Nothing inspires a landscaping project quite like seeing what's possible. These real transformations prove that any yard can become an outdoor oasis with the right design.
1. The Blank Canvas to Entertainment Hub
Before: A plain grass lawn with no definition. After: Multi-level patio with outdoor kitchen, fire pit, and native plant borders.
Key changes included adding flagstone patio in three zones, built-in grill and bar seating, low-voltage landscape lighting, and drought-tolerant border plantings.
2. Overgrown Mess to Modern Minimal
Before: Overgrown shrubs blocking windows, patchy lawn. After: Clean lines, ornamental grasses, gravel pathways.
Key changes included removing all overgrown shrubs, installing decomposed granite paths, planting Mexican feathergrass and blue oat grass, and adding steel edging for clean borders.
3. Bare Dirt to Cottage Garden
Before: New construction with zero landscaping. After: Lush cottage garden with picket fence.
Key changes included building raised planting beds, installing irrigation system, planting roses, lavender, and catmint, and adding arbor with climbing jasmine.