The process

Ideate it

This is a small backyard of less than 1000 square feet and is triangular in shape. The client hopes to activate the use of the backyard without heavy maintenance work.

How could we design it to feel spacious and fun?

Our answer is to curve the path and make every turn enjoyable.

Hand-drawn landscape design plan with labels indicating shaded side, sunny side, anchor tree, and areas for visual breakdown and blur view, with various trees, plants, and pathways depicted.
A landscape garden plan with labeled plants and trees, including flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses, and small trees around a patio and pathway.

Design it.

As we moved forward, the client's Colorado Rocky experience inspired us, and their kids love jumping on stepping stones.

As a result, we picked Rocky Mountain Stone to pave the path so that when people walk on it, they always watch the steps and, interestingly, have to choose their route.

In the meantime, we've designed several clusters of plants with different functions (including ornamental or edible uses throughout seasons)

Build it.

We hauled dirt away and prepared the base. Then, we picked the best stones at the landscape material store and laid them on the new gravel base.

The most challenging thing is to lock them on the floor and make sure they are flushed to each other

Finished photos

Pallet of stacked natural stone rocks with a wire mesh enclosure, positioned next to a detailed construction diagram showing layers for a stone retaining wall.

Rocky Mountain Rocks

Detail section drawing

A garden pathway with a winding stone design surrounded by small pebbles, plants, and trees.
A garden pathway with stone and gravel, flanked by various green plants, small flowering shrubs, and solar garden lights, enclosed by a wooden fence.
A garden pathway made of stone tiles winding through lush green plants and ornamental grasses, with a wooden privacy fence in the background and decorative lighting fixtures along the path.

Let’s design!

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