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Placing large accent rock in and around this new landscape blended well with the surrounding hills and naturally rocky landscape. Plants and trees found in the area were also incorporated into the foundation planting of the home with some new varieties of plant materials. The addition of the front entry fountain made for a tranquil approach to the home.

One of the objects in any successful landscape is to get people to experience the place by moving through it. With this large backyard it was a garden walk around the space which made that possible. Having several stops possible along the way, a guest could experience the deck, walk or back patio space all flanked by an interesting pallet of plant materials.

Small garden spaces tend to the most challenging to design. In this case the owner wanted a patio with a wall fountain, a built-in swing set at the rear and they also wanted to retain as much of the sod of their back yard as possible.

Adding this free flowing border planting along the left rear yard's property line certainly dresses up the plain looking fence which was once a low spot in the yard. Adding drainage and building up beds created an oasis where there was a boggy area filled with hoards of mosquito's

The black circles represent tree trunks on this heavily shaded plan. Creating a patio extension that tucked under the tree was a goal of this patio hardscape. Additional plantings flank the patio and border of the property to complete the lush planting effect.