Creating a Professional Backyard Landscape
You can achieve a stunning landscape by creating a focal point and planning carefully. Landscape architect Maureen Smith shares...
(10 photos)What does your landscape need? You may be able to create what's missing out of what you already have. In these yards an old shed becomes a pub, a boat provides poolside seating and a concrete slab creates a raised water garden.
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This former carport was transformed into a colorful outdoor living room without a trip to the landfill, says designer Stephanie Bartron. The existing concrete slab was sliced into strips, then stacked to form a corner bench and raised koi pond. Planting beds fill the holes in the new hardscape.
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