Spectacular Showhouse

Spectacular Showhouse The yearly Atlanta Symphony Associates 2015 Decorators' Showhouse and Gardens raises funds for the Atlanta Symphony and includes big name designers creating both indoor and outdoor spaces like HGTV's Vern Yip and Chip Wade.



Outdoor Living Maestro HGTV's Chip Wade created several outdoor spaces in the 2015 Atlanta Symphony Showhouse and Gardens. "With architecture like this--quite stately--that I always tend to go more of the comfortable course," says Wade of his designs.



Black and White Chic HGTV's Chip Wade made this front loggia at the Symphony Showhouse with dramatic planters and furniture from Frontgate. When designing an outdoor space, Wade asks himself "is the place compelling? Does it cause you to want to walk down and be in it?"



Graphic Planters Stunning Frontgate planters are planted with banana, rosemary and striking color mixes of deep plum and chartreuse.



Outdoor Drama Chip Wade created beautifully elegant outdoor spaces to match the grand Atlanta property that played host to 2015's Atlanta Symphony Associates Showhouse and Gardens.



Ornate Lanterns These beautifully detailed lanterns from Frontgate really are a great way to illuminate paths and wonderful accents to this lovely container layout.



Bring the Indoors Outdoor A master of outdoor layout, HGTV's Chip Wade created this elegant living room vignette on a side patio in the Symphony Showhouse. Wade utilized a "super refreshing" palette of blue and orange. Wade enjoys to incorporate artwork in his outdoor spaces and had this bit made using house paint to help with its outdoor staying power. Wade used stiff metal posts with garden topiaries affixed to create an arresting sculptural element overhead.



Pachyderm Punch Processor Wade brings some wit and visual attraction to this outdoor space with the addition of a ceramic elephant for a little fun click this. "The main design aesthetic is earning an range of accessories that I like," says Wade.



Pump It Up A forgotten nook of the garden becomes a focus with the accession of this sumptuous Frontgate couch in an outdoor layout from Chip Wade. "When you are doing a seating vignette, it's easy to overdo," says Wade, that allowed some basic lanterns, cushions and also the spectacular greenery out the house to complete this comfy space. He predicted the silver planter using its "high luster," a little "unorthodox," but a distinctive accent that really defines the mindset of the space.



Pool Side Atlanta backyard designer Ed Castro Landscape created the container beds and gardens surrounding this elegant pool.



Al Fresco Dining Outdoor dining and celebrations become raised with paired tables and chairs that work beautifully with this home's formal style.



Color Contrast These black and white planters pair beautifully with a variety of plant textures and colors.



Topiaries Are Tops We love the contrast of this black and white container with a lively topiary form in a look that marries high-style and wit.



Green Goodness An array of greens from chartreuse to the variegated pyramidal American boxwood attract interest to this elevated bed poolside pop over here. Daylily, pink vinca, white bacopa and Joseph's Coat round out this magnificent raised bed.



Focal Point This raised bed offered by four boxwoods is meant to be best appreciated from over says Ed Castro, of Ed Castro Landscape.



Gold Standard Indian Hawthorne is trained into a standard in this garden bed.



Paradise Found "In all of our houses, everything we do is all about inviting folks to the space," says landscape designer Ed Castro who placed this outdoor living vignette from Frontgate comprising the Eden java table in the opposite end of the pool to lure visitors to the space.



Old Hollywood A black and white color scheme provides this poolscape a classic Hollywood sense that Ed Castro Landscape complemented in plant shades favoring purple and chartreuse.



Layers of Interest The eye is attracted to the various layered elements within this garden bed and a striking espaliered loropetalum made by Ed Castro Landscape.



Graphic Punch Graphic Madison containers from Frontgate work superbly planted with a trellis of clematis for even more vertical interest.



Garden Symmetry An attractive balance of shapes and textures gives this implanted raised bed by Ed Castro Landscape major impact when seen from above.



Animal Print A palette of green and zebra print adds tropical flair into this patio.



Pool Panorama Ed Castro put planters at various intervals within this pool layout for equilibrium, but also to invite individuals visually and psychologically to the area.



A Well-Deserved Rush Atlanta landscape designer Ed Castro enjoys some much-deserved down-time during a tour of the outdoor spaces for HGTVGardens.



Grand Estate The 2015 Atlanta Symphony Associates' Decorators' Showhouse and Gardens raises funds for the Atlanta Symphony while emphasizing the talents of many different regional designers.



Clematis Clematis growing on a trellis lends vertical interest to the Frontgate container.



Twisted Topiary This whimsical topiary form in a formal white container lends substantial interest to the poolscape.



Wait for It Ed Castro plans his landscape designs to deliver results with time and indicates home owners do exactly the same sites. A hibiscus will eventually blossom and supply luscious ornamentation with this container. Think about incorporating flowers and plants which will bloom at various times in your garden.



Container Pair Pairs work nicely together, especially when allowing for some variation in the size and plantings in these containers full of pyramidal American boxwood, hibiscus, lantana, petunia, bacopa, Joseph's Coat and creeping thyme.