Landscape Diaries: 9 Acres in West Texas

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Come with us on a tour of an expansive West Texas ranch, designed by architect Hugh Jefferson Randolf and landscape designer Jeff Neal.

One zone is defined by a series of low walls that landscape designer Neal created with stone found on the property.

Neal chose pea gravel to line the garden, “both as a walking surface and as mulch for the plants.”

Around the corner, the detached porch building is covered in weathered cedar siding.

The plants were chosen in part for deer resistance and drought tolerance.

Neal designed a raised bed for a kitchen garden on the side of the house, and enclosed the area with a low fence made of bull wire.

A separate L-shaped garage and guest porch has two guest bedrooms and a bathroom.

Each of the guest bedrooms has a Dutch door.

Trainor filled the courtyard with “Sierra tan” gravel, which has some brown tones but with an overall effect of gray.

The existing meadow was a little too feral, according to Neal, so they removed some material and planted grasses and wildflowers.

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