Dry creek bed with ledger stone, pebbles, trailing sedums and ornamental grasses.
На фото: весенний засухоустойчивый сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в средиземноморском стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и покрытием из гравия с

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На фото: весенний участок и сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в современном стиле с полуденной тенью и покрытием из гравия с

The boxwood takes on a chartreuse green in early spring the gate leads to a pool beyond
Свежая идея для дизайна: маленький весенний регулярный сад на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с покрытием из гравия для на участке и в саду - отличное фото интерьера

Custom steel and limestone boulder retaining walls with xeric Texas planting. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

Идея дизайна: большой солнечный, весенний засухоустойчивый сад на переднем дворе в стиле ретро с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия

A great example of how a compact backyard can be turned into a beautiful outdoor haven. With a creative approach, this small space now boasts all the main features on the client's wish list: pergola, gas fire pit, water feature and covered patio area. The square, horizontal/vertical layout gives a modern feel, which is merges with its wooded surroundings thanks to a combination of wood, brick, stone and slate. The height of the pergola frames the landscape and creates a cosy atmosphere under the surrounding tall trees. Kristin Karch

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Стильный дизайн: большой солнечный, весенний регулярный сад на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия - последний тренд

This is the old tennis court reconfigured as a French country garden.A French limestone carved fountain is centered within the new garden space. The sound of falling water follows down the decomposed granite paths through a series of rose arbors from Walpole Woodworkers.

Gravel pathways with aRose garland running along one side. A selection of perennials along pathway to include Oriental Poppies, Salvia, Allium bulbs, Ladies Mantle an d Acanthus.

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.

disappearing fountain set in black gravel
На фото: большой весенний участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с полуденной тенью и покрытием из гравия с

A grass path through a rock garden featuring a large rock fountain.
На фото: весенний участок и сад среднего размера на внутреннем дворе в стиле модернизм с полуденной тенью, покрытием из гравия и газонным бордюром

На фото: солнечный, весенний участок и сад среднего размера на переднем дворе в современном стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия с

Свежая идея для дизайна: большая солнечная, весенняя спортивная площадка на внутреннем дворе в морском стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия - отличное фото интерьера

Elegant garden ornamentation stands out against a planter wall featuring a mass planting of the succulent Lady's slipper (Pedilanthus macrocarpus). Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

The natural grass seen on golf and putting greens might make people green with envy, since it’s so close cropped yet lush. But grass on putting greens needs an amazing amount of work to keep it healthy and manicured. Our golf and putting greens don’t.

Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечный, весенний участок и сад среднего размера на внутреннем дворе в современном стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия - отличное фото интерьера

The interior of our twinwall polycarbonate greenhouse with interesting raised garden beds. A truly productive greenhouse!
Свежая идея для дизайна: большой солнечный, весенний регулярный сад на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с растениями в контейнерах, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия - отличное фото интерьера

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