A grand wooden gate introduces the series of arrival sequences to be taken in along the private drive to the main ranch grounds.
На фото: солнечный, летний участок и сад на переднем дворе в стиле кантри с подъездной дорогой, перегородкой для приватности, хорошей освещенностью и с каменным забором с

Daniel Stauch
На фото: большой солнечный участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с подъездной дорогой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки с

Modern carport extends off face of home to provide cover for two cars. Poured in place pavers with gravel joints create an aesthetically appealing parking surface.

During excavation for this new modern home, large granite boulders rose to the surface from the primordial hillside. Instead of displacing these monoliths from the site from which they were created, they were arranged to define space. A circle of boulders stand guard around a custom built fire pit, providing protection from the wind while offering a place to climb or sit. The extended landscape view from the lawn is kept intact by the introduction of a ha-ha, a traditional landscape feature, that hides the productive garden and keeps it from breaking the view. Native and drought tolerant plantings hug the outer edges of the property for minimal use of irrigation and to visually blend into the surrounding hillside. This project also features a custom ipe bench with integrated lighting, waterjet address numbers with night lighting, and hardscape that complements the form and materiality of the architecture to create a harmonious transition into the horizontal plane. Photography: Louie Jeon Photography

While the Southern California drought is keeping homeowners water usage to a minimum, there are an abundance of plants that thrive on minimal water. A combination of drip irrigation systems and drought tolerant plants can keep your exterior spaces green and beautiful as well as water efficient. This image features our design a few months down the road. With the addition of a few spring flowers, this front yard is officially ready for the Spring and Summer season.

Пример оригинального дизайна: огромный весенний участок и сад на внутреннем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с подъездной дорогой, садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и мощением клинкерной брусчаткой

This early spring picture showcases the evergreen shrubs used to soften the space. Large boulders with grasses and perennials provide great interest. The Ornamental Pear will bloom in spring, have gorgeous glossy green leaves through the summer and red fall color.

In 2003, we received a call from John and Jennifer Randall of West Houston. They had decided to build a French-style home just off of Piney Point near Memorial Drive. Jennifer wanted a modern French landscape design that reflected the symmetry, balance, and patterns of Old World estates. French landscapes like this are popular because of their uniquely proportioned partier gardens, formal garden and constructions, and tightly clipped hedges. John also wanted the French landscape design because of his passion for his heritage (he originally came to Houston from Louisiana), as well as the obvious aesthetic benefits of creating a natural complement to the architecture of the new house. The first thing we designed was a motor court driveway/parking area in the front of the home. While you may not think that a paved element would have anything at all do with landscape design, in reality it is truly apropos to the theme. French homes almost always have paving that extends all the way to the house. In the case of the Randall home, we used interlocking concrete pavers to create a surface that looks much older than it really is. This prevented the property from looking too much like a new construction and better lent itself to the elegance and stateliness characteristic of French landscape designs in general. Further blending of practical function with the aesthetic elements of French landscaping was accomplished in an area to the left of the driveway. John loved fishing, and he requested that we design a convenient parking area to temporarily store his boat while he waited for a slip at the marina to become available. Knowing that this area would function only for temporary storage, we came up with the idea of integrating this special parking area into the green space of a parterre garden. We laid down a graveled area in the shape of a horseshoe that would easily allow John back up his truck and unload his boat. We then surrounded this graveled area with a scalloped hedge characterized by a very bright, light green color. Planting boxwoods and Holly trees beyond the hedge, we then extended them throughout the yard. This created a contrast of light and green ground cover that is characteristic of French landscape designs. By establishing alternating light and dark shades of color, it helps establish an unconscious sense of movement which the eye finds it hard to resist following Parterre gardens like this are also keynote elements to French landscape designs, and the combination of such a green space with the functional element of a paved area serves to elevate the mundane purpose of a temporary parking and storage area into an aesthetic in its own right. Also, we deliberately chose the horseshoe design because we knew this space could later be transformed into a decorative center for the entire garden. This is the main reason we used small stones to cover the area, rather than concrete or pavers. When the boat was eventually relocated, the darkly colored stones surrounded by a brightly colored hedge gave us an excellent place to mount an outdoor sculpture. The elegance of the home and surrounding French landscape design warranted attention at all hours so we contracted a lighting design company to ensure that all important elements of the house and property were fully visible at night. With mercury vapor lights concealed in trees, we created artificial moonlight that shone down on the garden and front porch. For accent lighting, we used a combination of up lights and down lights to differentiate architectural features, and we installed façade lights to emphasize the face of the home itself. Although a new construction, this residence achieved such an aura of stateliness that it earned fame throughout the neighborhood almost overnight, and it remains a favorite in the Piney Point area to this day. For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.

Стильный дизайн: большой участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с подъездной дорогой - последний тренд

A simulated stream amongst the landscape allows water to flow out and not flood the area.
На фото: большой летний участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с подъездной дорогой и полуденной тенью

cor-ten (weathering) steel vertical louvers for privacy fence at concrete wall
На фото: большой участок и сад на переднем дворе в стиле лофт с полуденной тенью, подъездной дорогой, воротами, покрытием из каменной брусчатки и с металлическим забором

This picture shows the usefulness of Outdoor Lighting. It both beautifies and is a practical addition to any landscape for security and safety.
Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: маленький участок и сад на переднем дворе в современном стиле с подъездной дорогой и подпорной стенкой для на участке и в саду

Rows of globe boxwood and masses of creeping thyme and sedge grass run parallel to the street and highlight the front façade of the house. A retaining wall of Corten steel slices through the vegetation to create a striking juxtaposition of textures as well as a clear delineation between public and private space. Concrete steps lead up to and through the wall, their cantilevered construction making them appear to float atop the landscape. Photo by George Dzahristos.

Kelsey Bisordi
На фото: участок и сад на переднем дворе в стиле модернизм с подъездной дорогой

Jennifer Cheung
На фото: большой солнечный садовый фонтан на переднем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с подъездной дорогой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия с

Свежая идея для дизайна: большой весенний участок и сад на переднем дворе в стиле модернизм с подъездной дорогой, садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой - отличное фото интерьера

Variety of espalier fruit trees lining the new driveway
Пример оригинального дизайна: большой солнечный участок и сад на переднем дворе в стиле модернизм с подъездной дорогой, садовой дорожкой или калиткой и хорошей освещенностью

Стильный дизайн: огромный весенний участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с подъездной дорогой, садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки - последний тренд

Идея дизайна: солнечный участок и сад среднего размера на переднем дворе в стиле фьюжн с подъездной дорогой, хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой