The Alexandria Drive Project

A Backyard Retreat Built for Shade, Cool Water & Effortless Hosting

The Alexandria Drive project is a complete backyard transformation designed for cooling off, hosting, and low-maintenance outdoor living.

  • Location: Private Residence

  • Project Type: Residential Design-Build

  • Services Featured: Stock-tank plunge pool, cedar deck, cedar pergola with privacy screen, concrete paver patio, gravel walkways, fire pit, native planting, sod lawn, dry creek bed, landscape lighting

Gold-colored stylized plant with three leaves on a black background.
Paver walkway through gravel to a cedar pergola with stock tank soak, fire bowl, and patio seating

Project Overview

The homeowners wanted more ways to relax, cool off, and gather in their backyard without taking on more upkeep or having to manage the project themselves. Southern Love Landscaping guided the design from concept to finished build, turning an open, underused yard into a resort-style retreat with a stock-tank plunge pool, a shaded cedar pergola, defined walkways, and low-maintenance planting beds.

The finished space feels open, private, and ready for everyday use. Mature trees frame the yard, gravel and sod keep the ground easy to maintain, and the pergola and fire pit create comfortable places to gather from morning through evening. It's a backyard the homeowners can actually enjoy, built start to finish by a team they could trust.

Paver walkway through gravel to a cedar pergola with stock tank soak, fire bowl, and patio seating

What We Designed & Built

For The Alexandria Drive Project, Southern Love delivered:

  • A stock-tank plunge pool set into a cedar deck platform

  • A slatted cedar pergola with a built-in privacy screen

  • A floating concrete paver patio with gravel joints

  • A fire pit lounge area with room for seating

  • A fresh sod lawn across the open backyard

  • Layered, low-water native planting beds along the fence line

  • A stone-lined dry creek bed for drainage and runoff control

  • Gravel groundcover for reduced upkeep

  • Cedar privacy fencing around the perimeter

  • Landscape lighting and overhead string lighting for evening use

Stone walkway in backyard with plunge pool and fire pit

A Closer Look at the Alexandria Drive Project

Backyard with concrete paver patio, gravel joints, mulched tree bed, and string lights over the lawn
Paver walkway through gravel to a cedar pergola with stock tank soak, fire bowl, and patio seating
Cedar privacy pergola with stock tank tub, Adirondack chairs, and copper fire bowl on a gravel patio
Wide backyard view with fresh sod, curved river rock border, patio lounge seating, and cedar pergola
Curved river rock drainage bed with agave, native plantings, and path lighting along a cedar fence
Mature shade trees over a sodded backyard with mulched tree rings, raised planter, and paver patio

Create a Backyard That Feels Like a Getaway

The Alexandria Drive project shows how a shaded, underused backyard becomes a private retreat for cooling off, hosting, and unwinding at home. As a full-service design build team, Southern Love Landscaping handles everything outdoors and guides you through every step, from your first consultation to the final walkthrough.

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