Design ideas for a large traditional full sun backyard brick retaining wall landscape in Detroit for summer.

Private backyard bocce court surrounded by drought-tolerant landscaping and layered greenery, designed to integrate recreation seamlessly into this Malibu outdoor living space.

Penstemon grandiflorus / Large Beardtongue
This is an example of a landscaping in Other.

Garden 8 in Baldwin Hills
Photo of a mediterranean landscaping in Los Angeles.

Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean drought-tolerant, desert and full sun front yard gravel landscaping in San Francisco.

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This is an example of a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone landscaping in Catania-Palermo.

Example of a large trendy white one-story mixed siding flat roof design in Phoenix

This is an example of a mid-sized craftsman drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard gravel landscaping in Houston for spring.

Inspiration for a large southwestern full sun and desert front yard stone driveway in Other.

Small trendy backyard gravel patio photo in Other with a pergola

Drought tolerant hillside landscape
Design ideas for a large transitional drought-tolerant and full sun front yard mulch landscaping in San Francisco.

Mixing succulents with grasses and pittosporum create a colorful yet soft edge garden. Daniel Bosler Photography
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun front yard landscaping in Los Angeles.

Redesigning front yards are often driven by clients desire to remove old grass, update sprinklers, reduce their overall water use. What we find however, is that we are able to help clients rethink how they want to use their front yard space. Your front entry creates the initial design statement about your home. Attention to color, design and styling should be just as important, and reflective, of your interior design choices and styling.

Lagoon-side property in the Bel Marin Keys, Novato, CA. Entertaining and enjoying the views were a primary design goal for this project along with replacing the lawn with CA native and low water plants and a total renovation. The project includes a large camaru deck with built-in seating. The concrete steps and pavers lead down to the water's edge. I included a sunken patio on one side and a beautiful Buddha statue on the other, surrounded by succulents and other low-water, contemporary plantings. I also used Dymondia ground cover to create a natural pathways within the garden. Photo: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design. Design Eileen Kelly

Low water use planting using Arbutus unedo 'Oktoberfest' (right back), Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (right front), Pennisetum setaceum (middle front), Pennisetum Oriental (left front) and Teucrium chamaedrys 'Prostratum' (left front).

Inspiration for a large contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone landscaping in Other.

This is an example of a southwestern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard mulch landscaping in Orange County.

Inspiration for a large traditional partial sun backyard outdoor basketball/tennis/multi-game court in Toronto.