Garden Structures Some of the most appealing gardens rely less on plant materials than on constructed elements. Done well, this is an artful integration of hardscape & greenscape. Structural components also serve practical purposes: deterring critters, managing slopes, providing durable pathways, framing views, or reducing maintenance. |
Hardscape Garden Elements |
 Kitchen Terrace Wall
This Idaho Ledgestone & Molalla dry-stack wall provides a stunning focal point viewed from the kitchen window. |
 Kitchen Terrace Overview
Granite cobble pavers create a curving patio for cozy café seating. The narrow planting strip between wall and paving visually softens the hardscape & also improves drainage. |
 Kitchen Terrace Stair
Native boulders found on-site make a sturdy & stunning stair. |
 Stair Garden
The concrete masonry stair, wall, and pavers form a functional and slip-resistant pathway. Adding sandstone wall caps improves the aesthetic of the humble concrete materials. |
 Stair Garden Path
Mahogany Sandstone stepstones match the wall caps. Decomposed granite is added for an easily maintained surface. |
 Cobble Path
This granite cobble path repeats a theme of curving walkways, but also attractively leads the eye out into the landscape. |
 East Bank Stair
The colors of Montana Ironstone & native basalt boulders pair well. |
 Garden Walk
Montana Ironstone is used here as a standing wall cap. The rusty coloration repeats a theme seen throughout the garden. |
 "Library" Wall
Vertically positioned, large slabs of Montana Ironstone inventively become a wall reminiscent of books on a shelf. |
 Stair Landing
Concrete masonry retaining blocks & pavers are edged with river rocks & accented with granite cobbles. |
 East Bank Stone Wall
This Idaho Ledgestone dry-stack wall makes a rustic contrast to Japanese Maples, ferns, & fine-textured grasses. |
Handcrafted Garden Elements |
 Tuteur
Tuteurs are the whimsical garden equivilents of exclamation points & act as a framework for climbing vines. |
 Light Screen
When screening undesirable views, one option is to create a beautiful focal point to draw your eye. |
 Stair Garden Arbor
"Vertical gardening" with trellises & arbors raises flowering vines— here American Wisteria & 'Jackmanii' Clematis—out of the reach of hungry deer. |
 West Arbor
This ingenious arbor design beautifully screens the utility entrance. |
 West Arbor Gate
Adding a gate clearly demarcates public & private space. |
 West Arbor Planter Box
A cedar planter box atop the arbor accommodates the growing of Hardy Geraniums favored by local deer. |
 Twig Gate
Crafty recyclers can convert tree prunings into gates. With a coating of exterior stain, these often last for years. |
 Twig Fence
Open twig panels slow the movement of hungry deer without blocking views. |
 Fountain Terrace Gates
Repurposed musical lyres decorate these gates in the spirit of Green Music Garden. |
 Creation Garden Trellis
Yet another attempt to attractively discourage the movement of deer . . . |
 North Gates
Similar wood tones help relate the dissimilar styles of these gates. |
 Deck Trellis
Trellises added selectively above this deck rail provide filtered screening only where it is needed. |