The homeowners were looking for a “Miami boutique hotel” style for their gently sloping half-acre rear yard to complement their recent interior renovations. With two young children, the garden was to be child-friendly and had to work with the existing pool, patio and hot tub. We created several outdoor rooms, including a raised lawn area with stone-clad fire pit, a grassed berm for the kids to roll and play on, and a raised planting area with Coriscan Mint path for little feet to wander through. Other design elements included a low perimeter wall with a wide sitting ledge by the pool, a shade-sail covered area for relaxing out of the sun, a jet stream water feature for fun in and out of the pool, custom glass mosaic tile for the outdoor shower, and a custom “living screen.” The entire property received specimen Magnolia grandiflora and Trachycarpus fortunei to help anchor the landscape and give instant privacy.
