Landscape designer Morgan Washburn of Botanical Decorators faced a daunting challenge: His clients wanted a pool for entertaining on their heavily wooded lot in Alexandria. “It was an extremely difficult […]
Landscape designer Morgan Washburn of Botanical Decorators faced a daunting challenge: His clients wanted a pool for entertaining on their heavily wooded lot in Alexandria. “It was an extremely difficult […]
A charming cedar-and-glass conservatory creates a focal point in a McLean landscape project by Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc. Initially, “the client just wanted a koi pond and a greenhouse,” Cohen […]
Great Outdoors River View When Michael Prokopchak of Walnut Hill Landscape Company took on this project in Edgewater, Maryland, he was given a firm five-month deadline. The owners, whose children […]
Sculpting Nature In the northern reaches of Howard County, Maryland, despite new development, you still encounter narrow and winding country lanes, pastoral farmsteads and gently rolling verdant hills alive […]
Applause Along with the launch of HOME & DESIGN, the year 1999 witnessed another local event in the world of design: the opening of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture […]
Living Large Outdoors Whatever it may be called—arbor, colonnade, conservatory, deck, loggia, pergola or pool house—the outdoor structure is a significant component of today’s modern American garden. Outdoor structures can […]
Faced with a span of only 15 feet from the kitchen window to the rear property line, most homeowners wouldn’t begin to consider building a backyard entertaining area. But […]
Good working relationships make all the difference in landscape design, so when Annapolis builder Bret Anderson of Pyramid Builders began work on his own house on the water, he […]
Steep slopes often require ingenuity in design, especially when they rise from the back of the house to the rear property line. Homeowners Mark Hinton and Rick Robertson initially […]
Garden of the Spirits Anthony and Elizabeth Wilder. There’s a special presence in the garden of architect Anthony Wilder that gives it an almost magical quality. He and his wife […]
A Timeless Design Gardens go in and out of fashion. When landscape architect Richard Arentz began work on a Northwest DC project several years ago, it was clearly out […]
French Garden Flair When you think of French gardens, the elements that come to mind are wrought-iron fences, classic fountains, beautiful details and, of course, a place to relax […]
The Water Source When a Virginia couple originally installed an irrigation system 18 years ago, their needs were extensive. Their newly landscaped property, with its fresh perennial gardens and […]
Al Fresco Style Garden trends are shifting as homeowners become more discriminating about their choices of materials and plantings. Almost everyone now wants an outdoor “room” instead of a […]
A Sense of Drama Small yards often require ingenious design because there’s little space for all of the components a client wants. When the owners of a Bethesda residence […]
Luxe Outdoor Living Brand new houses are a dream for landscape designers: There’s no need to rip out overgrown trees or reconfigure existing hardscapes. They also allow designers to […]