An outdoor oasis overlooking Puget Sound, complete with a hot tub, cold plunge, sauna, outdoor kitchen, fire pits, outdoor dining and lounging. Landscape Installation by Imperial Hardscapes Photography by Miranda Estes ... Read More

A woodland garden perched above a forested canyon provides a tranquil setting for gatherings around a fire. Landscape Installation by Imperial Hardscapes Photography by Project Remark ... Read More

A shallow yet wide backyard lends itself to a series of spaces- vegetable garden, fire pit seating area, mini-lawn and upper gathering space. Two types of decorative gravel allow for a permeable hardscape, with the darker gravel offset using steel edging. A gas fire pit and landscape lighting illuminate the lush garden in the evening. Installation by Imperial Hardscapes LLC. Photos by Andrew O'Neill, Clarity NW. ... Read More

A new landscape for a recently remodeled Mid Century Modern home in the Uplake neighborhood of Kenmore. New concrete entry steps lead the way, surrounded by and existing weeping maple and new planting. Landscape lighting sets the mood in the evening, and fully complements the house. Landscape Contractor: Pablin Loredo Landscaping and Advanced Concrete LLC Architecture: Cary Westerbeck Architecture Photography: Copyright © Will Austin ... Read More

In collaboration with Architect Alix Day and Interior Designer Anna Thomassen. A compact urban patio in Capitol Hill complements a newly remodeled home. Several key functions needed to fit into the space- a new wood burning outdoor fireplace with seating, outdoor kitchen/ grilling station, a dining table and space to grow vegetables and herbs. It all fit in this 500 sf space with plenty of room leftover for plants to spill over the walls. Landscape Contractor: Sage & Stone Architecture: Alix Day Interior Design: Anna Thomassen Photography: Copyright © Kathryn Barnard ... Read More

More space was created by retaining and flattening out the hillside of this Leschi back yard. A gravel terrace allows for ample seating room around a fire pit and a new deck off the kitchen facilitates the flow between all the living spaces. New planting provides a lush backdrop to this private back yard refuge. Landscape Contractors: 4 Brother’s Landscaping, Advanced Concrete LLC and Ryan Parshall of Cedar Craft Construction Architecture: Make Design Studio, Nicole Starnes Taylor Photography: Copyright © Erin Lau ... Read More

Year-round seasonal interest and a multitude of colors, flowers and textures were the driving forces behind this West Seattle Oasis. Nestled at the edge of a wooded Right of Way, this garden site provided a mixture of sun and shade, with dappled afternoon light. The back yard features a steel pipe sculpture with succulents, bursting out from scotch moss below. And the front yard allows for dining and gathering on a small patio surrounded by blooming plants. Landscape Contractor: 4 Brother’s Landscaping Photography: Copyright © Tian Xia ... Read More

The front yard rockery was transformed into a concrete retaining wall, and new meadow like flowering plants and grasses were added. In the backyard, space was designed for dining, playing, vegetable gardening and more. New concrete steps allowed for greater access to the upper yard area. Landscape Contractor: Imperial Hardscapes LLC and Advanced Concrete LLC Photography: Copyright © Suzy Bichl. ... Read More

A spacious  front yard is transformed to include a contemporary concrete paver patio framed by colorful Northwest planting. A built-in Cedar bench is nestled against Clumping Bamboo. Dark gray Mexican Pebbles fill the gaps between the custom poured concrete pavers. A concrete planter provides height for architectural planting as well as a backdrop for address numbers. Photography by Suzy Bichl. ... Read More