Boise Spanish Colonial, Landscape Architectural Design by Ivy Design Accents throughout the Boise, Idaho home feature Mexican handcrafted ironwork, stone and tile, lending a custom quality to every feature. This views looks out from a tiled veranda to the Parterre Rose Garden and a three-tiered cantera stone fountain. |
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 The Boise, Idaho home is in the Spanish Colonial style, set within the foothills on the point of a quiet cul-de-sac.
Although Boise is referred to as the ?EUR??,,????'?????< The design for the house culminated after years of collaboration between the owners, house designers and the builder. As work progressed, it was evident an additional perspective was needed to assure a continuity between the goals for the house and the landscape.
 The aerial view shows the Parterre Garden when it was initially planted, just before the first frost, with hydrangeas and varieties of carpet roses. From the veranda the view goes to the great lawn.
Ivy Design was called into the collaboration as specialists in creating unique landscapes. Whether classic or modern, large or small, Ivy Design takes the time and attention necessary to cull the character of each project to fully complement the architecture and the surroundings. With the house an incredible meld of unique, detail-laden, handcrafted materials, the landscape had to shine. The resulting master plan embodies an offering of many experiences, with the design evolving further through continued collaboration between Ivy Design and the owners.
 Transitional hardscape elements include a pathway of native Idaho sandstone stepping stones bordering the lawn and leading up to the fire pit (right). The sandstone boulders, retaining walls and stepping stones were quarried from nearby Table Rock.
The grounds surrounding the home are graced with an entry court, a pool terrace, a fireside nook/overlook, a parterre garden, a great lawn, a rose garden, a motor court, and a lower terrace orchard and kitchen garden. To accommodate the owner?EUR??,,????'?????< As meticulous detail for the home developed, Ivy Design developed an association with an importer specializing in custom stone, pavers, fountains and other handcrafted features.
 A hardscape of basalt stone pavers, red travertine curbing and a tiered cantera fountain mark the entry courtyard.
Striving to go beyond the typical, Ivy Design developed an array of beautiful stone samples, rich red limestones to golden travertines, and multiple hues of cantera. With the existing natural basalt rock outcroppings shouldering the property, the sample of smooth-cut black basalt stone pavers was the obvious choice. These pavers present a deep, dark rich hue. Bordered with contrasting red limestone mowstrips, the pavings throughout the property present intense colors in sunshine. The hues are even deeper when wet, making them perfect for poolside.
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 From the guest house the view is to the Rose Garden.
Walking to the northwest through the side gate you arrive at the pool terrace, which is sited for privacy. The vanishing-edge pool grants view of the vineyards to the southeast and is shouldered by the natural basalt outcroppings and the upper fireside nook to the north. The grade change is graced with a variety of evergreen and blooms, with an accent on the use of desert-like species. The Chitalpa desert trees, ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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Walking further to the north, the great lawn borders the rose garden, situated outside the kitchen and great room. The owners selected and placed all roses after the overall pattern and sandstone seatwalls were designed by The motor court, situated between the home and the guest house, offers the only shaded areas on site. Planted here are hostas, rhodies and ferns.
 The Rose Garden, motor court (landscaped with hostas, rhodies and ferns) and guest house are terraced below the residence.
More recent work has included the lower terrace, which provides a fruit orchard and a raised kitchen garden, attracting the usual wildlife suspects: deer, bunnies, fox and coyotes. Although the wildlife is valued and welcomed, the replacement of landscaping is ongoing, as it seems even the ?EUR??,,????'?????<
 The home is oriented to maximize 270-degree views of the Boise Valley.
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 The patio columns are made of cantera stone, a quartz-based volcanic stone of Mexico. Cantera is Spanish for ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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