Wild desert backyard

Pearl

Southwest getaway

Bold furnishings and dense plantings can help you create a getaway in your own backyard, even where gardening can be a challenge.

Wild desert backyard

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 06, 2009 **Post subject:**

Destination patio

The chairs' square shapes and large scale contrast with the garden's fine foliage. So do the tile-covered firepit and its oversize lava rocks, which serve as log equivalents.

Wild desert backyard

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 06, 2009 **Post subject:**

Bold furnishings

Placing the conversation area as far from the house as possible makes it feel worlds away from everyday concerns.
The vegetation on either side of the path furthers the effect and partially hides the patio from view.

Wild desert backyard

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 06, 2009 **Post subject:**

Dense plantings

The garden's plants reflect the shapes and colors of the wild desert, but they're planted more densely for drama.
They include mountain yucca, twin-flowered agave, organ-pipe cactus, and candelaria.

Wild desert backyard

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 06, 2009 **Post subject:**

Floating pavers

Individual concrete pads create the illusion that they're hovering lightly above the desert floor. Their exposed aggregate finish blends in with the native soil's stony texture.

Wild desert backyard

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 06, 2009 **Post subject:**

Fence screens

Desert live oak, Baja rock figs (Ficus petiolaris), and an imposing Agave scabra hide most of the neighbors’ fence.
Design Brian Kissinger, Thomas and Todd, Paradise Valley,

Wild desert backyard

Amir-07 · **Posted:** Nov 07, 2009 **Post subject:**

NOT BAD..

ujala · **Posted:** Nov 08, 2009 **Post subject:**

so cool fresh n beautiful

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 10, 2009 **Post subject:**

Pearl · **Posted:** Nov 10, 2009 **Post subject:**