The project collection

Life looks good out here.

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

Stairs and planted terraces organize the narrow passage, with a timber screen near the upper landing.

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A narrow passage becomes a considered arrival

Terraced planting, broad landings, and a timber screen give a confined route between buildings a clear rhythm.

Gardens of Babylon LandscapesFranklin, Tennessee

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Stone steps and planted terraces connect a poolside sitting area with the wooded slope beyond

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A backyard that belongs to the woodland

A plunge pool and fire gathering place sit within a landscape of stone and native planting.

Southview Design

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The house, pool, and separate furnished terraces step across the garden toward the waterfront

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A lake garden with several places to pause

Terracing, pergolas, and open lawn share a Lake Minnetonka setting.

Mom's Design BuildMound, Minnesota

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A sunken lounge and dining terrace sit between a stone fireplace, steps, and the raised lawn

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Privacy and stormwater on a corner lot

A residential landscape works around visible stormwater infrastructure.

Surrounds Landscape Architecture + ConstructionArlington, Virginia

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An aerial view shows the arrival drive, planted boundaries, house, and pool arranged across the property

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A garden designed from the arrival onward

Stone terraces and planting connect the front approach with a substantial backyard.

McHale Landscape DesignMcLean, Virginia

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Warm-toned paving surrounds a rectangular swimming pool beneath an open sky

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The terrace gives an existing pool a new setting

A pool renovation focuses attention on the space around the water.

Pacific Outdoor LivingAtascadero, California

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A covered terrace fits beneath the house on a planted slope, with stone walls retaining the garden edge

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A hillside intervention opens a room beside the house

Gardens of Babylon describes a project where retaining and drainage work made the outdoor living space possible.

Gardens of Babylon LandscapesWest Nashville, Tennessee

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A paved terrace with lounge chairs and a picnic table opens toward the lawn and planted garden

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A quieter landscape starts below the surface

Reused materials and a revised drainage plan shape a garden near a marsh.

Southview Design

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Curved planting beds and low clipped shrubs meet the lawn in front of a white house

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A contemporary house, carried into the garden

Travertine terraces, water, and edible planting accompany a modern renovation.

McHale Landscape Design

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A cedar gazebo shelters cushioned seating beneath mature trees beside a stepping-stone path

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A cedar gazebo gives a lawn a destination

A roofed sitting place becomes the organizing element in a West Nashville garden.

Gardens of Babylon LandscapesNashville, Tennessee

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A recessed spa and fireplace occupy separate terraces below the house, with steps connecting the levels

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Terraces that leave room for the view

Stone, a spa, and places to gather are composed around a lakeside outlook.

Southview Design

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A brick path passes through flowering borders to the entrance of a stone house

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An English-garden idea finds a Tennessee vocabulary

A Green Hills planting story shows why an inspiration image needs a local translation.

Gardens of Babylon LandscapesGreen Hills, Nashville, Tennessee

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