Landscaping and Hardscaping
Particulars on pergolas
Gabion walls
Steps down to lake,
Love the modern vibe, artificial turf, pavers with drainage
Instead, he designed 9-foot-wide individual panels with gaps between them. “It still feels private, but these have a stand-alone sculptural feel,” he says. Rogers repeated the aluminum and cedar used on the pergola for a cohesive look. The aluminum frames have channels in the center that he slid the cedar slats into; he separated the horizontal slats with spacers to add to the open feeling.
A stunning new pergola defines the dining area. It is painted aluminum, with cedar slats set within the structural frame. The cedar slats of the overhang continue down the side, adding a beautiful architectural element to the large expanse of stucco on the back facade of the house. Party lights provide a lovely ambiance at night.
Symmetry and order
For fenced garden area
Cool pergola
For the bonus room - ribbon electric fireplace
For the garage and bonus room
Open bar seating along the side
For the upper field, or lower
For up in the field
Serviceberry Canadian
modern water feature
This is what I want my raised bed garden to look like
Fence along the back
The project also incorporated a new landscape design for the front yard, including a new driveway, garage doors and trellis. The garage doors are the same clear cedar as the pergola’s roof. The driveway is exposed aggregate concrete; pebbles were troweled into it for a more historically appropriate look. The team edged the driveway in matching brick.
A big part of the architecture on the terrace is this new pergola. The frame is black powder-coated steel, and the wood is clear cedar. Clear cedar has very few imperfections, such as knotting, and gives the pergola a look that’s more classic than rustic. The pergola also contains a ceiling fan for hot days as well as overhead lighting for nighttime dining. “The four black boxes are lights that are perfectly spaced for a soft casting of light over the table,” Richardson says.
very modern looking black and wood pergola
Details on roof angles - white and blue
Komori focused on sustainability, along with good looks and productivity. The decomposed granite (DG) paths lined with granite cobblestones meander through the space. They’re a permeable option that allows rainwater to slowly seep into the soil rather than run off. The beds are topped with xerimulch. “[It’s] a finely shredded wood [not bark] mulch that breaks down over time and nourishes the soil,” Komori says. The mulch also shelters the soil from direct sun and helps prevent water loss from the new drip irrigation system.
stairs
The team installed long stair treads leading from the patios down to the lawn area, to create interesting levels as well as depth and dimension. “We pour lines of concrete, and then take several bluestones and turn them up on their ends and set them in a mortar bed, so it reveals the riser of the step is bluestone,”
Gravel and bluestone pavers
Pergola screen
Gabion fence, but with logs instead of stone to make it insect-friendly
Love this look
Love this landscaping plan
Landscaping around barn
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