Garden Design Ideas with a Fire Feature and a Retaining Wall
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LA-Decks Backyard and Pool RemodelingRedwood deck with grey stain on hill with glass railing and redwood posts.
Janice Parker Landscape ArchitectsA stepping stone path with grass joints lead to the lower fire pit circle.
Photo credit: Neil Landino
Margie Grace - Grace Design AssociatesUber green earthy contemporary
Winner of the Gold Medal and the International Landscaper Designer of The Year for APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers)
Winner of Santa Barbara Beautiful Award, Large Family Residence
Boodle ConceptsBackyard retreat in McKinnon. Garden design & landscaping installation by Boodle Concepts, based in Melbourne and Kyneton, Macedon Ranges. New decking and firepit area is hugged by custom curved bench and various heights of screening for visual interest.
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Ginkgo Leaf StudioOverall view of the backyard and new patio that we designed along with all new plantings and landscape lighting.
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Andover Landscape Design & ConstructionA renovated screen porch and staircase connect to a granite patio, the perfect spot for grilling and dining al fresco. A wide stone staircase connects the dinning terrace to a lower lounge patio. The patio consisting of herringbone brick with a granite border seamlessly meets the lawn at the garden level. The homes concrete foundation is now covered in a fieldstone veneer, matching the low stone walls built in the rear yard, unifying the space. The outdoor living spaces are softened by lush plant beds that are home to perennials, flowering shrubs and trees.
A walkout basement now connects to the garden space by a gravel path. A finished ceiling and custom lattice provide a clean and functional space for the once dark, uninviting area underneath the screen porch.
A bench swing provides a fun and relaxing spot to sit in the shade and read a book while surrounded by this garden sanctuary.
Painted Fern Garden DesignThe existing garden had an ideal seating area in the back left corner to catch the evening sun. Unfortunately, it wasn’t particularly welcoming as it was overgrown with ivy and under an overhanging conifer. This coupled with an area of slippery, rotten decking was not a space the clients wanted to spend lots of time in.
They were looking to create a naturalistic garden to sit in, whilst sharing the space with any wildlife we could encourage in. In order to future-proof the garden, changes in level needed to be kept to a minimum. Having a pet cat, careful consideration needed to be given to the choice of plants, to be both beneficial to wildlife, and wherever possible, non-toxic to cats.
At the heart of the new garden sits a pond, with water one of the best ways of encouraging wildlife in. The turf was planted with pockets of early flowering Camassia and Fritillaria bulbs and allowed to grow long until the foliage had died right back, and over time hopefully encouraging in further species to create meadow strips.
The plant selection included Buddleja, Geranium, Nepeta, Rosemary, Sedum and Thyme, which offered something for butterflies, honeybees, hoverflies, bee-flies and long-tongued bees. A small tree, Malus ‘Admiration’ was selected for its ability to attract bees, beneficial insects and butterflies with its nectar and pollen rich flowers whilst providing a food source for birds and caterpillars. A Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ was positioned next to the pond, and along with Hellebores, these provided a welcome early source of food for queen bumblebees and solitary mining bees.
Two seating areas were built. One was integrated into a dry-stone wall built using Purbeck stone, which in time, would create a home for various inhabitants. The second was a bug hotel. Attention was also given to hedgehogs by creating a series of hedgehog holes between the neighbouring four gardens and a hedgehog home.
A combination of autumn brown sandstone for the two patio areas was teamed with matching square setts to create a sweeping curved path linking the different spaces within the garden. The timber used for both benches and the pergola was Western Red Cedar which was allowed to silver over time. A hand thrown Cretan urn was displayed in a feature area viewed from both the house and the seating areas.
Golden Gardens And BuildingSunken Fire Pit . The bespoke features are extraordinary with some that are so technically challenging they are almost unique in the UK. Advanced drainage sump system connected to mains, all block work done to the millimetre, re enforced steel bars incorporated into the hollow concrete blocks then filled with concrete
Blue Bear Landscape ConstructionComplete back yard renovation. New features include recycled concrete slab retaining wall, custom privacy screen, two porcelain slab patios, fire pit, artificial turf lawn and planting.
Cambium Inc.The very effective planting design embraces color, and more importantly, significant textural differences of the plant materials.
Garden Design Ideas with a Fire Feature and a Retaining Wall
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