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Not much to get excited about here. A white house with a deck, a huge yard that dwarfs the play system, evergreen screening from the neighbors and a whole lotta lawn to mow. Pretty standard stuff. But is this house and yard really “all it can be”? With a little vision and planning, the transformation [...]
Every year, surveys are done and articles written about the latest trends in Landscaping or Outdoor Living. The most recent survey by the American Society of Landscape Architects (Custom Home Magazine, March 2011) shows that while homeowners are scaling back a bit on what goes into their outdoor living spaces (blame the economy), they are [...]
Originally, the back yard sloped dramatically from the house toward a pond at the bottom of the hill – basically, an unusable yard. And for a family with small children and a love for entertaining, they were looking for some help. The homeowners were looking for a getaway and that’s exactly what they got. First [...]
Pavers surround this sports swimming pool (that means no diving) right up to the concrete coping. Using pavers for the pool deck and the nearby patios opens up the space…making the area seem larger. The aluminum, maintenance-free fencing around the yard plays off the deck railing spindles. And time was spent color-coordinating all the elements. [...]
Just because there’s not a level spot in your yard doesn’t mean you can’t have a swimming pool….it just requires a good design. Take this project in Ramsey County, Mn as an example. Note the difference in grade between the sliding glass doors at the house and the outer edge of the yard. Big Slope! But this [...]
A luxury home on four acres in a river setting with spacious patios and a swiming pool is truly a haven. That’s what this family in Big Lake Minnesota created with the help of Southview Design, and their builder. The couple enjoyed working with landscape designer Tim Johnson and the crew at Southview so much [...]