Beautifully split level garden that includes the lower sunken terrace featuring the fire place, is situated directly outside the spacious indoor kitchen and family room. The second level that is risen by steps to level lawns covers 3 sides of the garden with a slim path path to one and childrens open play area to the other. More steps then ascend to the third level of grassy terrace with a small seating area.

MO Residence design and photo by Jocelyn H. Chilvers

For this garden residence in Stowe, Ambler Design, helped to conceive the home owner's every desire in the quest for the perfect garden. Once an underused sloped area of the front lawn, step stone pathways now connect the existing entry terraces to the yard and garden. A small terrace with garden gate provides a seating area to rest beneath the timber trellis.

View of the front entry

This classic residence recalls the full elegance of the East Coast Shingle Style, as advanced by contemporary architects such as Robert A. M. Stern. Classic columns, oval windows, eyelid dormers front and back all combine to give a grace to the lines.

Diamond Lawns

Diamond Lawns

Diamond Lawns

Diamond Lawns

Small sloping garden with terraced lawn and small paved area to catch afternoon sun

Small garden in Ealing. This garden was on a slope and to improve the view, we created terraces retained with strips of Corten steel. There's a patio outside the house, and on the side of the garden to catch the evening sun.

Scott Buley HTT&T High Tech Turf & Trees Owners enjoyed having us add vertical stones collected from their off-site recreational property. These limited area "MicroScapeR(sm" ) projects lend themselves to intense small scale customization. Xeripaver permeable pavers replace water-logged lawn, and also extend width of driveway allowing easier access in this limited area. Flat stone steps, and small scale sedums, mosses, and other grasses, etc., add to the fun. Recycled glass is back lit at night with solar lights to highlight the ornamental grass as it grows out.

James R. Salomon Photography