Front garden overview. Front formal parterre garden with fountain, natural stone paths,benches and formal plantings.

Overview of back of home. Stone back patio with Thyme joints, slab sandstone stairs, gas firepit, spa with infinity edge, mossy boulder retaining walls, and native meadows. Note expansive vistas.

Front parterre garden with classic fountain, cut stone path, benches, formal planting and rustic containers.

Rear terrace stairs with boulder retaining. Reclaimed native meadow on slope below.

Rustic clay containers with colorful plantings in an old mining cart connect to the area's gold mining history.

Outdoor dining on the terrace with views of the mountains. Lichen covered boulders create sense of enclosure under the big sky.

Gas firepit with custom fire logs. A glass of wine, a fire, friends and a sunset! Seat boulders on the far side of the firepit create overflow seating for larger gatherings.

The views were a strong consideration in all we did.

Dining alfresco on the terrace. Lichen covered boulder cascade creates a gentle grade transition with the slab stone stairs. Container plantings and thyme in the patio joints add color and softness to the expansive hardscape.

The formal front entry is framed with topiary pines in containers, columnar junipers and container bowls on top of the entry columns. Low voltage lighting under the column caps accents the masonry at night.

Detail view of fountain with sitting area in the background. Ornamental grasses give a sense of enclosure to the space.

The back terrace. The 24' long stone slabe steps to the right create free access the to upper terrace and the Master Suite.

Installing stone slab stairs.

Stone slab stairs final product.

Planting the parterre garden. All material had to be forklifted through the railing.

Conceptual Landscape Plan