Stonework that ties a coastal garden together

Fieldstone gives this Newport landscape a common language. It appears along the arrival court, beside planted beds and beneath the outdoor kitchen counter. The surfaces change in scale and purpose, but the repeated masonry makes the front and rear gardens feel related.

Landscape Creations built the Coastal Family Oasis project with landscape architect Mather & Page, architect David Andreozzi and Parker Construction. The setting includes a formal approach, a pool terrace, covered dining and an outdoor kitchen, all arranged around a coastal home with views toward the water.

An arrival made of smaller transitions

Cobblestone marks the change into the peastone drive. Near the house, limestone paving establishes the courtyard, with low fieldstone walls shaping its edges. Flowering planting softens the junctions without obscuring the route to the door.

The masonry is particularly important where new work meets old. The project record describes repairs and extensions matched to the existing garden walls, including stonework at the house. That continuity allows the garden to accommodate new uses without treating every addition as a separate object.

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Fieldstone and limestone return throughout the property. · Aaron Usher

Keeping the back garden connected

At the rear, the pool and lawn give the house a broad foreground. The covered dining area looks across the garden rather than into an enclosed courtyard. Paths and planted beds connect the terrace to the wider grounds while leaving the distant water visible.

The kitchen sits beneath a pergola, with limestone counters above fieldstone masonry. Its surfaces repeat the arrival palette in a different setting: here the stone supports cooking and serving rather than guiding a visitor to the entrance.

The aerial and closer views tell complementary stories. From above, the property reads as a connected arrangement of house, lawn, terraces and pool. At ground level, the crafted wall faces, paving joints and planted edges make those large spaces comfortable to approach. The cohesion comes from work repeated carefully across the site, not from making every room identical.