Increasingly, homeowners are creating backyard retreats for relaxation and enjoyment. Home & Garden Landscapes has transformed literally hundreds of backyards into private and enjoyable retreats allowing our clients to enjoy their properties to the fullest. Whether it is installing an instant privacy screen with mature landscape material, adding large shade trees for instant shade or adding ornamental trees and shrubs for color and effect, we have the expertise to help you choose the ideal solutions for your specific project.
Meandering Pathway
Cary, North Carolina
This homeowner wanted to create a meandering pathway through a wooded backyard. We used shade-tolerant plants including Aucuba, Rhododendron, PJM Azaleas, Plum Yew, Japanese Maples, Eastern Redbud and Dogwood which provide color contrast and texture as well as different blooming cycles.
Backyard Allé
Raleigh, North Carolina
This homeowner had multiple outdoor living areas on a large property. We created this allé with the destination being a outdoor sitting area and fire pit surrounded by large Emerald Green Arborvitae.
Color Expression!
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This homeowner wanted to add color and contrast to their landscape as well as provide an inviting environment for birds. We added summer annuals along with Japanese Maples and Canada Hemlock for screening.
Private Garden Retreat
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This homeowner wanted to update their landscaping and create a backyard garden retreat. Prior to our installation, they had a view of a busy thoroughfare which we successfully screened. We employed a variety of plants including Weeping Alaska Cedar, Southern Magnolias, Canada Hemlock, Burford Holly, Windmill Palm, Weeping Cedar of Lebanon, Weeping Redbud, Rhodendron and Trochodenron.
English Style Southern Garden
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This Northern Virginia transplant to North Carolina wanted a eclectic mix of plantings in the style of an old English garden. Plants included Weeping White Pine, Kousa Dogwood, Rose of Sharon, Tree Hydrangia, Weeping Red Bud, Windmill Palm, Dwarf Sabal Palm, Yucca Rostrata and agaves. The landscape design accomplished the homeowner’s goal of having no lawn. This garden, once established, is quite heat tolerant and low maintenance. Photos here were taken on an mid-August day with the temperature at 104° … a perfect example of a soothing backyard oasis.
Private Family Retreat
Mebane, North Carolina
This landscape created a private sanctuary for a family who longed for privacy and color while using a variety of textures and colors in the planting material. The specimens used included Crape Myrtles, October Glory Red Maples, Green Vase Zelkovas, White Pines, Canada Hemlock, Western Red Cedars, Alta Southern Magnolias, Nellie Stevens Holly, Emily Bruner Holly, Dr. Kassab Holly and Gardenia.
