From a distance, there was nothing exactly wrong with the fifty-year-old steps from the driveway leading up a steep slope to the Franks’ front door. There were lovely plantings (although slightly overgrown) in this small front yard landscape. There was the impressive Zelkova tree that holds a beautiful shape year-round and turns a striking golden […]

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Can we afford to install a backyard pool when our space is small and set on a steep slope? Yes. But dealing with the sloped grade can be expensive. So, the trick is to maximize usable space to minimize the cost. The owners of this Vienna, Virginia residence had long wished to make better use […]

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Is there a way to find enough space to fit an outdoor kitchen when your yard space is limited? That was the question Chad and Denise Tillbrook were initially trying to answer when they thought about changing up their backyard landscape. There was no room to spare in this shallow Bethesda backyard. Much of the […]

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Paul and Ava Linton were very happy in their home. It was the small backyard set against a steep hillside landscape that was the problem. The woods the property backed up to were beautiful, but in front of those woods was a steep uphill slope where the rains came down and not much in the […]

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What does your dream outdoor kitchen look like? For Richard Mann, there was a very specific item that had to fit into his sideyard landscape plan. During travels in Argentina and Uruguay, Richard became fascinated with a style of cooking that is ubiquitous and a part of almost every household: the parrilla grill. A parrilla […]

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Combining back and side yard spaces to make the most of a small yard Rob and Kelly Lalumondier’s Loudoun County, Virginia home sits on a small lot close to neighbor’s yards and homes. They love their neighborhood and neighbors, but wanted an outdoor living environment that offered some privacy. In order to claim limited yard […]

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Sometimes people think that landscaping  a small yard won’t be worth the investment because they see the spatial limitations as an impossible obstacle. They fear they won’t be able to do anything meaningful with a small or oddly shaped lot. In this article, we’re going to present two examples of small yard landscapes that will […]

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