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Long Lake Cottage by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design nestled among mature trees in a dense autumn forest.

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Uses the Forest to Shape Long Lake Cottage

Located on a secluded peninsula along a motorboat-free lake in Muskoka, Canada, Long Lake Cottage...

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Minimal courtyard with a small plunge pool, mature trees, gravel groundcover, sculptural seating, and a tall natural stone wall illuminated by integrated landscape lighting.

Veinte Diezz Arquitectos Transforms a Forgotten Home in Mérida

Veinte Diezz Arquitectos preserves the history of a narrow Mérida home while using open-air patios...

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Atelier Carle Shapes a Residence Around the Landscape in Wentworth-Nord

Modern concrete residence nestled within a lush woodland landscape, with a gravel path leading to the entrance through naturalistic meadow planting.

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Noble Architecture Gives New Life to an Edgecliff Courtyard

A shaded residential courtyard with pale stone paving, mature trees, lush planting beds, a built-in striped bench, café table and chairs, and a decorative wall fountain set against an aged brick wall.

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Waechter Architecture Designs a Coastal Retreat Within the Oregon Dunes

Cedar-clad coastal retreat by Waechter Architecture nestled within native grasses and dunes along the Oregon coast.

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Burgers Architecture organizes West Vancouver home around five distinct gardens

Swimming pool and planted courtyard beside a stone-clad gabled pavilion with a standing-seam metal roof at a West Vancouver residence by Burgers Architecture.

Featured Gardens

Aerial view of a contemporary waterfront residence in Sag Harbor, New York, surrounded by mature woodland overlooking Sag Harbor Bay. Designed by LaGuardia Design Group, the landscape follows the site's natural topography with terraced gardens, a pool, native planting, and restored coastal shoreline integrated into the existing forest.

LaGuardia Design Group restores a coastal bluff overlooking Sag Harbor Bay

Rectangular swimming pool surrounded by gravel terraces, sculpted shrubs, mature shade trees, and natural stone in a California garden.

12 Inspiring Pool Landscape Designs from Around the World

Rear elevation of a contemporary Texas farmhouse featuring a central stone-clad residence flanked by white gabled wings, broad limestone terraces, expansive lawn, and a symmetrical swimming pool with chaise lounges.

Reagan & André Architecture Studio Designs Contemporary Texas Farmstead

Timber-clad contemporary coastal house by Field Office Architecture set within native Australian vegetation in Point Lonsdale, Victoria, featuring a blockwork lower level, screened upper terrace, and surrounding coastal landscape.

Field Office Architecture Completes Timber Clad Coastal House In Point Lonsdale

Organized around a north facing garden, Point Lonsdale House demonstrates how architecture and landscape can...

Hospitality Landscapes

MFLA Shapes Biodiverse Landscape for Auteur Russian River Winery in Healdsburg

Block722 Embeds Gundari Resort Within the Cliffside Terrain of Folegandros

Shaded terrace at Gundari Resort by Block722 with built-in seating, dining area, and stepped stone platforms overlooking an infinity pool and the Aegean Sea.

Chengdu MaiWei Landscape Architecture Studio (MWLA) Carves Floating Islands in Urban Living

Lush courtyard landscape with mature trees, layered groundcover, and curved stone planting islands set within shallow reflective water, creating a calm, immersive garden space integrated with surrounding residential architecture.

Arcanum Architecture Connects History and Innovation Through Design

arcanum architecture uses stone and 3 contemporary buildings to create a courtyard for a winery

Outdoor Living

Coral outdoor furniture arranged across a pool terrace, surrounded by lush tropical planting beside a contemporary coastal home.

6 Ways Bold Outdoor Furniture Shapes a Landscape

Modern patio seating area with outdoor lounge chairs, coffee table, umbrella, and pool creating a layered outdoor living space.

23 Patio Accessories Ideas Designers Use to Elevate Outdoor Living

Wicker outdoor sofa and armchair arranged around a square coffee table on a wood deck patio, styled with cushions, lantern string lights, and garden plantings near a modern home.

How to Arrange Outdoor Furniture

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The Graphic Garden: Keith Williams

Rear view of a renovated historic residence in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighborhood, framed by dense woodland planting and mature trees. A narrow lawn corridor leads toward floor-to-ceiling black-framed glazing, where the architecture is partially concealed within a layered garden canopy of shrubs, perennials, and flowering plants.

Paul Sangha Creative Weaves Woodland Gardens Around Historic Shaughnessy Estate

Set within Vancouver's historic Shaughnessy neighborhood, Paul Sangha Creative transforms a century-old estate through woodland...

Plant Library

Dwarf Fountain Grass: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Autumn Joy Sedum: How to Grow, Care, and Design With This Late-Season Perennial

Podocarpus: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Yew Plum Pine

Blue Point Juniper: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Point’

Pink Muhly Grass: How to Grow, Care, and Design With Muhlenbergia capillaris

Ground Cover Plants: 18 Low-Growing Species for Modern Landscapes