The project collection

Life looks good out here.

Step inside courtyards, pool gardens, porches, and planted retreats. Meet the designers and builders behind them.

Flowers flank a sundial on the axis leading to the open garden building.

Project Feature

A kitchen garden with a room of its own

Raised beds, a circular gate, and a garden retreat give productive ground the presence of an outdoor room.

McHale Landscape DesignEaston, Maryland

Inside the project

At dusk, the planted watercourse occupies the foreground, with seating and the distant view beyond.

Project Feature

A hillside garden with somewhere to linger

A planted watercourse, stone paths, and an open terrace give a sloping garden a sequence of destinations.

Pacific Outdoor LivingStudio City, California

Inside the project

Chairs gather around a fire bowl on the lower terrace, with the kitchen and steps behind.

Project Feature

Separate places, one compact backyard

Dining by the house, a lower fire terrace, and an upper putting area give a sloping yard a clear order.

Gardens of Babylon LandscapesNashville, Tennessee

Inside the project

A pool and pale paved terrace lead toward a covered outdoor kitchen, with loungers and planting along the edge

Project Feature

A garden that brings the house outdoors

Bluestone, a formal pool axis, and a covered kitchen give a renovated home an equally considered landscape.

Southview DesignNorth Oaks, Minnesota

Inside the project

A fire bowl and Adirondack chairs form a gathering place above a pool in a wooded garden

Project Feature

A hillside made for more than one kind of play

A steep site becomes a sequence of swimming, gathering, and garden spaces.

Mom's Design BuildPrior Lake, Minnesota

Inside the project

Timber roof beams shelter cushioned seating and a stone fireplace with the pool visible beyond

Project Feature

An English garden vocabulary for family life

Hedges, defined borders, and terracing organize a generous family garden.

Surrounds Landscape Architecture + ConstructionGreat Falls, Virginia

Inside the project

An overhead view shows a rectangular pool aligned with a planted square and surrounded by lawn and paving

Project Feature

A pool framed by texture and planting

A rectangular pool is set against stone, horizontal fencing, and a planted edge.

Platinum Pools

Inside the project

A freeform pool curves around a rock waterfall, with submerged loungers beside the paved terrace

Project Feature

A freeform pool with a rocky edge

Travertine and moss rock give a North Texas pool a less formal outline.

Allison Landscape & Pool CompanyWhitesboro, Texas

Inside the project

Synthetic turf curves between a pool terrace, palms, and the garden boundary

Project Feature

A Moorpark pool garden rethinks the lawn

A documented synthetic-turf installation addresses a specific household’s lawn problems.

Southwest Greens of Southern CaliforniaMoorpark, California

Inside the project

A green backyard pickleball court and net sit between a red-earth slope and mature trees

Project Feature

Two kinds of play share a Sedona backyard

A pickleball court and putting green turn an outdoor area into a dedicated recreation setting.

Southwest Greens FlagstaffSedona, Arizona

Inside the project

Porch columns frame a view across the lawn toward the house, with planting beds on either side

Project Feature

A pool house that looks both ways

A pool, pavilion, and sport court share a carefully organized landscape.

McHale Landscape Design

Inside the project

The curved path runs between clipped planting toward a garden structure. The surface is stamped concrete.

Project Feature

A garden walk that earns its place

A curved stamped-concrete path brings a deck, clipped planting, and a small courtyard into one sequence.

Pacific Outdoor LivingShell Beach, California

Inside the project