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By bringing hues in the architecture - here, layers of gray - the house moves into the landscape and becomes a part of it. In the winter, the boulders will be the primary feature. Cultivar evergreens and repeating ivory tree trunks will drive the scene. In the summer, the boulders will peer from above native grasses and an ongoing procession of Rocky Mountain favorites: bee balm, columbine, delphinium, veronicastrum, aster. There will be no formality, simply a textural tableau in contrast to the concrete.

The new outcropping stone wall curves gracefully along the edge of the driveway, supporting the driveway in the process. The stone is tiered in two locations for a more layered effect. Westhauser Photography

Just in Time for Summer! Williston loves sisal! We just received a new color called Salt Stone from one of our vendors. A gorgeous shade of almond cream, this is a wonderful new neutral- perfect on its own or layered with other rugs. It’s all up to you!! Photos: @sonchapeau @sarah_w_studios@lindseyhansondesign@elleihome

This active family with two young boys wanted a place to grow food, lounge in the front yard with friends and have blooms upon blooms of midwestern flowers to enjoy. Custom tuteurs, vegetable beds and benches frame the center of the garden, surrounded by low maintenance flowering shrubs, trees and perennials. Evergreen grasses form the understory of the borders. A bulb layer will be installed summer of 2017. Photo credit: Naomi Goodman

This active family with two young boys wanted a place to grow food, lounge in the front yard with friends and have blooms upon blooms of midwestern flowers to enjoy. Custom tuteurs, vegetable beds and benches frame the center of the garden, surrounded by low maintenance flowering shrubs, trees and perennials. Evergreen grasses form the understory of the borders. A bulb layer will be installed summer of 2017. Photo credit: Naomi Goodman

As the dry creek winds its way through the new backyard, it helps draw your eye along with it. Westhauser Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized craftsman drought-tolerant and full sun backyard mulch landscaping in Milwaukee for summer.

This active family with two young boys wanted a place to grow food, lounge in the front yard with friends and have blooms upon blooms of midwestern flowers to enjoy. Custom tuteurs, vegetable beds and benches frame the center of the garden, surrounded by low maintenance flowering shrubs, trees and perennials. Evergreen grasses form the understory of the borders. A bulb layer will be installed summer of 2017. Photo credit: Naomi Goodman

Our client's childhood memories of summer fun in her parents' pool and family time on Long Beach Island, NJ is what she wanted to recreate for her own children in the comfort of their backyard. The client's wish list included a pool that was versatile for all ages and activities. We teamed up with Liquidscapes to assist with the pool design process to ensure functionality and quality was achieved. The saltwater pool has a swim lane, sun-shelf, deck jets, built-in seating and a raised spa with an 8' spillway! The pool deck is built with limestone, which remains cool in the hot sun. A custom pavilion cantilevers the deep end of the pool serving as a shady poolside lounge. The wavy garden beds were designed to complement the freeform shape of the pool. The landscape consists of multi-layered magnolias, ilex, and cryptomeria to ensure privacy year round. Fagus, lagerstroemia, and cotinus add in-season privacy, color, and contrast. The large garden beds are filled with lush hydrangeas, perennials, perennial grasses, and ferns. During our presentation for the front of the property, which is the final phase of this project, our client said to us: "Over the years we have dealt with many design and build companies and we're very happy we finally found one that is a pleasure to work with and cares about delivering high quality results.”

This active family with two young boys wanted a place to grow food, lounge in the front yard with friends and have blooms upon blooms of midwestern flowers to enjoy. Custom tuteurs, vegetable beds and benches frame the center of the garden, surrounded by low maintenance flowering shrubs, trees and perennials. Evergreen grasses form the understory of the borders. A bulb layer will be installed summer of 2017. Photo credit: Naomi Goodman

Our client's childhood memories of summer fun in her parents' pool and family time on Long Beach Island, NJ is what she wanted to recreate for her own children in the comfort of their backyard. The client's wish list included a pool that was versatile for all ages and activities. We teamed up with Liquidscapes to assist with the pool design process to ensure functionality and quality was achieved. The saltwater pool has a swim lane, sun-shelf, deck jets, built-in seating and a raised spa with an 8' spillway! The pool deck is built with limestone, which remains cool in the hot sun. A custom pavilion cantilevers the deep end of the pool serving as a shady poolside lounge. The wavy garden beds were designed to complement the freeform shape of the pool. The landscape consists of multi-layered magnolias, ilex, and cryptomeria to ensure privacy year round. Fagus, lagerstroemia, and cotinus add in-season privacy, color, and contrast. The large garden beds are filled with lush hydrangeas, perennials, perennial grasses, and ferns. During our presentation for the front of the property, which is the final phase of this project, our client said to us: "Over the years we have dealt with many design and build companies and we're very happy we finally found one that is a pleasure to work with and cares about delivering high quality results.”

Perennial border planting in the summer. Photography by: Shelly Tallack Caporossi
This is an example of a small transitional backyard landscaping in Portland Maine for summer.

This active family with two young boys wanted a place to grow food, lounge in the front yard with friends and have blooms upon blooms of midwestern flowers to enjoy. Custom tuteurs, vegetable beds and benches frame the center of the garden, surrounded by low maintenance flowering shrubs, trees and perennials. Evergreen grasses form the understory of the borders. A bulb layer will be installed summer of 2017. Photo credit: Naomi Goodman

Floral designer Kirsten Gordon of Bloom Magic Weddings devised a colorful layered "flower quilt" in a bowl. It's a design twist inspired by her favorite modern designer in Chicago and she says the arrangement lasted more than 10 days! The vessel is a glass bowl, about 8 inches wide with 4 inch high walls; Inside, she added 3 stems curly Daisy Miller from Bloom Magic Weddings' cutting garden (Highland Park, Ill.) 2 stems pale yellow stock from LD trading Northbrook IL, sourced from California Growers Cooperative 10 stems (or sections of stems) Euphorbia foliage and flowers from Twin Gardens farm, Harvard IL 6 blue Bachelors Buttons from BMW Cutting garden 2 stems ageratum from Twin Gardens farm, Harvard IL 2 stems yellow tansy from Twin Gardens farm, Harvard IL 3 stems zinnia elegans from BMW cutting garden 1 green, 2 yellow - Johnny's Seeds 2 stems eryngium thistle blue globe from LD Trading in Northbrook IL - Wisconsin grown 3 stems of basil purple ruffles - BMW cutting garden - Johnny's seeds 3 cosmos orange bright lights - BMW cutting garden Johnny's seeds 2 stems French marigold - BMW cutting garden 3 stems mango orange dahlias from LD Trading in Northbrook IL, sourced from bay area east California farm Photography: Bloom Magic Weddings

Sun flowers planted along sidewalk leading to front door.
Design ideas for a small traditional full sun front yard concrete paver landscaping in Raleigh for summer.

This set of terraced stacked basalt retaining walls helps to stabilize this steep hillside. The layered plantings are both water-wise + low maintenance + pollinator friendly. Plants include Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Idaho Fescue), Sesleria autumnalis (Autumn Moor Grass), Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender) and Salvia nemorosa (Sage).

Ecotopes / native to austin. The Texas Hill Country is a beautifully broken landscape where plentiful spring water courses along creekbeds gouged from ancient layers of Cretaceous limestone. -- Summer 2013 landscape collection -- S. Shelton

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Inspiration for a modern partial sun front yard stone pond in Other for summer.

Visual rhythm of fastigiate plants play counter point to the mountains beyond, which are echoed in the hydrangea trees. Neil Landino
Photo of a mid-sized farmhouse full sun side yard formal garden in New York for summer.