Landscape

Driveway; transition from hardscape to softscape

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Good way to handle basement access (see ‘before’ photo).

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Hard and soft materials well combined

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Boxwoods parterres give this courtyard a clean, formal feel. The wooded site is minimally cleared and becomes part of the enclosure needed in such a formal design. Thoughtful relationship between hardscape (brick and slate) and softscape.

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All-green formal layout with a well-proportioned white "trim" that defines the space withou overwhelming it.

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Parterre for a small terrace.

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Ever changing garden in Vancouver, WA. We bought this property on an acre of horse pasture and started to landscape it immediately. Garden is now 17 years in the making and I'm still working on it and love changing and adding to the look. I took the pictures and they're from early spring to late fall.

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I don't particularly care for the four equal, seemingly over-scaled parterres, made heavier by the rounds in the center set off by the white flowers. For a better-scaled, all-green approach to the similar size garden, see picture here by Troy Rhone Garden Design.

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Low brick wall creates well-defined outdoor rooms and manages the gentle slope of the site.

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Outdoor room right off the porch, framed by stone wall

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