Contemporary landscapes rarely succeed by accident. Clean lines, controlled contrast, and intentional materials shape outdoor spaces that look calm, modern, and expensive—without feeling overdesigned.

Local artist and eco-minded citizen Franke James decided to do the hard thing first and replace her interlocking brick front yard (parking lot) with plants and an eco driveway (paradise). What she ...

Whenever Terry London would roll up to her four-bedroom home in the community of Oak View in Aliso Viejo, something bothered her about its appearance: Namely, the big slab of gray concrete that served ...