Client Objectives for Landscape:

To design and create a functional, outdoor, pet friendly landscape where her puppy and niece could play safely, with a separate area to sit, relax, and enjoy a cozy campfire. The client also wanted to extend the usability of the landscape into the evening with landscape lighting.

Main Features:

A permeable, low maintenance gravel patio serves as a primary focal point in their home’s backyard outdoor living space. The gravel patio has natural drainage and is recessed into the hillside, allowing for a boulder seat wall that provides a textural aesthetic. This area provides the opportunity to enjoy the space into the evening with relaxing campfires and elevates their outdoor living experience.

Beautiful, lush sod replaced the existing ground cover to create a soft, open lawn area for safe play, an active puppy, and entertaining.

At the base of the deck stairs, a stone round patio was installed as a landing area. The thoughtfully positioned steppingstones direct the flow of traffic and lead to different destinations within the outdoor space. One steppingstone walkway leads to the gravel patio, and the other to the driveway and the trash cans. The steppingstone walkways seamlessly connect the overall design, guide safe movement, and increase the functionality of the outdoor environment.

A mix of woody shrubs and perennials ties the landscape together, provides screening for privacy, and enhances year-round visual appeal throughout the landscape.

Special or Unusual Features:

The permeable gravel patio is recessed into the hillside and anchored with a boulder wall accented by lush plantings. It creates an inviting retreat within the backyard landscape.

Major Challenges:

None. The project was successfully installed by our expert landscapers.