We often see side gardens and forget about them. They’re unloved and underutilised just because they can be a bit small and dark. This particular side garden could be seen from inside the client’s home. It was time to give it some love and much needed revitalising. Karl carried out the initial site survey understanding this space needed a redesign but also needed to be mindful of the ongoing damp. The clients changed the window as a preventative measure. Taking a look at the rest of the garden it’s filled with ferns and many other beautiful plants. From here Karl decided to continue this very organic theme in the side garden. Avoiding interrupting the damp course there would need to be a stepped arrangement. These steps would also allow access to the water butts at the top. The client uses these to sustainably water the rest of the garden. Karl kept the materials pallet simple and natural choosing French oak sleepers paired with natural York stones stepping stones, gravel and planting. This scheme can then be left alone to grow and be admired from inside the home. Adding more detail to the sleepers by hand using chisels, routers and sanders gave them an incredibly rustic aesthetic. In these pictures this the French Oak sleepers have been treated with Owatrol Textrol oil with a Honey tint to give them a warmer richer colour.

This year’s Garden Tour showcases a trio of gardens which comprise a ten-acre land parcel shared mostly by members of the same family. Each of the gardens has been professionally landscaped by Peter Strelkow, of HS2G Inc., yet each has a distinct identity. After ten years, homeowners Albert and Ana commissioned Peter to achieve a new vision for their garden. Peter was a natural choice since he had done the original design. To facilitate this new vision some plants were removed, others relocated, and many new ones were added in an altogether new design conceptualization. The result is an extraordinary, truly show-stopping landscape composition. This garden is a true oasis. Multiple layers of palms are the first vision. Elegant royal palms flank both sides of the driveway and smaller silver-thatched fan palms, Copernicia prunifera, line either side parallel to the street in double rows. The main entrance is marked with four large keystone columns crowned with a saucer of elegant cycads, Dioon mereolea. To the right, a trio of cycads, Dioon spinulosum, nest among the prunifera palms and continues the tropical feeling. Orange Epidendrum orchids add wonderful color. Adjacent are three sculptural small, leafless, spiny trees, Pacypodium rutanburgianum. This native of Madagascar looks more like a work of art than a plant. Notice the delicate white flowers at the branch terminals. A clump of Moroccan fan palms adds a sash of silver, while a large yellow and green bromeliad and Yucca filaments ‘Color Guard’ add texture and color. The foundation plantings to the right feature a large cluster of cabada palms surrounded by colorful bromeliads. Two large, elegant imperial bromeliads are the focal point here. Their red hues are echoed by red-flowering ginger and masses of brilliantly colored crotons, ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’. Two large cycads, Dioon rzedowski surrounded by creamy bromeliads mark the house entrance. The left side of the house features an extraordinary bed of palms – Licuala grandis and Kentiotopis oliviformis. Tall and shorter, palmate and pinnate, olive green and lime green planted in a checker-board pattern with Anthurium ‘Black Dragon’ filling the understory with spectacular form and color. The central part of the yard retains large clumps of indigenous saw palmetto, original to the property. They are enhanced by plantings of Farfugium and colorful ‘Dreadlocks’ crotons. Homeowners Albert and Ana love to entertain family and friends in their charming old-Florida styled home. “I believe that gardens are meant to be shared,” said Albert, who has a life-long passion for plants. “I want people to feel as if they stepped into a hidden island oasis.” We invite you to stroll through this amazing front garden, and then venture around back where a delightful surprise awaits!

На фото: участок и сад на боковом дворе в средиземноморском стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой и покрытием из каменной брусчатки с

Red Ruffles Echeveria planter.. Photo by Ketti Kupper
Стильный дизайн: маленький солнечный участок и сад на внутреннем дворе в современном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой и хорошей освещенностью для на участке и в саду - последний тренд

Стильный дизайн: огромный солнечный, летний засухоустойчивый сад на склоне в средиземноморском стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой и хорошей освещенностью - последний тренд

Finished product of flagstone and zoysia grass joints. Maltese stone 8" X 8" border. River Rock landscape bed with flagstone walkway.
Стильный дизайн: большой засухоустойчивый сад на переднем дворе в стиле рустика с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки - последний тренд

На фото: солнечный участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой

Maintaining the Lake House Feel This homeowner came into Braen Supply looking for advice on choosing a stone to match his lake house. With cedar shake siding already in place the benefits of using warmer earth tones to keep the lake house feel in place was discussed. To compliment the project the homeowner was looking for a patio and walkway stone that would pair perfectly with the thin veneer that was chosen for the landscape and retaining walls. Norwegian Buff was the perfect match for the area around the pool as well as for the walkway leading to the home. Working With the Experts The experts at Braen Supply were able to find the perfect material to meet the homeowner’s needs and then used that to find materials for the facade, patio, walkway and steps. Together they were able to achieve the perfect blend of colors and stones to keep the lake house look and feel the homeowner loved.

Steep or uneven paths & walkways are no challenge for Rubaroc. Installed to a uniform thickness over a new or existing solid subsurface such as concrete or crushed aggregate, Rubaroc provides under-foot comfort with a reassuring grip, helping to prevent slips & tumbles. Rubaroc is available in a wide variety of earth-tone or vibrant colors, all perfectly blended to enhance the surrounding environment. Photography by & the property of Rubaroc International Inc.

Home built by JMA (Jim Murphy and Associates). Photo credit: Michael O'Callahan.
На фото: большой солнечный, летний засухоустойчивый сад на заднем дворе в современном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

На фото: большой солнечный засухоустойчивый сад на переднем дворе в современном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью, мощением тротуарной плиткой и с деревянным забором с

Suzanne Wilkerson
Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: маленький летний регулярный сад на внутреннем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой для на участке и в саду

Das Zusammenspiel von Outdoorküche, Holzterrasse mit Lounge-Möbeln und Essterrasse. Das Sonnensegel bietet in der exponierten Lage eine angenehme Beschattung.

Идея дизайна: маленький солнечный засухоустойчивый сад на переднем дворе в современном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой и хорошей освещенностью для на участке и в саду

На фото: весенний регулярный сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в стиле кантри с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой с

A Southwest style courtyard was designed for family and critters to enjoy an enclosed outdoor space. The 'elk mountain' flagstone path winds thru a cactus garden featuring a 'mancave macho mocha, 'old man cactus and euphorbia tirucali. The perennial garden has a 'caesalpinia pulcherrima', vitex purpurea', cuphea ignea. The sitting garden includes a Furcrea mediopicta (mexico), Leucophyllum frutescens silver leaf (Rio Bravo), and Grevillea'long john' Sitting at the mesquite table one can enjoy the re-circulating boulder fountain which attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Brightly colored mexican tile enhances the barbecue. The fireplace with built-in light box has a private sitting area surrounded by an Aloe tree, acacia cultriformis and strelitzia juncea (South Africa)

Cedar timber stairs in a #waterwise #droughttolerant landscape. The pink of the Rockrose (Cistus spp.) contrasts nicely with the red of the cedar to my eyes. ©2017 ecologyartisans.com

Combining a limited use of artificial turf on the parkway and side of driveway with landscaping dominated by colorful succulents, the blue flowers of Buddleia and Alogyne, and the emerald of sago palms, continues to delight the customer.

Image by Gary Winter
На фото: маленький весенний регулярный сад на переднем дворе в восточном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и покрытием из гравия для на участке и в саду