This expansive residential landscape is located in Bloomfield Hills and combines a wide variety of features to create a luxurious private estate garden.
Category
Private
Location
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Year
2012
Photographer
George Dzarihstos
At the center of this garden is a 25’ x 73’ swimming pool including a sun shelf and an attached spa surrounded by bullnosed limestone coping and dimensional limestone paving. The stone pool terrace is lined with boxwood hedges to balance the soft textures of the trees and flowering shrubs. A custom timber beam pergola is anchored by stone piers and a low stone wall that defines the pool garden terrace space while framing expansive and captivating views of the property beyond.
A variety of outdoor rooms invite opportunities for social gathering and entertaining. A cabana with a grill and bar serves the outdoor dining area and is accented by the soft sounds of a limestone wall fountain. Opposite of the cabana, a Fon du Lac limestone fireplace with attached pergola creates a unique semi-enclosed conversation space focused on the warmth of the glowing fire. A sunken bocce court framed with cedar timbers and benches provides an enjoyable recreation area for friends and family. The court is nestled in the shade of existing evergreen trees that provide comfort and beauty in this picturesque setting.
