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Black berries on the 'Compacta' cultivar of Inkberry Holly. Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder

Southern Landscape designed and installed this custom pergola surrounded by over 40 species of native plants. Mass plantings of native ornamental grasses and perennials were used to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden area.

A tea pot, being a vessel, is defined by the space it contains, it is not the tea pot that is important, but the space. Crispin Sartwell Located on a lake outside of Milwaukee, the Vessel House is the culmination of an intense 5 year collaboration with our client and multiple local craftsmen focused on the creation of a modern analogue to the Usonian Home. As with most residential work, this home is a direct reflection of it’s owner, a highly educated art collector with a passion for music, fine furniture, and architecture. His interest in authenticity drove the material selections such as masonry, copper, and white oak, as well as the need for traditional methods of construction. The initial diagram of the house involved a collection of embedded walls that emerge from the site and create spaces between them, which are covered with a series of floating rooves. The windows provide natural light on three sides of the house as a band of clerestories, transforming to a floor to ceiling ribbon of glass on the lakeside. The Vessel House functions as a gallery for the owner’s art, motorcycles, Tiffany lamps, and vintage musical instruments – offering spaces to exhibit, store, and listen. These gallery nodes overlap with the typical house program of kitchen, dining, living, and bedroom, creating dynamic zones of transition and rooms that serve dual purposes allowing guests to relax in a museum setting. Through it’s materiality, connection to nature, and open planning, the Vessel House continues many of the Usonian principles Wright advocated for. Overview Oconomowoc, WI Completion Date August 2015 Services Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture

Wild flower meadow next to the lake and apple orchards showcasing Upstate New York apple production. Some areas mowed for entertaining and tents.
Inspiration for a huge rustic drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard stone vegetable garden landscape in New York for spring.

Beach style white two-story gable roof photo in Toronto

Photo shows the tight fitted side panel construction after three years. This design is perfect for any heavy vine plants that require a solid backing on which to grow. Photo credits: Dan Drobnick

Irene Kalina-Jones
Example of a small trendy backyard stone patio container garden design in New York with no cover

Backyard fern garden with grass pathway.
Photo of a traditional landscaping in New York.

Large Podocarpus hedge allows pool privacy.
Photo of a mid-sized modern drought-tolerant and full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Los Angeles with a fire pit for spring.

Design ideas for a huge contemporary partial sun front yard gravel driveway in New York.

Photo: F. D. Richards, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic American Elderberry / Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

Stephen Dunn
Photo of a mid-sized tropical landscaping in Miami.

A curved boxwood border defines the lawn beneath a white-flowering tree. Layered evergreen planting creates a sheltered edge and gives this traditional New Orleans garden year-round structure.

Decomposed granite walkway to a gated garden. Maintained by Lou Penning Landscapes Inc.
Photo of a mediterranean landscaping in San Francisco.

The ground floor volumes wrapped in an elongated hand-fired brick, emphasizing the horizontality of the architecture that lays solidly on the land. (Photography by: Matthew Millman)

Here you can see the beautiful patina that Natural Lime Plasters develop when treated with washes of natural pigment. This is true "fresco" technique because the color is applied when the lime plaster base is still fresh. Unlike a faux finish, which is generally applied with acrylic medium, these walls are completely natural and therefore will continue to age beautifully. Photo: Scott Nelson

New modern villa in Marathia of Keri region, on Zakynthos Island. Designed by the exceptional and uncompromising architect Lucy Lago. Area of the villa is 200 m2. Villa Domy consists by open kitchen, living and dining area, 3 large bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and wc. It has panoramic views to the sea, Marathonisi and Peluzo islands. The villa harmoniously fits into the landscape of the environment, creating a single ensemble with nature. Materials of facades has warm colors. The use of wood, cream vanilla marble and local stone makes the villa part of the landscape. It creates harmonic dialogue between nature and architecture.An infinity pool connects the sea to edge of the pool. This water environment makes you feel as if you are one with the horizon, floating above the landscape, luxuriating in sky, and finally understanding how it feels to be a bird. Villa Domy has been designed to a high standard with the great attention to details. A special place in the design is given to open spaces, such as garden, verandas and sitting areas. The main veranda includes open kitchen, dining and tea areas. The center of the composition is an old olive tree, which fits into the architectural space of the villa and complements it. Each place has a special atmosphere of warmth and sweetness. This functional, comfortable villa is a wonderful place for a happy family life.