Increasingly, homeowners are creating backyard retreats for relaxation and enjoyment. Home and 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.
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.
Northern Landscape
Charlotte, North Carolina
This Canadian transplant couple who moved to North Carolina wanted a northern landscape experience. Plants used included specimen-quality Greenleaf Japanese Maple, Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar as well as Schipp Laurels for screening. These evergreen cultivars are heat-tolerant and survive our Southern Summers.
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 Ristrata 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.
Traditional Southern Landscape
Orange County, North Carolina
This landscape design integrated Northern type evergreens into a traditional Southern landscape. The family who own this property are Northern transplants to central NC and longed for a feel of the Northeast.
Heat-tolerant evergreens were incorporated into this landscape including Serbian Spruce, ‘Fat Albert’ Blue Spruce, Weeping Alaska Cedar and Deodar Cedar.
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.
Historic Residential Landscaping
Greensboro, North Carolina
This historic home required plant selections that would complement its unique architecture in history. For this project we used a 22 foot Japanese Maple, mature Emily Bruner Hollies for screening, and English and American Boxwood. For color, we used Camilla and Osmanthus for fragrance. This historic is occupied. For other examples of our historic landscape renovations, see our Historical Landscape Restorations page.
Architect’s Home
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This up-and-coming North Carolina architect wanted to complement his personal residence which was being entered in an architectural design competition. We utilized Japanese White Spire Birch which were collected in Northwestern North Carolina and relocated to the property.
