This British Virgin Islands landscape delights with detail in the foreground while framing epic distant views. JMMDS designed the outdoor spaces at this private residence, including roads, paths, walls, plantings, and landscape details.
Terraced gardens and elegant container plantings highlight the architecture of the main house and the individual casitas. A spacious infinity pool brings foreground and background into one.
Charismatic palm trees frame the view of the swimming pool and ocean beyond at sunset.
The steep grades of the peninsula were challenging, but they enabled the creation of beautiful focused views and alignments. In the palm drive court, a focal limestone fountain establishes the Moorish theme.
Visitors stroll through the landscape, down stone and boulder steps and along curving paths, immersed in tropical plants that open up to views of neighboring islands.
A rugged wooden-stepped path with rope handrails follows a steep slope down to an intimate stone terrace for experiencing spectacular sunset views and the sounds of waves crashing below.
Plants with dramatic foliage contrast with delicate palm fronds, all layered with trees, shrubs, and vines carefully selected for their color, form, and texture.
