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English garden Elegant garden European garden style Vegetable garden Comfortable outdoor living in the garden Ayuko comgines various aesthetics into her gardens, including Japanese, English and Italian.


A boxwood hedge and stone wall separate the garden from the street. A unique custom-designed metal railing supports flowered vines over the driveway.
Dense planting in the borders of this garden creates a living area of casual elegance. Ayuko's services include planting plans for the do-it-yourself gardener.
A stone wall and coordinated patio pavers set off a lovely mature lavender bush. European design combines with West Coast plants in this patio garden.

A custom-crafted stone wall creates drama in the garden. Wide stone steps lead into the second garden 'room' in this elegant garden.
A sophisticated planting scheme creates a beautiful area around the pool, for comfortable outdoor living.
A mediterranean style stone near the swimming pool wall features lavender plants. A shady area boasts a variety of plants which thrive in the West Coast of British Columbai.

Hedges, shrubs nd specimen trees create an inviting front garden for this English style house.
Boxwood hedges separate the patio from the garden. A brick patio leads to the hand-crafted gazebo seating area.
Concrete steps lead up to this European style garden. Trees and large plants are featured in this garden.

European style garden in a West Coast setting. This unusual garden blends classical symmetry and plantings with a functional raised-bed vegetable garden.
The vegetable garden View from the front door down to a well-clipped tree, surrounded by a boxwood hedge.

This family-friendly backyard offers lawn for children to play, an elegant eating and socializing area, and a discretely hidden sunny vegetable garden. Steps lead down from the deck at the house to the lawn. Pavers make an elegant transition.
At the bottom of the yard, the vegetable is discretely hidden. The vegetable garden includes a sunny, quiet seating area. Planters include elegant interlocked corners.
A stone wall separates the vegetable garden from the lawn. The comfortable outdoor eating area invites residents to dine outdoors.

Featuring stone mulch and sculptural elements, this private townhome garden incoporates Japanese style. Nicely trimmed boxwood hedges are paired with interesting plant shapes.
A metal sculpture contrasts with the plantings in this garden. A trio of stone scupltures in a small garden.
Contemporary garden design at the entrace of a small townhome. Boxwood hedges and stone mulch in a low-maintenance garden. Contemporary garden with boxwood hedges and stone mulch.