The project collection

Life looks good out here.

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

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

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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

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

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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

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Illuminated pools, broad steps, and fire bowls descend toward a pavilion and waterfront terrace at night

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Four levels of water, one outdoor composition

An expansive Florida waterfront project uses changes in level to organize its outdoor world.

Ryan Hughes Design Build

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A gabled porch overlooks the pool, with a curved deck edge and steps connecting the outdoor levels

Project Feature

Opening a deck toward the pool

A previously divided deck becomes a more connected outdoor platform.

Keystone Outdoor LivingMalvern, Pennsylvania

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

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A pool house that looks both ways

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

McHale Landscape Design

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

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An English garden vocabulary for family life

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

Surrounds Landscape Architecture + ConstructionGreat Falls, Virginia

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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

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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

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A curved timber deck edge follows the swimming pool and opens onto a furnished dining platform

Project Feature

A long pool deck finds a smoother connection

Rounded corners, broad steps, and a custom bench reshape the poolside route.

Archadeck of West Central & Southwest OhioCenterville, Ohio

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Lounge chairs sit beneath a large umbrella beside the pool, with stepping slabs crossing the adjoining lawn

Project Feature

An L-shaped lot becomes a sequence of outdoor rooms

Pacific Outdoor Living organizes a pool, cooking area, and garden around the constraints of an irregular lot.

Pacific Outdoor LivingGreater Los Angeles, California

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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

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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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