Relaxing Courtyard Retreat

This small German Village backyard fits in two outdoor rooms — a relaxing sitting area with a focal point fountain — and a lower outdoor dining area for fun family gatherings.

This design was done in collaboration with Potsabilities, in Columbus, Ohio.

A 4-foot square Hudson Box Fountain sits in the middle of a small, square bluestone patio, nearly surrounded a low boxwood hedge
Lovely green water lilies and tall accent water plants push vertically above the water in the water feature while two chairs look on
Light-turquoise-cushioned chairs sit against a perfectly-pruned round boxwood hedge

In the midst of a historic urban Columbus neighborhood, this relaxing space is equally beautiful and functional. It was jointly-conceptualized with Potsabilities, created a function and beautiful space.

An angled chair-view of the small bluestone sitting area with fountain in the middle gives a nice feeling of the space

The homeowner found this lovely Hudson Box Fountain at Detroit Garden Works.

A closeup view of a top-view corner of the water feature shows how nicely the water fountain material blends with the bluestone paving
The four steps down from the house french doors are wide and graceful, flowing down to the small patio area

Once dominating the whole space the big iron table now has its own garden room..

A view from atop the stairs at the house show off the nice focal point that the fountain is from the view inside of the house
A large black iron table is in the foreground of a view of the lower patio looking up to the small upper bluestone patio
A view from the far-end of the patio standing against the carriage house looking towards the house, with patio between
A drawing of the overall site concept plan with cross-sections

Above is the conceptual design and below is the final design layout & planting plan, both by Jacobs Grant Design ltd.

A drawing of the final landscape plan, showing more detail in how a contractor is to build it
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