Winsor
An old decaying pool hogged this whole backyard, leaving little room for entertaining or play. Now a formal spa with a fountain creates a focal point at one end, opposite a fireplace and dining patio across a crisp new lawn.
Crooked Lane
New Cedar and Steel Arbor that ties the house in with a very large existing pool. Created shadows and some shade to bring down the water temperature in the blazing Texas Sun.
Canyon Road
A new built Contemporary house in the Bluffview area of Dallas – we used many native and adaptive plants. Two of our favorite signature plantings are the Zoysia grass, left unmown, and Arizona Cypress ‘Carolina Sapphire” … A pretty stellar combination, don’t you think?
Emerson
An Austin-stone residence in the Greenway Parks North area of Dallas, the backyard was devoid of character with only an outdated wood deck and converted garage studio as features. The owner, a Texas native who had moved back after years in Malibu, California, was referred by his Architect to Landscape Designer Patrick L. Boyd-Lloyd, APLD, with David Rolston Landscape Architects, to maximize the small backyard with feature’s he loved from days spent in the year-round outdoor environments he’d become accustomed to: Lounge Pool, with spa jets and heater, Check; Natural-gas Firepit (no smoke here!), Check; Outdoor Screen-wall for viewing Movies, Check; Lounge and Dining Spaces, Check; Lush and Textural plantings, Check. All tied together with a low maintenance Ipe wood Deck and custom cut random rectangle Oklahoma Flagstone.
Ridgeview
A ledger stone fountain wall gives this pool area a spectacular focus–while muffling traffic with water music and screening views of the parking area and neighbor’s yard. The back yard, while overlooking a beautiful golf course, formerly ended a few feet from the back door. Raising the whole pool terrace up both provides privacy from golfers and creates a dramatic entertaining and living space.