The Murmur of Water
Outdoor water fountains can transform you and your environment
The mesmerizing sound. The transparent movement. The cool, fresh sensation. Outdoor water feature are a treat for the senses—auditory, visual and tactile. For millennia, we had placed moving water around our homes because water works some kind of magic on us, soothing us to our very essence.
Outdoor fountains make a graceful statement about a home
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We Are Houston’s Premier Landscape Installation & Design Company.
Since 1987, Exterior Worlds has specialized in high-end landscape design, development, implementation and landscape maintenance. By working hard to improve our clients’ quality of life, we have become recognized as one of Houston’s finest and most creative landscape firms. Our firm focuses on a variety of design elements and construction techniques, all of which are geared to enhance the beauty of the property while inspiring thought, creativity and enjoyment. Our unique and memorable landscapes can be seen in Memorial Villages, River Oaks, Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hunter Creek Village, Hedwig Village, West University, Tanglewood and Bellaire.
In the initial consultation, the Exterior Worlds’ staff works diligently to help clients define the scope of work, phasing, overall project coordination and budget. The next phase may include conceptual design, design development and final cost proposals. In this phase and during the installation, Exterior Worlds serves as general contractor and may subcontract related installation work such as drainage systems, outdoor water fountains and luxury swimming pools, outdoor kitchens or landscape lighting. Finally, Exterior World’s landscape services provide ongoing maintenance and yard care. Refer to our archive of articles for more details on landscape maintenance services, plantings, tree preservation and related landscape topics.
As professionals in our field, we believe good relationships with our clients are as important as the services we deliver. Integrity, in our client relations and in our corporate services, is one of the cornerstones of our firm.
Robert Irwin, the landscape architect of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, said: “…maybe the world is an art form [and] the gardening of our universe” reveals our participation in that work of art.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston’s fine neighborhoods.
Swimming Pool Design
Things You Need to Know About Swimming Pool Design
Author Jeff HalperYou definitely want your pool to bring you a relaxed sense of refinement. You may even want it to epitomize your personal sense of luxury. These are reasonable expectations, and very easy to have met or even exceeded, when you approach swimming pool design more than buying just the pool itself, but rather an investment in landscape pool design
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Swimming Pool Builders
Working with Swimming Pool Builders
Author Jeff HalperBackyards are perfect entertainment areas, especially when outfitted with custom swimming pools. Swimming pool builders can make it happen for you, whether you want a pool at your existing home, are in the middle of new home construction or need to remodel an outdated pool.
Swimming pool builders are the people you call upon for the actual construction of the pool. Typically their
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Star Fiber Optic
Light Your Pool and Outdoor Buildings with Star Fiber Optic Lighting
Author Jeff HalperStar fiber optic cables are used to decorate floors, ceilings, and swimming pools. In Houston landscaping design, they are most commonly installed in swimming pools. They can also be placed in the ceilings and floors of outdoor buildings. Examples of these could be pavilions, swimming pool houses, and outdoor kitchens.
Star field emulation is one of the
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Pool Renovation
Swimming pool renovation by Exterior Worlds transforms the existing size, depth, and appearance of existing swimming pools. Pool geometry, along with its horizontal and vertical measurements, will often change drastically. New surface areas are typically added as well, including high-grade coping and tile work to spas, water jets, and new surrounding hardscape structures.
This degree of overhaul not something the average pool contractor wants to mess with. There are too
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Swimming Pools
Swimming pools complete and enhance a great landscape design
Within a landscape design plan, the biggest, and often the most impressive, hardscape is a luxury swimming pool. Equal parts lifestyle, enjoyment and elegance, a luxury swimming pool is the choice of a homeowner whose goal is to maximize leisure time and to create a backyard retreat or family center. Luxury swimming pools are technically and artistically sophisticated, conceptually exciting and
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Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor kitchens provide all the full-service amenities of custom indoor kitchens. They are so efficient and comfortable that once a party moves inside one of these structures, there is never a need to go back into the house to retrieve cookware, food products, or utensils. Everything can be stored and retrieved from cabinetry built into the kitchen itself.
It is also a top priority to make the summer kitchen visually
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Garden Structures
Garden structures represent classic focal points within a landscape. Ranging from a simple antique column to an elaborate garden gazebo complete with spa and outdoor fireplaces, garden structures create visual interest and a point around which your landscape can develop. They can also provide a secondary retreat or entertainment center. They can be practical and sturdy or whimsical and ethereal.
Types of Garden Structures
Garden structures make for a long
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Custom Patios
Many Houstonians have come to expect more than a simple concrete patio designed to accommodate seating around a swimming pool. More and more of our residents are looking to add custom patios to their landscapes in order to accommodate the special functions of entertainment, recreation, and relaxation that constitute the essence of true home entertainment.
Custom patios are normally built either behind a home or alongside of a home on
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Patios and Outdoors
Hardscapes—the non-plant material of your landscape design—play a critical part of any garden landscape project. When combined with green, growing plants, they create an outdoor living environment that invites you, your family and friends to come in, to sit and enjoy, to meander and explore.
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Types of Hardscapes
Pool decking. This hardscape runs from the swimming pool to the house, connecting these two major areas.
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