Haven, Lindsay and Andrew
Wondered if maybe path rocks might be used in parallel for cars to drive on.
Trees and black stones are nice. But feels a little barren.
Possibly and interesting way to incorporate DG. We like the large stones better, but if the DG doesn't last, at least the stones would be walkable.
The lanterns and trellis structure are nice.
Stock tanks are too industrial.
This looks lovely, but the gravel path seems like it would be hard to maintain. About this time we wondered if there might be a way to get a gravel look but set in better so it's easier to walk on and clean?
Low fencing and gates are nice breaks in the landscape.
wood and stone
We love these unevenly spaced retangular stones with plants growing around and between them.
This wood style feels too aggressive. We would like things to feel a little bit more seamlessly natural.
So much gravel...
The steps here are a very nice alternative to flat concrete. Mixing in the pebbles gives it a feeling of natural aggregate.
These square stones make a great transition between the hardscape and the landscape. They are a little too angular for our taste. Imagine if these were more naturally shaped flagstones.
Koi! While we don't want to spend much time maintaining a pond, the rocks here are great.
Natural rocks again make great sculpture. We worry that any gravel spaces will be hard to maintain with all the leaves that will drop in the spring and fall.
Natural rocks like this, built into the hard surfaces, echo what we have in the deck and for the base of our pillars. I think we should include something like this in our patio.
A few simple fountains with low evaporative surfaces are probably all that we need. This one seems to almost float.
The small rocks behind the cement patio create a nice transition space between the hard and soft surfaces. The structure above seems designed to bring a sense of intimacy to the space and bring it in from the neighbors, though we'd rather accomplish that with trees if possible.
We really like the flagstones of irregular shapes. It gives a flat surface, but with a lot of texture. The straight hedge does a nice job of separating spaces, even if parts of those spaces are more natural.
multi-use area
Q