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Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape

Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape McHale Landscape Design, Inc. The selection of materials for garden walls, walkways, paths and the like, collectively called hardscape, can make or […]

Country in the City

Country in the City Paths meander through this three-acre Georgetown garden, along a six-foot boxwood hedge. The property is perfect for entertaining, with its terraces, pool and hot tub and […]

A Natural Palette

A Natural Palette Plants from the surrounding Virginia landscape are reflected in this raised spa. Lewis Aquatech lined its interior and exterior with black glass tiles from Italy.A property overlooking the […]

A Classic Outdoor Retreat

A Classic Outdoor Retreat McHale Landscape Design eliminated a 14-foot grade in this back yard, adding a vanishing-edge pool that aligns perfectly with the home’s center hall axis. From a […]

Informal on a Grand Scale

Informal on a Grand Scale Big houses require big landscapes, and when a house is grand like this one in McLean, Virginia, it takes talent and ingenuity to come up […]

A Warm Embrace

A Warm Embrace Studio Nuovo designers Ricardo Ramos and Sheree Friedman relax with Nancy Morris and poodles Sophie and Tennyson in the rear garden of her Georgetown home. Interior Design: […]

Landscape Planning

Landscape Planning This plan by Sharper Cut enhances the property's outdoor living spaces with spacious gathering areas and a hidden oasis complete with cascading waterfalls and a fire pit. Most […]

Casual Elegance

Casual Elegance When Beth Stouffer first came upon the 1954 Potomac ranch that would become her family’s current home, her vision as an interior designer keyed her in to the […]

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass Kyodo America's LawnBottSpring is the time when a homeowner’s thoughts turn to the backyard. Sizzling barbecues. Games of catch with the kids. An afternoon snooze in […]

Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living Kravet Bimini collectionKravet has introduced a collection of outdoor furniture crafted from solid mahogany and mosaic stone. This Bimini Dining Table boasts a mosaic top in Verdi. The […]

The Great Escape

The Great Escape Three waterfalls cascade into a 48-by-12-foot pond filled with water plants and lots of koi in this Gambrills, Maryland project by Serene Ponds and Landscapes. Photography by […]

California Contemporary to European Traditional

California Contemporary to European Traditional When the timber retaining walls on his patio began to rot, Landon Reeve, founder and owner of Chapel Valley Landscape Company, decided it was time […]

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors Chapel Valley Landscape Company. Photo by Roger Foley. Homeowners are increasingly asking landscape architects and designers for complete outdoor entertaining areas and eco-friendly landscape options. A new […]

A Suburban Resort

A Suburban Resort These days, ordinary swimming pools are simply off the radarscope. Nobody who’s spending the money for a pool wants the standard rectangle or the boring old kidney […]

Patience Rewarded

Patience Rewarded The fountain was constructed as part of the patio in phase one, and the pavilion behind it added later. When the owners of this Mitchellville, Maryland, home began […]

Enjoying the Great Outdoors

Petro Design Build transformed a lackluster yard into a lush oasis complete with a spa, a fountain and a stone fireplace.  It's autumn in the DC area. The crisp, cool […]

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