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UserFinished in September 2019 after an 18 month build, this residential garden in Richmond features dual level sawn Yorkstone dining terraces with bespoke steps, a 12m wide living wall, and a water future that runs the length of the garden, starting as a natural stream and ending in a Corten steel rill. All of the hard landscaping in this garden is bespoke, specifically tailored for this scheme.
The garden is divided in distinct zones; close to the house it is formal in character with crisp clean lines of sawn Yorkstone paving. The lowest terrace includes an Iroko bench with outdoor seat cushions, creating a comfortable lounge area beneath the living wall. Deep Yorkstone steps lead up to a dining terrace and then up again to a lawn with planted boarders. Stepping-stones lead through the lawn to a productive area, screened from view by bespoke louvered timber screens. Individual lights placed between timber fins create a dramatic lighting effect. Lighting is a key part of the garden at night, all of the steps are under-lit and the rill is illuminated with an elegant strip of light.
At the rear of the garden a bespoke timber clad outbuilding is situated in a more naturalistic woodland area. Here the plating is looser, less formal and includes a natural stream area where the water feature emerges from a dish carved out of a Yorkstone boulder. A seam of Yorkstone runs through the garden tying the individual spaces together, from the terraces, to the bespoke curved pathway winding alongside the stream to the rear exit.
UserFinished in September 2019 after an 18 month build, this residential garden in Richmond features dual level sawn Yorkstone dining terraces with bespoke steps, a 12m wide living wall, and a water future that runs the length of the garden, starting as a natural stream and ending in a Corten steel rill. All of the hard landscaping in this garden is bespoke, specifically tailored for this scheme.
The garden is divided in distinct zones; close to the house it is formal in character with crisp clean lines of sawn Yorkstone paving. The lowest terrace includes an Iroko bench with outdoor seat cushions, creating a comfortable lounge area beneath the living wall. Deep Yorkstone steps lead up to a dining terrace and then up again to a lawn with planted boarders. Stepping-stones lead through the lawn to a productive area, screened from view by bespoke louvered timber screens. Individual lights placed between timber fins create a dramatic lighting effect. Lighting is a key part of the garden at night, all of the steps are under-lit and the rill is illuminated with an elegant strip of light.
At the rear of the garden a bespoke timber clad outbuilding is situated in a more naturalistic woodland area. Here the plating is looser, less formal and includes a natural stream area where the water feature emerges from a dish carved out of a Yorkstone boulder. A seam of Yorkstone runs through the garden tying the individual spaces together, from the terraces, to the bespoke curved pathway winding alongside the stream to the rear exit.
UserFinished in September 2019 after an 18 month build, this residential garden in Richmond features dual level sawn Yorkstone dining terraces with bespoke steps, a 12m wide living wall, and a water future that runs the length of the garden, starting as a natural stream and ending in a Corten steel rill. All of the hard landscaping in this garden is bespoke, specifically tailored for this scheme.
The garden is divided in distinct zones; close to the house it is formal in character with crisp clean lines of sawn Yorkstone paving. The lowest terrace includes an Iroko bench with outdoor seat cushions, creating a comfortable lounge area beneath the living wall. Deep Yorkstone steps lead up to a dining terrace and then up again to a lawn with planted boarders. Stepping-stones lead through the lawn to a productive area, screened from view by bespoke louvered timber screens. Individual lights placed between timber fins create a dramatic lighting effect. Lighting is a key part of the garden at night, all of the steps are under-lit and the rill is illuminated with an elegant strip of light.
At the rear of the garden a bespoke timber clad outbuilding is situated in a more naturalistic woodland area. Here the plating is looser, less formal and includes a natural stream area where the water feature emerges from a dish carved out of a Yorkstone boulder. A seam of Yorkstone runs through the garden tying the individual spaces together, from the terraces, to the bespoke curved pathway winding alongside the stream to the rear exit.
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Solow Design GroupIrregular stone flagging used to create a soft but formal walk from the main house to the pool
K. Dakin Design Inc.K. Dakin Design won the 2018 CARE award from the Custom Builder and Remodeler Council of Denver for the reimagination of the landscape around this classic organic-modernist home designed by Charles Haertling. The landscape design is inspired by the original home and it’s materials, especially the distinct, clean lines of the architecture and the natural, stone veneer found on the house and landscape walls. The outlines of garden beds, a small patio and a water feature reiterate the home’s straight walls juxtaposed against rough, irregular stone facades and details. This sensitivity to the architecture is clearly seen in the triangular shapes balanced with curved forms.
The clients, a couple with busy lives, wanted a simple landscape with lawn for their dogs to fetch balls. The amenities they desired were a spa, vegetable beds, fire pit, and a water feature. They wanted to soften the tall, site walls with plant material. All the material, such as the discarded, stone veneer and left-over, flagstone paving was recycled into new edging around garden areas, new flagstone paths, and a water feature. The front entry walk was inspired by a walkway at Gunnar Asplund’s cemetary in Sweden. All plant material, aside from the turf, was low water, native or climate appropriate.
Photo credit: Michael de Leon
K. Dakin Design Inc.Dakin has been working with the owners of this site realize their dream of cultivating a rich and meaningful landscape around their home. Because of their deep engagement with their land and garden, the landscape has guided the entire design process, from architecture to civil engineering to landscape design.
All architecture on site is oriented toward the garden, a park-like, multi-use environment that includes a walking labyrinth, restored prairie, a Japanese garden, an orchard, vegetable beds, berry brambles, a croquet lawn and a charred wood outdoor shower. Dakin pays special attention to materials at every turn, selecting an antique sugar bowl for the outdoor fire pit, antique Japanese roof tiles to create blue edging, and stepping stones imported from India. In addition to its diversity of garden types, this permacultural paradise is home to chickens, ducks, and bees. A complex irrigation system was designed to draw alternately from wells and cisterns.
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Dakin has also had the privilege of creating an arboretum of diverse and rare trees that she based on Olmsted’s design for Central Park. Trees were selected to display a variety of seasonally shifting delights: spring blooms, fall berries, winter branch structure. Mature trees onsite were preserved and sometimes moved to new locations.
Amy Martin Landscape DesignBobo Hydrangea are the perfect size for filling these stone wall planters on the back of the house.
Arbordale LandscapingStepping stones in a minimal gravel paved area lead past two lounge chairs to the intimate dining area. The herringbone-patterned limestone patio dissipates into a lush planting bed filled with loose swaths of shade-loving perennials and seasonal bulbs. Beech hedging, and formal clipped evergreens, surround the space and provide privacy, structure and winter interest to the garden. On axis to the main interior living space of the home, the fountain, is the focal point of the garden. A limestone water wall featuring an engraved pattern of fallen Honey Locust leaves nods to the centrally located mature Honey Locust tree that anchors the garden. Water, flowing down the wall, falls a short distance into a pool with a submerged limestone panel. The light noise of the falling water helps soften the sounds of the bustling downtown neighbourhood, creating a tranquil back drop for living and entertaining.
Hortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden Design-Custom Driftwood and Tanglevine Railing
-tasteful brass low-voltage pathlights, discretely embedded into railings
-Bluestone and Pea Gravel Steps
-Native Woodland Plantings for Shade
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
Garden ExpressionsDespite it’s location, this is not a country style garden. The client’s brief was for a structured, minimalist look.
Concrete in it’s many forms features strongly in this garden.
Concrete blocks, a by-product of concrete production, were sourced for the substantial retaining walls. And, steel U-Piles, usually used in civil projects, made the perfect material for another, very narrow retaining wall where space was at a premium.
Water from the custom made concrete channel spills into the Corten steel water feature.
The plants shapes had to be strong enough to hold up against the strong geometric lines and at the same time soften and support the structures. The main shapes are provided by pruned Box and Casuarina balls, heavily pruned grey Helichrysum and the softer, free flowing shapes of grasses. Trees give height, Acer Senkaki and Magnolia denudata are the main feature trees.
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