Just Relax

Keep it simple, and choose things that will work for you--not the other way around. Those are the keys to this low-maintenance gathering space.

May I Have Your Attention, Please?
Ralph Anderson Styling: Leigh Anne Montgomery

May I Have Your Attention, Please?

From the parking area, you enter the backyard through a grove of ‘Shademaster’ honey locusts (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Shademaster’). Planted in orchard fashion, they frame the pastoral setting and tree-lined bayou beyond.

Elevated 2 feet above grade, the pool offers a commanding view of the landscape. “We made the steps long and linear, like farm rows,” says Jeff. Even the copper fountain spouts are reminiscent of those that might have once irrigated crops.

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