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derelict yard transformed into a private resort

source: house & home july issue

designer and homeowner tara fingold landscaped her back garden herself

source: house & home june issue

source: house & home may issue

an expansive lakefront yard

source: house & home may issue

designer: alyson wood

source: house & home april issue

bricks are an easy way to add colour to a mostly-green yard

source: house & home october issue

source: house & home july issue

instead of a cottage

see more of this yard in our gorgeous gardens photo gallery

source: house & home april issue

take a video tour of this yard

source: house & home april issue

let moss grow between loosely spaced pavers to soften the stone and give it a sense of age and permanence

source: house & home september issue

raised platform becomes a stage

source: house & home june issue

source: house & home may issue

romantic urban patio mimics a great room

source: house & home may issue

contemporary features update a country retreat

source: house & home may issue

an asian-inspired home carries the design to the backyard

source: house & home may issue

designer: in & out garden design

create an outdoor room by covering a section of a porch

source: house & home april issue

source: house & home april issue

source: house & home april issue

source: house & home september issue

products: coffee table

designer: christopher wood

source: house & home june issue

source: house & home may issue

lower elevation allows f privacy

source: house & home april issue

modern dwr loungers and a sparkling pool give a hotel-chic

landscape architect mark hartley designed the flagstone deck to look rough and natural

watch a video tour of the house and see even more pictures in the april issue

source: house & home april issue

photographer: joy von tiedemann

source: house & home october issue

grey slate tiles make the pool water look deep

see more photos of the and pink tartan designers' house in our gallery and in the september issue

source: house & home september issue

source: house & home september issue

source: house & home june issue

incorporate levels into a steep yard

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june 17

inspiring backyards

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take a video tour of this backyard

photographer: donna griffith

products: landscape design

designer: mark hartley landscape architects

serene backyard lounging area

take a video tour of another home designed by tara fingold

photographer: donna griffith

designer: tara fingold

entertaining space

see more inspiring backyards in our photo gallery

photographer: donna griffith

products: design

designer: meredyth hilton

see more homes from quebec's eastern townships

photographer: monic richard

products: pool

create flow from indoors to outdoors

see more homes from david zacharko and david yustin

photographer: kim christie

designer: david zacharko & david yustin

see more of philip mitchell's designs

photographer: janet kimber

products: brick walkway

designer: philip mitchell & mark narsansky

beautiful restored home in erin

see the interior of this home in our photo gallery

photographer: virginia macdonald

designer: gardens by msplants

photographer: mark burstyn

products: perennials

designer: anthony belcher

resort-like pool and lounge area

photographer: michael graydon

products: glatz bistro umbrellas

designer: tim tanz

photographer: ted yarwood

designer: landscape architecture and design

photographer: stacey brandford

products: tables

designer: john tong

sleek

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photographer: janis nicolay

products: concrete pavers

designer: landscape design

see more pools

photographer: ted yarwood

products: fireplace

designer: thomas sparling

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see more sheds in our photo gallery

photographer: ted yarwood

products: pool

designer: anthony belcher architect; general contractor

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photographer: rob fiocca

watch video tours of the showhouse. or

photographer: michael graydon

designer: landscape design

use accent pillows and throws outside

see more inspiring backyards in our photo gallery

photographer: janis nicolay

products: pillows

designer: ron rule consultants

bring the inside out

see more pools

photographer: janis nicolay

products: chairs

designer: ron rule consultants

maximize space

see more pools

photographer: donna griffith

divide a backyard into kid and adult zones

see more pools

photographer: donna griffith

products: playhouse

designer: adam gracey

create a path to an open sanctuary

see more pools

photographer: angus mcritchie

designer: carol papich

see more pools

photographer: donna griffith

products: umbrella

designer: artistic gardens

photographer: michael graydon

products: loungers

designer: landscape architect mark hartley

designer anna simone created this inviting private courtyard

products: construction

designer: anna simone of cecconi simone

see more of ron ho rook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery

photographer: james tse

products: armchair

designer: architect

private space fit

photographer: james tse

designer: landscaping

lantern lighting creates an intimate evening atmosphere

photographer: david bagosy

products: linens