Distinction Award - Outdoor Living Area

Sisson Landscapes is an award-winning full-service Design/Build firm. Working with clients from grand design to simple and functional, they provide services throughout the DMV.

Collaborating with clients on a design inspiration they were looking to bring to life, Sisson Landscapes created a beautiful and functional space for this DC home. Our designers took into account the requirements and desires for this small yet essential space as it serves as the access from the parking in the rear of the home. As the principal vista from the back of the home the design also needed to be eye catching. To contrast the angular red brick of the house and walls, Sisson created a serpentine gray cobblestone path amid Jacquemontii birch trees, providing opportunity for shade perennials with chartreuse foliage. The bespoke gate connects the garden space to the outside. The landscape illumination provides evening interest using path lights and up lighting, giving depth, dimension, and visibility.

Highlights

• Walpole custom gate as focal point
• Complimentary use of masonry; charcoal cobble, bold grout, and a serpentine shape
• Jacquemontii Himalayan birch trees used for screening, shade, and interest year round
• Lighting used to create dimension and safety, creates a feeling of inclusion as part of the house and continues the visual aesthetic through evening hours

Sisson Landscapes
703-759-2012 — sissonlandscapes.com