Existing fencing was acceptable but offered no visual relief from the flat angular dominance of the garden shed.

We decide to break up the yard's harsh outline with a variety of border plantings. We sacrificed a good amount of valuable space in order to install various profile plants.

Wide, narrow and tall, heavy leafed, woody stemmed, multi-colored plants of various heights fill a wide planting area around the entire yard.

To avoid it looking like a rigid planting bed we sculpt the edges with contours from the lawn and stone walkway so that border plantings seem to meander through the yard in evocative sensual curves.

Now each existing tree has become a featured specimen. Shade alternates with sun to help define entertainment areas and quiet nooks.

The low, flat landscape profile is retained so as to maximize usable space. The yard is made visually interesting by use of an attractive color scheme that arises directly from the plantings. Natural stone lends texture while offering a serviceable, durable traffic surface.

Guests are drawn immediately to the center of the yard where there is room to gather and converse. The new landscape becomes an extension of the home, another "room" in which to live and entertain.

Beauty and utility combine in an inviting landscape that connects all major features of this home.

Nature reenters as the new plantings entice birds and wildlife to thrive.

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