Located on a very steep slope, the property had already been terraced during the pool and poolhouse renovation. Our planting and step plans linked all areas together with a naturalistic scheme that has four seasons of interest. Each of the four terraces and the slope down to the home have plants that repeat to create a cohesive experience.

Photography: Patricia Burke

A modern backyard garden with tiered retaining walls, lush greenery, flowering plants, and a house with large windows in the background.
A modern backyard with a swimming pool, surrounded by lush green trees and colorful flowers, and a house with large windows and outdoor seating.
Multi-level backyard garden with steps, lush green grass, landscaped plants, white wall, flowering bushes, trees, and neighboring houses in the background.
A backyard garden next to a swimming pool with white flowering trees and various green plants, shrubs, and flowers under a partly cloudy sky.
A large black planter containing ornamental grass with silver-green blades, situated on a patio next to a cluster of purple flowers and a small tree in the background.
Outdoor garden with gray stairs leading uphill, surrounded by lush green plants and colorful flowers, with a house at the top.
A lush garden on a hillside featuring various green plants, flowers, and shrubs with rocks scattered throughout, situated in front of a white house with a gray roof and green forested background.
Purple flowering plants with tall green leaves, some with drooping white petals and brown seed heads, in a garden setting.
Landscaped garden with stone steps, green plants, bushes, and flowers under blue sky.
A garden with stairs leading up to a lush area with a variety of green plants and a large tree with reddish leaves, surrounded by a black fence, under clear blue sky.

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