Tour a Showstopping Waterfall Garden

The steps and layout were inspired by Newstead Farm (owned by the Firestone family) in Virginia. The homeowners wanted to evoke a romantic feel, from the fragrant flowers to the waterfall. They incorporated stone from south Georgia and antique English-style lawn ornaments.

Deer are a common sight in Georgia yards, but this detailed sculpture is a constant fixture in a wooded section of the backyard. The homeowners found the statue at an antique shop and auction house.

If these doors could talk. The refurbished front doors are believed to be built in 1862, and they most recently came from a church in north Georgia that was being destroyed, says homeowner Bob Koven.

The curved walls were a design element the homeowners saw on visits to Charleston and wanted to bring into their Georgia yard. The stone is from south Georgia, which ties into the stone details on the European-style home. The Zeon zoysia grass, with its fine texture, can handle sun and shade.