Midcentury Garden Design Ideas with Decomposed Granite
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UserMark Tessier Landscape Architecture designed this textural, drought tolerant, warm modern garden to complement the mid-century design of the home. The use of various materials including gravel, wood, and concrete mixed with a lush drought resistant planting palette offer a homeowners and visitors a multi sensory environment.
Photos by Art Gray
BE Landscape DesignThis front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden. As an added echo perk, we repurposed broken cement to create a little retaining wall and parkway path.
Ross NW WatergardensConcrete slab path leading to a side gate.
By Ben Bowen of Ross NW Watergardens, a Portland landscaping firm.
Parco StudioTaking notes from Lawrence Halprin's original landscape design, we recreated his "alpine pond" here.The new bedroom wing is situated so as to feed the pond with runoff collected by the home's butterfly roof.
Akin Paz ArchitectureEntry Court
Design Developed under Employment at Studio Schicketanz
Design: Lorena Akin & Mary Ann Schicketanz
Photography by: Lorena Akin
Photoshoot styling: Studio Schicketanz (Lindsay Bauer & Nicole Clapman)
Kitchen Design: Lorena Akin & Mary Ann Schicketanz
Construction administration: Lorena Akin
Doors & Windows: Fleetwood
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.
JLM ConstructionShowing:
*Horizontal fencing with steel posts, no gaps
*Drought-tolerant grass-like planting leading to the backyard with climbing vines on the fence
*Decomposed granite garden path
BE Landscape DesignThis front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden. As an added echo perk, we repurposed broken cement to create a little retaining wall and parkway path.
Parco StudioA path made from decomposed granite with Juniper timber steps leads from the terraced vegetable garden, through the side courtyard, and to the backyard.
Parco StudioJuniper timber retaining walls and steps form the terraced vegetable garden. A rain chain on the southern end of the butterfly roof leads to a runnel at the base of the garden.
BE Landscape DesignThis front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden.
BE Landscape DesignThis front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden. Highlighted here is a multi trunk Arbutis undo, commonly called a Strawberry tree. Valued for it's deep red bark, blush, pink lantern shaped blossoms and edible red fruits.
BE Landscape DesignThis front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden.
BE Landscape DesignWelcome home! The bright orange door was inspired by the 50 year old Orange tree we brought back to life, and it's bounteous production.
Midcentury Garden Design Ideas with Decomposed Granite
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