Southern backyard - garden design with fountain

Adjacent slope as a challenge

This area was originally a residual area located at the rear of the house. In addition, the slope in front of the narrow part of the garden came to meet it along its entire length, which visually constricted it very much. In the design planning, the area was assumed to be an independent part of the garden. With the light-colored wall and the contrasting red- and silver-leaved shrubs, the slope situation was concealed and distracted from the massiveness and monotony of the slope. 

Central focal points are the fountain and the rock pear, which turn the small area into a space of its own. The strong and large-scale materialization with stone slabs and gravel gives the garden part an enormous importance - the former character of a secluded backyard could thus be eliminated and replaced by generosity.

Points of light through planting choice

Plants were used quite specifically and independently in this project. The umbrella-shaped rock pear plays an important role as an important vertical element. In the area of the water basin, red and white montbretias were used, which set great color accents in this shady area. Behind the wall of the water basin rise various woody plants, whose flowers, leaf colors and structures create an interesting backdrop: for example, red maple, hydrangea or oil willow. In the pots, white-flowered shrubs and perennials add bright spots, such as astilbes, snowball or hydrangeas.