When Esther Hayden moved into her Seven Oaks home in 1990, the hillside in her backyard — similar to many found throughout Rancho Bernardo — had mostly ground cover and was spotted with a few trees.

Call it natural minimalism – the über site-appropriate design is realized in large part through the dry stacked stone walls which tame the landscape and provide a natural façade. The exterior walls ...

Swarthout’s backyard makeover and terraced hillside is an inspirational garden, illuminating the efforts of persistence and focus. She attributes her garden’s beauty and success to her intrepid, ...

This custom-built home in San Jose’s Almaden Valley takes advantage of its hillside location and provides spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and the city lights. This South San Jose ...

Situated in Zurich, Switzerland, this serene garden and biopool by Fletcher Studio is suspended on the edge of a steep hillside. By placing the garden on the hillside, the architects opened up views ...