Landscape Arbor

This shade arbor, located in The Woodlands, TX north of Houston, spans the entire length of the back yard. It combines a number of elements with custom structures that were constructed to emulate specific aspects of a Zen garden. The homeowner wanted a low-maintenance garden whose beauty could withstand the tough seasonal weather that strikes the area at various times of the year. He also desired a mood-altering aesthetic that

An arbor can be a simple structure for sitting underneath trees, or it can be a pinnacle of outdoor landscape design. Some arbors are simply vantage points beneath large trees from which homeowners can quietly take in a view of the surrounding Houston landscape. Others, however, are true monuments of architecture, taking on the proportion of outdoor living rooms and rising to positions of preeminence in the nighttime sky. The

How an Iron Arbor and Gate Added an Old World Element to a New Swimming Pool and Patio Area At face value, many might assume that an iron arbor would clash with vegetation and other natural features. In fact, the opposite can often be true. A wrought iron arbor can provide a very elegant compliment to gardens, walkways, patios, and swimming pools. It can fulfill any number of ornamental and

In the recent past we undertook a very complex and multi-dimensional landscaping project in River Oaks that involved the replacement of an old outdoor kitchen with a new landscape arbor. This new structure was very technically and aesthetically unique in several different ways. To start with, it was not made of cedar as are many landscaping arbors. Rather, it was constructed entirely of pressure-treated, rough cut pine that was stained