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Haiman says the homeowners were inspired by gardens and landscapes they had seen while visiting France, and they wanted him to add some French character to their yard. Haiman and his team built new cedar fences and added a French blue farm door that doesn’t actually open. “In 18th-century French gardens they called them ‘follies,’” Haiman says, referring to the practice of adding ornamental structures, such as Egyptian pyramids or Roman temples, to landscapes to create an interesting focal point.Outdoor furniture: RH
Before: The previous backyard was paved in brick, had numerous container plants and was bordered by fences on both sides that had seen better days.
Photos by Todd HaimanBackyard at a GlanceWho uses it: A young couple with one child and a dog and catLocation: Brooklyn, New York Size: 1,840 square feet (170.9 square meters)Landscape Designer: Todd Haiman Landscape DesignThe owners of this single-family home in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, aren’t the type of people who want to run off to the Hamptons on the weekend, says landscape designer Todd Haiman. “They like to stay close to home on the weekends, so making their backyard an oasis of their own was the driving force behind this project.”Luckily, the homeowners and Haiman had a lot of land to work with, especially by Brooklyn standards. The home is located on a street known for its extra-long lots — a second street that no longer exists once ran through the backyards of these now-oversize lots. The backyard is 92 feet long by 20 feet wide.
The backyard features two identical fiberglass fountains designed by Haiman and constructed by a local artisan. “They look like concrete, but they’re actually fiberglass and they’re very solid,” he says. One of them is pictured here.Find outdoor fountains
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