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 a whim, he replied, […]

“Your outdoor space should be an extension of the lifestyle and aesthetic choices you make inside your home,” avers Andrew Ross, a design and construction manager at Wheat’s Landscape. “And […]

While preparing to redo the landscape of his 1970s Great Falls contemporary, a client visited Indonesia and came home with an idea: to create an expansive water installation that would […]

“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 the low-lying tidal ground of Peninsula […]

A Great Falls family who had updated their house turned to Surrounds, Inc., to revive their rundown property accordingly. “It was an opportunity to create a gorgeous new environment,” recounts […]

The nostalgic appeal of an old red barn weathering away in a field of tall grass is undeniable. The iconic timber structures colored a brownish-red hue retain all the magic […]

Most established DC neighborhoods present a similar scenario: treelined streets fringed with vintage homes set a bit too close together. The privacy and space constraints inherent in these older enclaves […]

“It’s a little like walking into Oz,” says homeowner Art Richer. Indeed, step inside the Reston, Virginia, abode he shares with wife Leslie and a tranquil panorama of Lake Thoreau […]

Scott Satin and David Thompson became fast friends as fellow architecture students at Tulane. The two even co-founded the design firm Assembledge+ together in New York after graduation. Eventually, Satin […]

VACATION LIVING   After experiencing a resort with outdoor spaces chock-full of indoor-living amenities, McLean clients tasked McHale Landscape Design with turning their suburban backyard into an elaborate outdoor-living environment. […]

When a couple with two kids purchased a traditional Forest Hills residence in 2016, they assumed that everything in the home would have to change except its recently upgraded kitchen. […]

OPEN & SHUT As part of an extensive redo of their outdoor space, Bethesda clients asked Joel Hafner of Fine Earth Landscape to craft a pergola with a roof that […]

OUTDOOR OASIS Glenstone has always practiced its own brand of social distancing. Since its inception, this private museum in Potomac has capped admissions so that patrons can experience its art, […]

During extended weeks at home, some have found comfort in returning to the earth—looking at our back and front yards, balconies and rooftops in a new way. I’ve always felt […]

DC Water’s new headquarters perfectly blends utility and art. Positioned on a narrow wedge of land in the Anacostia River floodplain, its bold, curvilinear architecture evokes the fluidity of water […]