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Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.
Photo of a large traditional full sun front yard gravel landscaping in New York for spring.
Michael Therrien Landscaping, LLC
This is an example of a rustic front yard concrete paver driveway in Boston.
M.S. Vicas Interiors
This is an example of a huge contemporary shade front yard concrete paver driveway in DC Metro.
Bertog Landscape Company
This is an example of a large traditional full sun front yard stone driveway in Chicago.
Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Left side of driveway includes new Fond du Lac outcropping stone retaining wall and a variety of shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses.
Westhauser Photography
Wagner Hodgson
Westphalen Photography
This is an example of a large farmhouse partial sun gravel driveway in Burlington.
This is an example of a large farmhouse partial sun gravel driveway in Burlington.
Mierop Design, FAPLD
Photo of a large traditional full sun courtyard brick driveway in New York for spring.
Gabriela Yariv Landscape Design
Jennifer Cheung
Photo of a large mediterranean full sun front yard gravel landscaping in Los Angeles.
Photo of a large mediterranean full sun front yard gravel landscaping in Los Angeles.
Joel Reis Architecture and Real Estate Photography
Gated Driveway
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Los Angeles.
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Los Angeles.
Superscapes
Design ideas for a mid-sized rustic partial sun front yard mulch driveway in Oklahoma City for summer.
Coastal Source
Inspiration for a huge tropical full sun front yard brick landscaping in Philadelphia for summer.
Attraction Lights
This beautiful interwoven brick front walk is illuminated by two sizes of Swirls Path Lights leading to the front porch and a small sitting area. The landscape lights provide artistic garden sculpture by day and dramatic lighting for the front yard and pathway at night. Photo by Lyle Braund, Attraction Lights
Putnam's Landscaping
Inspiration for a large traditional partial sun front yard stone landscaping in New York.
Big Rock Landscaping
Beautiful modern home in the hills of Lehi, Utah. Gorgeous views accented by tasteful modern design and details.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard driveway in Salt Lake City.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard driveway in Salt Lake City.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
A couple by the name of Claire and Dan Boyles commissioned Exterior Worlds to develop their back yard along the lines of a French Country garden design. They had recently designed and built a French Colonial style house. Claire had been very involved in the architectural design, and she communicated extensively her expectations for the landscape.
The aesthetic we ultimately created for them was not a traditional French country garden per se, but instead was a variation on the symmetry, color, and sense of formality associated with this design. The most notable feature that we added to the estate was a custom swimming pool installed just to the rear of the home. It emphasized linearity, complimentary right angles, and it featured a luxury spa and pool fountain. We built the coping around the pool out of limestone, and we used concrete pavers to build the custom pool patio. We then added French pottery in various locations around the patio to balance the stonework against the look and structure of the home.
We added a formal garden parallel to the pool to reflect its linear movement. Like most French country gardens, this design is bordered by sheered bushes and emphasizes straight lines, angles, and symmetry. One very interesting thing about this garden is that it is consist entirely of various shades of green, which lends itself well to the sense of a French estate. The garden is bordered by a taupe colored cedar fence that compliments the color of the stonework.
Just around the corner from the back entrance to the house, there lies a double-door entrance to the master bedroom. This was an ideal place to build a small patio for the Boyles to use as a private seating area in the early mornings and evenings. We deviated slightly from strict linearity and symmetry by adding pavers that ran out like steps from the patio into the grass. We then planted boxwood hedges around the patio, which are common in French country garden design and combine an Old World sensibility with a morning garden setting.
We then completed this portion of the project by adding rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that frames the yard. This design is derivative of those found in morning gardens, and it provides the Boyles with a place where they can step directly from their bedroom into a private outdoor space and enjoy the early mornings and evenings.
We further develop the sense of a morning garden seating area; we deviated slightly from the strict linear forms of the rest of the landscape by adding pavers that ran like steps from the patio and out into the grass. We also planted rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that borders this portion of the yard.
We then landscaped the front of the home with a continuing symmetry reminiscent of French country garden design. We wanted to establish a sense of grand entrance to the home, so we built a stone walkway that ran all the way from the sidewalk and then fanned out parallel to the covered porch that centers on the front door and large front windows of the house. To further develop the sense of a French country estate, we planted a small parterre garden that can be seen and enjoyed from the left side of the porch.
On the other side of house, we built the Boyles a circular motorcourt around a large oak tree surrounded by lush San Augustine grass. We had to employ special tree preservation techniques to build above the root zone of the tree. The motorcourt was then treated with a concrete-acid finish that compliments the brick in the home. For the parking area, we used limestone gravel chips.
French country garden design is traditionally viewed as a very formal style intended to fill a significant portion of a yard or landscape. The genius of the Boyles project lay not in strict adherence to tradition, but rather in adapting its basic principles to the architecture of the home and the geometry of the surrounding landscape.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Driveway Ideas & Designs
Tellurian Construction
Inspiration for a large modern full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Portland.
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