Create a vacation spot right in the backyard of a client’s residence near Ellicott City, Maryland. The homeowners wanted their yard to feel like an escape. They requested a pool and a space for entertaining anywhere from five to 100 people.
The pool, which serves as the centerpiece of the backyard, includes color-changing lights and a spa, complete with jets, for year-round use. Flame-torched geometric and broken flagstone walkways and patios emphasize the natural setting, and a blue pebble-sheen finish in the interior of the pool makes it resemble a lake. Although rich in detail, the yard is low in maintenance. Hahn believes two major clean-ups—one in fall and one in spring—with minor weekly upkeep is the best maintenance plan for most clients.
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| Before the transformation: A sloping hillside lawn. |
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| Botanical Decorators' detailed rendering of the project |
Flame-torched geometric and broken flagstone walkways and patios distinguish Botanical Decorators’ hardscape plan.
(Source: Home and Design The Magazine of Architecture and Fine Interiors)
(Source: Home and Design The Magazine of Architecture and Fine Interiors)