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Sweet Smiling LandscapesTiered of the looking out at a shabby brown lawn in their front yard and unwilling to use the water to keep it green these homeowners decided to go for something different. The wife in this household worked from home and was motivated to have a better view from her home office. As an enthusiastic bird watcher, I wanted to give her a view that included happy birds fluttering about. The husband was annoyed by the fact that some of the neighbors allowed their dogs to use this corner lot a toilet without having the curtesy of cleaning up after them.
My job was to create a low water landscape (also known as xeriscape) that attracted birds, bees and butterflies but kept the dogs off. We started with directing down spouts in to catch basins called infiltration swales. These swales capture water storing it in the soil where it can be accessed by plants months after the rains have stopped. Then we integrated primarily California native plants and succulents into the design. Special attention was payed to the water needs of the plants and the ideal growing conditions for each species so that the combination of earthworks and plant choice and placement this landscape can get by with zero supplemental irrigation after the period of establishment this landscape. By incorporating flowering California native plants, native birds and insects flocked to the site in a neighborhood otherwise dominated by lifeless landscapes. By surrounding the garden with decomposed granite and succulents we created a space that was unpleasant and unappealing for dogs to relive themselves while remaining appealing to more human sensibilities.
Today this property sits on the corner in a suburban neighborhood of Goleta, California. Hopefully serving as inspiration to take out lawns and build beautiful gardens that work to integrate the man made landscape with the natural ecosystem in which it is built.
Garden Environments Durham, NC
Inspiration for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Inspiration for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Mscape DesignPhoto of a mid-century modern drought-tolerant front yard river rock retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.
Flores ArtscapeDesign ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard river rock flower bed in Los Angeles for spring.
Garden Environments Durham, NC
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Blue Stone ConstructionInspiration for a mid-sized mid-century modern drought-tolerant and full sun front yard river rock landscaping in San Diego.
Flores ArtscapePhoto of a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant, desert and partial sun backyard river rock landscaping in Los Angeles for spring.
Flores ArtscapeThis is an example of a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant, desert and partial sun backyard river rock landscaping in Los Angeles for spring.
Mscape DesignPhoto of a mid-century modern drought-tolerant front yard river rock retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.
Benning Design ConstructionPhoto of a mid-sized mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock pond in Sacramento for summer.
Garden Environments Durham, NC
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock waterfall in Raleigh.
Mscape DesignDesign ideas for a mid-century modern drought-tolerant front yard river rock retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.
Good Thyme Landscapes LLCDry Creek bed with waterfall, Stone bridge, bermed planting zones, mica quartzite stepping stones, mahogany stone seating area, and a useful 1/4 minus pathway
Sweet Smiling LandscapesTiered of the looking out at a shabby brown lawn in their front yard and unwilling to use the water to keep it green these homeowners decided to go for something different. The wife in this household worked from home and was motivated to have a better view from her home office. As an enthusiastic bird watcher, I wanted to give her a view that included happy birds fluttering about. The husband was annoyed by the fact that some of the neighbors allowed their dogs to use this corner lot a toilet without having the curtesy of cleaning up after them.
My job was to create a low water landscape (also known as xeriscape) that attracted birds, bees and butterflies but kept the dogs off. We started with directing down spouts in to catch basins called infiltration swales. These swales capture water storing it in the soil where it can be accessed by plants months after the rains have stopped. Then we integrated primarily California native plants and succulents into the design. Special attention was payed to the water needs of the plants and the ideal growing conditions for each species so that the combination of earthworks and plant choice and placement this landscape can get by with zero supplemental irrigation after the period of establishment this landscape. By incorporating flowering California native plants, native birds and insects flocked to the site in a neighborhood otherwise dominated by lifeless landscapes. By surrounding the garden with decomposed granite and succulents we created a space that was unpleasant and unappealing for dogs to relive themselves while remaining appealing to more human sensibilities.
Today this property sits on the corner in a suburban neighborhood of Goleta, California. Hopefully serving as inspiration to take out lawns and build beautiful gardens that work to integrate the man made landscape with the natural ecosystem in which it is built.
Flores ArtscapeDesign ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant, desert and partial sun backyard river rock landscaping in Los Angeles for spring.
Sustainable Horticultural EnvironmentsRenovation of the interior Asian courtyard landscape surrounding a water feature and Tabebuia tree.
Inspiration for a mid-sized mid-century modern privacy and shade courtyard river rock landscaping in Orlando for fall.
Inspiration for a mid-sized mid-century modern privacy and shade courtyard river rock landscaping in Orlando for fall.
Flores ArtscapeDesign ideas for a large mid-century modern drought-tolerant, desert and partial sun backyard river rock landscaping in Los Angeles for spring.
Sustainable Horticultural EnvironmentsRenovation of the interior Asian courtyard landscape surrounding a water feature and Tabebuia tree.
Photo of a mid-sized mid-century modern privacy and shade courtyard river rock landscaping in Orlando for fall.
Photo of a mid-sized mid-century modern privacy and shade courtyard river rock landscaping in Orlando for fall.
River Rock Mid-Century Modern Landscaping Ideas
JLM ConstructionShowing:
*Multiple-tiered waterfall with flat rock landings
*Landings used in the stream as the grade changes, moving around the firepit patio
*Planting around the waterfall that will fill the yard with seasonal colors
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