Wild and Wonderfully Unusual Landscaping Ideas

Cabanas are grand, but have you considered equipping your terraced patio with cascading fountains and pools that conclude in an in-ground biofiltration bog? This green feature harnesses the natural filtration properties of native aquatic plants to treat the water that circulates through the yard.

Designers placed reclaimed stone slabs, selected moss-covered boulders and constructed a well-weathered border wall to create the impression that this outdoor space was established ages ago — and that the elements are reclaiming it. Dramatic uplighting emphasizes the marvelously craggy look of this home.

The visual impact of this Los Angeles property is all about the juxtaposition of modern sculpture and architecture with environmentally sensitive native species planted to provide texture. These organic and manmade shapes are handsome in their own right, but they’re even more striking when they interact with the landscaping.

This unique interior sees your fiddle leaf fig in a ceramic container and raises you a live native tree enclosed in glass and growing through the ceiling and roof into open air. Could this be the ultra-luxurious future of terrariums?