Reimagining a secluded backyard as a private playground started with near-perfect terrain and clients who knew exactly what they wanted: a place to spend happy years together before three daughters […]
Reimagining a secluded backyard as a private playground started with near-perfect terrain and clients who knew exactly what they wanted: a place to spend happy years together before three daughters […]
An 18th-century log cabin anchors a serene retreat in Middleburg, Virginia, where restrained outdoor features marry the rustic with the new. “This was a unique project,” says landscape architect […]
Spare architecture and sleek white loungers exude the relaxed luxury of a California spa in a backyard McLean retreat. The home was in the design phase when Pristine Acres joined architecture […]
SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER Swedish maker Skargaarden has debuted Laknäs, a collection of outdoor dining furniture crafted of sturdy teak in clean, simple style. The line is aptly named for a lakeside […]
HomeWork: New Houses | Changed Houses | Not Houses This is the fourth monograph by modernist architect Mark McInturff, FAIA, and colleague Julia Heine depicting Bethesda-based McInturff Architects’ extensive body […]
When architecture and landscape come together, wonderful things can happen. At first, an outdoorsy McLean, Virginia, family built a custom home on Annapolis’ South River as a weekend getaway, but […]
Wooded Wonder An expert team conjures a welcoming forest reverie in Great Falls See More... Shore Refuge McHale Landscape Design transforms a prime property on the South River See More... […]
The potential for a multi-dimensional garden in the woods was clear from the start on a three-plus-acre clearing in Great Falls, Virginia. The owners of a Colorado-inspired, stone-and-wood residence sought […]
The interior update of a home overlooking the South River in Edgewater, Maryland, led naturally to outdoor improvements. For McHale Landscape Design, the commission meant revisiting a two-acre property completed […]
Flourishing limelight hydrangeas bear witness to the thoughtful revival and sustained maintenance of a century-old estate in Baltimore. The two-plus-acre property, boasting an early 20th-century Georgian-style residence and a dramatic […]
Though a refreshing, 18-by-40-foot pool adds drama to a rear-garden redesign in Great Falls, Virginia, there is more to the project worth celebrating. When owners reached out to Surrounds Landscape […]
POOLSIDE PARADISE McHale Landscape Design devised a custom kitchen (above) for a Dunkirk, Maryland, client beneath a crisp, white-painted pergola. An Alfresco grill is centered atop bespoke cabinetry with a […]
DECADE AWARD > FINE EARTH LANDSCAPE, INC.—A Lush Oasis for Residential Maintenance. HERITAGE AWARDS > KANE LANDSCAPES, INC.—Hardesty Residence for Outdoor Living Area (Design/Build). PINEHURST LANDSCAPE COMPANY—Blythewood Residence for […]
The Ultimate Bath (Rizzoli, 2022) by Barbara Sallick spotlights 150 luxurious bathrooms conceived by top architects and interior designers, including local luminaries such as Barry Dixon, Donald Lococo and Mona […]
Though most homeowners focus their landscape plans on spring and summer, experts contend that taking a year-round approach delivers rich rewards even in the coldest winter months. AU NATUREL Landscape […]
For landscape architect Kevin Campion and architect Adam McGraw, the Purcellville project was special from the start. The Loudoun County estate sprawls over 200-plus acres of Virginia horse country, virtually […]