A peaceful backyard sanctuary featuring a crackling fire pit surrounded by comfortable seating, paired with a gently cascading stream over natural stone, creating the perfect setting for relaxation and connection with nature.

A rain garden dry stream bed.
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary full sun backyard river rock landscaping in Houston.

Built from the ground up on 80 acres outside Dallas, Oregon, this new modern ranch house is a balanced blend of natural and industrial elements. The custom home beautifully combines various materials, unique lines and angles, and attractive finishes throughout. The property owners wanted to create a living space with a strong indoor-outdoor connection. We integrated built-in sky lights, floor-to-ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings to attract ample, natural lighting. The master bathroom is spacious and features an open shower room with soaking tub and natural pebble tiling. There is custom-built cabinetry throughout the home, including extensive closet space, library shelving, and floating side tables in the master bedroom. The home flows easily from one room to the next and features a covered walkway between the garage and house. One of our favorite features in the home is the two-sided fireplace – one side facing the living room and the other facing the outdoor space. In addition to the fireplace, the homeowners can enjoy an outdoor living space including a seating area, in-ground fire pit and soaking tub.

Design ideas for a small asian river rock garden path in Philadelphia.

Rock garden featuring Applegate river rocks bordered by Rogue river 3/4" round rock. Landscape steel edging separates between rock garden and bark mulch.

Design ideas for a traditional backyard river rock water fountain landscape in Seattle.

The gently sloping natural stone and river rock stream bed replaced a traditional retaining wall and french drains. The use of different size stones, from boulders to small pebbles, creates texture and interest. The plants soften the stone and create movement. Photo credit: Lisa Meddin, Harmony Design Northwest

Beautiful dry river bed with synthetic turf.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock landscaping in San Diego.

This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.

Landscape and design by Jpm Landscape
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional backyard river rock landscaping in San Francisco.

We created a tranquil dry river bed.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard river rock landscaping in Portland Maine.

Our goal with all of these designs was to creatively exceed customers expectations while reducing water usage, keeping costs down and delivering a beautiful garden that would stand the test of time. Wherever possible our hardscape elements are permeable, and existing healthy plantings and trees remain. All of our landscape designs focus on bringing seasonal color, texture and scent to your garden spaces.

This is an example of a small modern drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard river rock and wood fence landscaping in San Francisco for fall.

Striking Texas native botanical design with local river rock top dressing. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

Rock features in the backyard help keep the soil intact, but they also provide visual beauty to the space.
This is an example of a modern drought-tolerant and rock backyard river rock landscaping in Salt Lake City.

Photo of a contemporary rock hillside river rock landscaping in San Luis Obispo.

A mixture of hard edges with the river rock and soft accents with the greenery and mulch makes this landscape the best of both worlds.
This is an example of a large traditional drought-tolerant and full sun backyard river rock lawn edging in Columbus.

Beautiful rock garden surrounding pool with assorted hosta
Photo of a mid-sized tropical drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard river rock landscaping in New York for spring.

Photo of a small modern drought-tolerant, rock and partial sun courtyard river rock landscaping in Seattle for winter.