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Traditional, Cultivated Garden With Winding Stepping Stones

Wildflower-studded slopes and washes of textural perennials and seasonal grasses create a wanderer’s paradise in this dramatic backyard.

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Perennial Backyard Pathway

Wander between blooming plants in this backyard garden along the stone pathway. Mature trees overhead create the illusion of being in the wilderness, but the perfectly landscaped lawn showcases a design filled with purposefully textured and layered plants meant to inspire exploration.

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Beautiful, Lush Garden With Stepping Stone Pathway

A stepping stone walkway amidst this lush garden allows for exploration of the variety of plants that fill the landscape.

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Garden Stone Pathway With Blooming Blue Fortune

A curvy pathway of stone pavers lead through perennial gardens in this beautifully landscaped backyard. Blooming purple Blue Fortune plants and yellow flowers add drama along the walkway.

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Lush Backyard Garden With Purple and Yellow Perennials

This colonial home was cut into an east facing slope, with it’s rear garden protected from the elevated topography to the west. This pleasant place surrounded by hillside was left unrealized with its woodland edge wild and untamed, linear shrubbery foundation plantings and views out of prominent windows with nothing to gaze upon but the ubiquitous suburban lawn.

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Luxuriant Garden With Perennials and Grasses

This lush garden is full of color and texture, with a mix of grasses, shrubs and perennials. A stepping stone pathway invites one to explore this beautiful outdoor space.

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Gorgeous Garden Full of Lush Greenery and Perennials

The changes in light, the movement of herbaceous plants and their continual seasonal evolution make this a beautiful garden to explore.

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Lush, Landscaped Backyard

Step through this lush, green pathway and enjoy the lower and upper plantings that create an organic path designed to entice exploration. Stone pavers break up the plants and lead around the home's exterior.

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Wildflower Plants in Gorgeous Backyard

Large sections of wildflowers were planted to add depth to this beautifully landscaped backyard, and to stabilize its slope. Beneath the blooming flowers, a stone pathway leads through a simple wooden arbor.

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Backyard Garden With Textured Carex Divulsa

The lower slopes adjacent to the residence were planted with fine textured Carex divulsa, compact Monarda braduriana and drifts of emergent perennials.

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Dramatic Backyard Escape With Stone Patio

Wander through perennials on the way to the stone patio on this traditional home. The lower landscaped bed features textured shrubs and radiant lavender blooms. Sit on a patio chair beneath the umbrella to enjoy all the pleasant views.

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Romantic, Landscaped Backyard Entry

A natural stone pathway leads through dramatic garden landscaping at this traditional home. Step beneath the arbor that's intertwined with blooming plants and admire mature trees overhead.

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Lush Lawn Separates Colorful, Textured Garden

The lower and upper plantings leave a sinuous pathway of lawn between the plantings to entice exploration of the evolving textures and colors.

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Beautiful Garden With Purple Perennials and Warm Season Grasses

The edge of the remaining woodland was planted with flowering understory trees to add layers of color to the spring landscape. The birds that frequent them bring color and movement to the garden all year long. Plantings were sculpted into the hillside with grand blocks of cool and warm season grasses and vigorous perennials creating a sinuous edge to the upper perimeter of the garden.

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Garden Features Mix of Grasses and Perennials

A blend of cool season grasses, warm season grasses and perennials create a lovely garden landscape that's great for wandering.