Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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50 SUMMER 2019 inspire Fleischer explains, noting that those moves also lend a feeling of spaciousness to the landscape. Simultaneously, the team was charged with ensuring privacy, which was key to the design program. To that end, they planted a mature arborvitae 'Smaragd' hedge, which hems the lawn but still allows sun to penetrate. The overarching design plan centered around the midsize pool featuring a bench on one side—a Lloyd Fleischer Landscape Design signature element—and a dark verde tile and Wet Edge Satin Pebble Matrix treat- ment, chosen to reflect the trees and fireplace. Of special consideration was an existing gatehouse—now the pool house—which the homeowners wanted to remove but were convinced to keep. "It anchored that corner of the yard and gave nice proportion and dimension to the space," Fleischer notes. "It also provided a visual buffer Stone elements combine with straightforward furnishings and simple plants for a harmonious respite. "It's going to feel like the landscape is embracing that sitting area. While the fireplace is white and large, over time it will seem like something coming out of nature, and that space will become even more of a room in a way." —Lloyd Fleischer