Simple Colors and Textures Anchor This Garden Masterpiece

The use of bushes, shrubs, and brilliant green lawn create a landscaping platform to complement the majesty of this stunning home. The broad platform that holds the extensive porch and straight architectural lines that reach for the sky from this exquisite home needs a place to ground itself to the earth. That's why the choice of a lush green lawn that and stone platform works like a charm. Notice the lovely corkscrew effect of the evergreen bush that echoes the rising effect of the fireplace, housing beams, lantern, and fence posts. The stone masonry extending from the main wall is treated in lighter hues, further broadening the platform effect. Shrubs and bushes are light, rather than ponderous, adding to the spacious foundation and reflecting the upward flow of the home. The clever contrast in the platform tiling adds relief and interest, lending warm texture when set above the manicured lawn. The use of iron in the rear fence lends a necessary color barrier to separate the yard and home. The neutral tones of the garden and home invite the use of brilliant colors in decorative flower arrangements on the tables. This simple-appearing effect is, in fact, deftly created by design. Add citrus bushes along the wall to add bright colors and fragrances to the yard.