Our Houston landscaping team was recently honored to collaborate with renowned architectural firm Murphy Mears. Murphy Mears builds superb custom homes throughout the country. A recent project for a Houston resident by the name of Borow involved a custom home that featured an efficient, elegant, and eclectic modern architectural design. Ms. Borow is very environmentally conscious and asked that we follow some very strict principles of conservation when developing her landscaping design plan. In many ways you could say this Houston landscaping project was green on both an aesthetic level and a functional level. We selected affordable ground cover that spread very quickly to provide a year round green color scheme that reflected much of the contemporary artwork within the interior of the home. Environmentally speaking, our project was also green in the sense that it focused on very primitive drought resistant plant species and tree preservation strategies. The resulting yard design ultimately functioned as an aesthetic mirror to the abstract forms that the owner prefers in wall art. One of the more notable things we did in this Houston landscaping project was to build the homeowner a gravel patio near the front entrance to the home. The homeowner specifically requested that we disconnect the irrigation system that we had installed in the yard because she wanted natural irrigation and drainage only. The gravel served this wish superbly. Being a natural drain in its own respect, it provided a permeable surface that allowed rainwater to soak through without collecting on the surface. More importantly, the gravel was the only material that could be laid down near the roots of the magnificent trees in Ms. Borow’s yard. Any type of stone, concrete, or brick that is used in more typical Houston landscaping plans would have been out of the question. A patio made from these materials would have either required cutting into tree roots, or it would have impeded their future growth. The specific species chosen for ground cover also bear noting. The two primary plants used were jasmine and iris. Monkey grass was also used to a small extent as a border around the edge of the house. Irises were planted in front of the house, and the jasmine was planted beneath the trees. Both are very fast growing, drought resistant species that require very little watering. However, they do require routine pruning, which Ms. Borow said she had no problem investing in. Such lawn alternatives are frequently used in Houston landscaping projects that for one reason or the other require something other than a standard planting of carpet grass. In this case, the motivation had nothing to do with finances, but rather a conscientious effort on Ms. Borow’s part to practice water conservation and tree preservation. Other hardscapes were then introduced into this green design to better support the home architecture. A stepping stone walkway was built using plain concrete pads that are very simple and modern in their aesthetic. These lead up to the front stair case with four inch steps that Murphy Mears designed for maximum ergonomics and comfort. There were a few softscape elements that we added to complete the Houston landscaping design. A planting of River Birch trees was introduced near the side of the home. River Birch trees are very attractive, light green trees that do not grow that tall. This eliminates any possible conflict between the tree roots and the home foundation. Murphy Mears also built a very elegant fence that transitioned the geometry of the house down to the city sidewalk. The fence sharply parallels the linear movement of the house. We introduced some climbing vines to help soften the fence and to harmonize its aesthetic with that of the trees, ground cover, and grass along the sidewalk.

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Landscape Designer Eileen Kelly replaced the patchy lawn with decomposed granite, new planting beds filled with low-water plants and a creative cauldron retrofitted into a gas fire pit. Photo: Eileen Kelly © Dig Your Garden Landscape Design http://www.digyourgarden.com/portfolio/kentfieldreplacedlawn.html

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Свежая идея для дизайна: весенний засухоустойчивый сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с растениями в контейнерах и полуденной тенью - отличное фото интерьера

Karen Bussolini. Design Credit: Stephen Stimson Associates
Идея дизайна: регулярный сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в современном стиле с покрытием из гравия, растениями в контейнерах и полуденной тенью

Stone, wood, plants. DESIGN: Cathy Carr, APLD Photo and installation by Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
На фото: весенний участок и сад среднего размера на переднем дворе в стиле рустика с полуденной тенью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки с

На фото: участок и сад среднего размера в классическом стиле с подпорной стенкой и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

Working in collaboration with architect Marshall Schneider and interior designer Jean Larette, our team created a series of outdoor spaces that took full advantage of the sweeping views of vineyards, and ridgelines. All photography by Robert Trachtenberg

Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: участок и сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с мощением клинкерной брусчаткой

Eagle Luxury Properties
Пример оригинального дизайна: солнечный садовый фонтан среднего размера на заднем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой

A rearyard carport was created to allow the home to engage with the landscaping. The landscape had previously hidden behind a garage that was both dilapidated beyond functional use while also blocking the owner's view. Landscape Design by Cubic Yard Design Photography by CTRL Creative Studio

Свежая идея для дизайна: участок и сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в восточном стиле с растениями в контейнерах - отличное фото интерьера

Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечная, летняя фитостена среднего размера на заднем дворе в современном стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия - отличное фото интерьера

Contemporary, timber framed cabana with "Tigerwood" planking. The Tigerwood was used on the underside of the roof and as siding on the storage room. The back wall is faux lava rock with a space for flat screen monitor. The storage room door has "push to open" hidden hardware and stainless steel hinges. The siding was installed to be seamless through the door. Resolusean Photography

Merle Kroeker
На фото: регулярный сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в восточном стиле с покрытием из гравия

На фото: солнечный, летний засухоустойчивый сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки с

Decomposed Granite Pathway
Стильный дизайн: тенистый участок и сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в стиле рустика с с перголой - последний тренд