stone add both function and beauty to every outdoor space.Landscape Design & Photography by Melanie Rekola
Inspiration for a front yard landscaping in Toronto.

Garden paths made of natural stone add both function and beauty to every outdoor space. Landscape Design & Photography by Melanie Rekola
Photo of a side yard landscaping in Toronto.

This project was completed in conjunction with the construction of the home. The home’s architect was looking for someone who could design and build a new driveway, front entrance, walkways, patio, fencing, and plantings. The gardens were designed for the homeowner who had a real appreciation for gardening and was looking for variety and colour. The plants are all perennials that are relatively low maintenance while offering a wide variety of colours, heights, shapes and textures. For the hardscape, we used a Mondrian slab interlock for the main features and added a natural stone border for architectural detail.

A covered verandah, a garage studio, and a cedar bridge work in harmony to extend the interior living areas of this modern home out into the back yard. A rock garden nestles in the H-shaped plan of the house, and the composed landscape crosses under a bridge and breaks into stepping stones to help define the soft transitions necessary for this tranquil setting. Orchestrated paths articulate the different destinations: the living area and music room in the house, and the garage studio/ping pong arena. Light moves across the space from late morning to dusk and dapples through the trees, highlighting Japanese grasses and softening the division between interior and exterior serenity.

Barnes Walker Ltd
Photo of a traditional partial sun stone garden path in Manchester.