Natty Nest
Looking out at a mesmerizing stretch of Maryland’s South River, it’s easy to imagine halcyon days spent in quiet contemplation. David and Margaret Condit…
California Dreaming
A premium lot on a hillside in Northwest DC lured a businessman and his wife—despite the 1954 fixer-upper on the property. They intended a…
Best in Show
The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognizes exceptional garden design throughout the region. This…
Timeless Retreat
One of the qualities that sets a mature landscape apart from a recently planted garden is the abundant tangle of plant material. It takes…
Savvy Solution
When landscape architect Blake Dunlevy of D.A. Dunlevy first encountered a client’s backyard in Kensington’s historic district, he had to look beyond a water-logged…
Play Scape
For a backyard reinvention in McLean, landscape architect Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc., had to engage in subtraction before he could add amenities. Dozens…
Work of Art
A setting at the edge of a forest can be a starting point for a successful garden. With an acre and mature trees already…
Fresh Look
WOOD LOOK MoistureShield’s latest contribution to decking is Meridian, a capped, wood-plastic composite material that applies the company’s patented Solid Core moisture protection to…
Set in Stone
In a verdant patch of Fauquier County, life gallops along at the speed of a polo pony. So it seems incongruous that the clock…
Perfect Symmetry
Something magical happens during the drive past fields of sunflowers and acres of verdant farmland toward Still Waters Farm, the name former owners gave…
Comfort Zone
Everyone has a comfort zone. Whether indoors or out, in a book or on a hike, the key to this sanctum is knowing when…
Perfect Flow
Clients with a weekend retreat on Peachblossom Creek in Easton wished to give their sprawling, classically styled home better access to the surrounding waterfront…
Calm Vibe
Tracy Morris knows her way around a color fan deck. The designer often lends her paint-hue prowess to spec-home builders seeking palettes with broad…
DC Revival
In 1999, Ken Crerar and his husband Peter Garrett lucked into finding their forever home in DC’s Wesley Heights area. The renovated and expanded…
Historic Makeover
More than 10 years ago, a writer asked landscape architect Eric Groft, FASLA, of Oehme, van Sweden to name his ultimate dream project. On…
Checklist: Landscape
“Your outdoor space should be an extension of the lifestyle and aesthetic choices you make inside your home,” avers Andrew Ross, a design and…
Moment of Zen
While preparing to redo the landscape of his 1970s Great Falls contemporary, a client visited Indonesia and came home with an idea: to create…
Before+After: Landscape
“The house is almost totally surrounded by water,” says McHale’s Sandra Moffatt, who collaborated with Mike Miller on this Crownsville, Maryland, project. Located on…
New Leaf
A Great Falls family who had updated their house turned to Surrounds, Inc., to revive their rundown property accordingly. “It was an opportunity to…