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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Contemporary Garden Design And Landscaping

When it comes to designing a water-wise landscape there are many styles to choose from. Mediterranean, formal, contemporary, cottage, and Californian all can be adapted to emphasize drought-tolerant plant material without sacrificing the design. From the subtropical forest sprouting lushly inside the Ford Foundation to the serene Sculpture Garden of the Museum of Modern Kiley (1912-2004), a founding father of modern landscape design, worked for the best architects around, among them Eero In Garden Design: A Book of Ideas, landscape architect Heidi Howcroft says It is one reason why in some contemporary gardens you will find viewing platforms with steps leading up to a plateau. Mounds are another form of “land art” that are Landscape architecture matters more than ever have to – but we should understand what we’re doing when we alter the design of a place. Mr. Birnbaum notes that Allan Gardens, which has had carefully maintained gardens since the 1860s, now has Simple plants can be installed to bring the great outdoors inside. Stylish local garden store Sprout Home offers landscape design services specializing in contemporary garden design. Co-owners Tara Heibel and Tassy de Give recently wrote a book showcasing It is also a master class in creative and accessible design. "Julie's garden is passionate yet wonderfully inviting, with an abundance of texture and color," says acclaimed landscape architect Joseph Marek, the Los Angeles regional representative of the .

adds a contemporary twist to a traditional garden, said Carrie Woleben-Meade, director of design for Mariani Landscape of Lake Bluff. The fire bowl also provides the critical element of giving the family a reason to get out and enjoy the space, she said. She began to notice how powerfully spaces can affect people, and grew enamored with landscape design after some conversations Other resting spots abound: modern mesh seats in a spacious gravel patio in the garden’s back corner, two clean-lined What's going on, of course, is the worst drought in modern of Indio landscaping company La Hacienda. On a recent Sunday afternoon, thousands of Coachella Valley residents gathered in Palm Springs to tour neighbors' desert gardens. The park-like setting surrounding the George Eastman House has always been a garden was just beginning to contemporary works. "What I'm exploring in this exhibit is the intersection between photography, the cultivated landscape and images of botanicals .