Pools, outdoor rooms, stonework, and gardens by Primavera

Photos from completed Primavera projects, grouped by the kind of outdoor space. Each group links to the service behind the work.

Concrete steppers crossing a lawn toward a pool and modern home
Concrete steppers across the lawn toward the pool

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See the pool and spa, outdoor kitchen, planting, and an overhead view of the completed space.

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Pools and spas

Pools planned with the deck, shade, and planting around them.

Pool design and construction
Rectangular pool with a stacked stone wall along one side under a clear sky
Pool with a stacked stone wall
  • Rectangular pool, attached spa, stone terrace, and planting along a retaining wall
    Pool and spa with a stone terrace
  • Long pool with a stone water wall, paved terrace, and planting beside a house
    Pool terrace with a stone water wall
  • Long pool with dark tile edge and a row of Italian cypress
    Lap pool lined with Italian cypress
  • Raised spa overflowing into a long narrow pool beside the house
    Raised spa spilling into a narrow pool
  • Pool deck with lounge chairs and an umbrella below a mature oak
    Pool deck below a mature oak
  • Pool and spa with sheer water features along a raised wall and a fresh lawn
    Pool and spa with sheer water features
  • Small rectangular pool with concrete steppers set in turf beside a home
    Small pool with steppers set in turf
  • Rectangular pool with raised tile spillway and lawn
    Rectangular pool with a tile spillway
  • Pool with a raised stacked stone wall, concrete deck, and turf strips
    Pool with a raised stone wall
  • Rectangular pool with attached spa and planted slope
    Pool with an attached spa
  • Freeform pool with stepping stones across a lawn and palm trunks
    Freeform pool with lawn and steppers
  • Pool with a white pergola at the far end of the deck
    Pool with a pergola at the far end
  • Pool and concrete deck beside turf and an outdoor dining set
    Pool deck beside a dining area

Outdoor living

Patio covers, pergolas, fire features, and water walls.

Outdoor living spaces
Wide concrete pool deck with a black steel pergola and square fire feature beside a long pool
Steel pergola and fire feature on a pool deck
  • Stacked stone raised spa and square fire pit on a concrete patio
    Stone spa and fire pit
  • Raised square stone fire pit in a paver court surrounded by turf
    Stone fire pit in a paver court
  • Square fire pit with chairs on a concrete patio beside a raised planter
    Fire pit court with seating
  • Patio cover with a ceiling fan over a dining table, with turf and steppers beyond
    Patio cover with a ceiling fan
  • Covered lounge with roll-down shade screens and outdoor chairs
    Covered lounge with roll-down shades
  • Rectangular fire table with a stone cap and stacked stone base
    Fire table in stacked stone
  • Wood pergolas framing raised planters and a narrow lawn path
    Pergolas over raised planter terraces
  • Tiled water wall with pergolas and concrete paving in a side yard
    Water wall in a side yard
  • Water feature wall beside a stamped concrete walk bordered in turf
    Water feature beside a stamped concrete walk
  • Round stone fountain filled with river rock in a front entry courtyard
    Round fountain in an entry courtyard

Outdoor kitchens

Built-in grills and counters in stacked stone and stucco.

Outdoor kitchens
View from a covered porch to a patio cover with a stone outdoor kitchen, dining chairs, and turf
Patio cover with a stone outdoor kitchen
  • Covered outdoor kitchen with a dining table, stone counters, and paving
    Covered outdoor kitchen and dining
  • Covered patio with a stacked stone outdoor kitchen and built-in grill
    Stone kitchen under a patio cover
  • Built-in grill island finished in stacked stone with a stainless grill and storage
    Grill island in stacked stone
  • Outdoor kitchen finished in stucco with a built-in grill, sink, and drawers
    Outdoor kitchen finished in stucco
  • L-shaped stacked stone outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill
    L-shaped stone kitchen
  • Covered patio with outdoor kitchen and dining table
    Covered outdoor kitchen and dining
  • Concrete walkway leading past lawn and stone wall to a built-in grill
    Side walk to a built-in grill

Patios, walkways, and steps

Concrete, pavers, steppers, and front entries.

Hardscape design and installation
Wide curved concrete steps rising through turf and planting toward a house
Curved concrete steps through lawn and planting
  • Concrete steppers with turf joints leading to a stamped concrete patio
    Stamped patio and turf-joint steppers
  • Large concrete pavers set in a diamond pattern with turf in the joints
    Diamond-shaped concrete with turf in the gaps
  • Paver patio under a covered porch beside the house
    Paver patio under a covered porch
  • Large concrete steppers with turf joints beside a modern home
    Concrete steppers with turf joints
  • Curved concrete entry steps beside a round lawn and river rock
    Curved entry steps beside a round lawn
  • Curved concrete entry steps with river rock and topiary
    Curved entry steps with river rock
  • Two-tone stamped concrete walk leading to a tiered fountain between planting beds
    Two-tone walk to a fountain
  • Concrete pads set in black river rock along a modern home
    Concrete pads in black river rock
  • Large steppers set in turf leading to a pool
    Steppers set in turf by the pool
  • Putting green beside a row of concrete steppers in a side yard
    Putting green and concrete steppers

Walls and stonework

Retaining walls, seat walls, raised planters, and boulders.

Retaining walls and structural hardscaping
Lawn bordered by a curved stacked boulder retaining wall below the house
Lawn bordered by a boulder retaining wall
  • Stacked stone seat wall and planter beside a patio dining set
    Stacked stone seat wall
  • Raised stacked stone planters along a path of concrete steppers
    Raised stone planters along a stepper path
  • Covered patio opening onto lawn with steppers and low stacked stone walls
    Covered patio with low stone walls
  • Stacked stone planter walls and turf steppers outside a covered patio
    Stone planter walls and turf steppers
  • Side yard with a long raised planter wall, river rock, and concrete steppers
    Raised planter along a side yard path
  • Boulders and river rock with drought-tolerant planting and young trees on an open lot
    Boulders and river rock on an open lot
  • Concrete steps through river rock and planting
    Concrete steps through river rock

Gardens and complete yards

Planting, river rock, lawn, and whole-yard renovations.

Landscape design and build
Aerial view of a backyard with a curved lawn, concrete walk, round fire pit court, raised planters, and a covered patio
A complete backyard renovation from above
  • Front garden of river rock, grasses, and young trees beside a house
    Grasses, river rock, and a planted front garden
  • Curved concrete walk past lawn, young trees, boulders, and path lights
    Curved walk past lawn and young trees
  • Backyard with new lawn, concrete steppers, patio seating, and planting beds
    New lawn, steppers, and planting beds
  • Front yard with lawn, young trees, and a river rock swale across a wide lot
    Front yard with lawn and a river rock swale
  • Front yard dry garden with river rock, grasses, and a young tree
    Dry garden with river rock and grasses
  • Garden of boulders and river rock with chairs under a large oak
    Boulders and river rock under a large oak
  • Ornamental grasses along a concrete lawn edge
    Grasses and a clean lawn edge
  • Garden path curving past red shrubs, grasses, and boulders on a misty morning
    Garden path through shrubs and grasses
  • Drought-tolerant planting with grasses, river rock, and young trees
    Grasses, river rock, and young trees
  • Planting beds of grasses and shrubs along a lawn
    Grasses and shrubs along a lawn

After dark

Lighting for pools, paths, and fire features.

Landscape lighting
Pool and garden lit at dusk, with uplit trees and cypress along the fence line
Pool and garden lit at dusk
  • Pool glowing at night with a row of lights along the back wall
    Pool lit at night
  • Stone fire pit and seat wall lit at night beside a patio
    Fire pit and seat wall at night
  • Concrete steppers and low path lights crossing a lawn beside a modern home
    Path lights along concrete steppers

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