PROJECT SUMMARY: Residential Landscaping Silver Spring, MD

The owners’ of this Silver Spring, MD home had the usual list of project elements. An entertaining deck, patios, a water feature viewable from the home office, fire pit, usable lawn panel, fencing, seasonal color and landscape lighting were necessities. The clients also stressed that they would like to entertain both on the main level and basement levels of the home. Our primary goal was to create an established feel to the home’s desolate setting along with bringing this enormous house into scale with the property. After gathering the clients’ needs and desires, along with developing a detailed site analysis, it quickly became evident that the lower level was going to be the perfect escape from the full southern exposure. The next most important design factor was the picturesque view into the wooded valley in the southwest corner of the property. With this as our starting point, it was amazing how the rest of the design fell into place.

With our general spaces defined, we set out to create functional and effortless flow throughout the property. A large entertaining deck and lower level lanai were developed as the hub of the design. The 45° orientation of the deck captured the long views the site had to offer and made the property setting appear larger. All patios, walkways, lawn panel and amenities were developed around this feature.  The patios were also nestled into the secluded side of the yard adjacent to the neighborhood’s forest conservation area.

The 6’ high heavy grade ornamental aluminum fencing makes a perfect backdrop to the planting plan that encompasses the entire property which included over 40 different varieties of plants such a sweeps of dwarf fountain grass, black eyed-Susan, Russian sage and cherry laurel. The end result was beautiful abundance of color and texture in the space that was once so desolate. The landscape lighting is the finishing touch to this private and comfortable sanctuary. Our clients couldn’t be happier.