Landscaping is the design of open spaces throughthe use of live and inert elements as a way of transformingnature. The projects for gardens and residentiallandscapes, however, express a different complexityto their larger, public counterparts. Ideas such as privacyand concepts that take the family into accountprevail over other considerations. The garden becomesanother room of the house and is used on a daily basis. The projects presented in this book respond to a drasticrenovation in what we understand to be traditionalgardening. Research into materials, respect for theenvironment, spatial distribution and a profound knowledgeof the flora are the concepts used to create thesemagnificent spaces.