Projects

Cape Elizabeth Native Plants

Garden Details

A few urban projects with great details. Thanks to great American Landscapes (rooftop) and Shorb Landscaping (flagstone patio), and Robinson Forged metals (steel walls) for their expert installation!

DC Mod

Top to bottom contemporary renovation of the house and yard in Northwest Washington, DC.

Silver Spring Renovation

A complete renovation of a dated ranch house to gracious family home celebrates the mature native woodland setting.

Arlington Woodland Garden

Alexandria Courtyard Garden

Mount Pleasant Garden

A backyard made nearly unusable by several confusing levels gets smoothed out and transformed into a private, serene retreat.

Bethesda Home Renovation

A complete renovation of a charming Bethesda cottage gives it a contemporary edge for this energetic young family.

Architecture by  Jen and Albert Hopper of Hopper Architects
Landscape Contracting by Matt Proper at Freeman Builders

Brick Fireplace

Completed Spring 2018--a small scale fireplace in a quiet back yard extends the seasons that this family can enjoy their outdoor space.

Arlington, VA Pool

An active family wanted to enhance their suburban property with a simple, contemporary swimming pool and hot tub. 

Chesapeake Bay Shore Project

A serene "Pool in the garden" at a Chesapeake bay shore home in Maryland. The character of the 1810's house contributed to the simple design. The plantings are young, but filling in nicely and the family is using the pool every day!

Shaw Neighborhood, Washington, DC

Kalorama DC Courtyard Garden

An elegant Art-Deco home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC gets a complete make-over.

Kenwood Pool

A small and steeply sloped back yard in Kenwood, MD gets a makeover with an new pool and patio space.

Cathedral Heights Garden

An existing pool is integrated into the flow of the house for a more cohesive design.

Georgetown Combined Courtyard

A complicated project in Georgetown, DC involved a rooftop terrace and combining neighboring gardens into one beautiful entertaining space. 

Landscape Design: Molly Scott Exteriors, LLC
Landscape Installation: John Shorb landscaping, Inc.
Photography: Joseph Andrew Townsend, townsendfilms

Northwest DC Contemporary garden

Molly Scott Exteriors worked closely with the client to create a clean-lined,  contemporary garden that was also cat friendly. The result is an elegant space that the client, her extended family and her cats are enjoying together.

Thanks to John Shorb Landscaping, Inc., Dixie Sheet Metalworks, and Expert Fence, Inc.

Kalorama, DC

A compact urban garden with lovely details in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC.

Georgetown Residence

A renovation of a classic Georgetown garden.

Stone Chimney and outdoor living area

Avalon, NJ Beach House

My client escapes the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia as often as she can to her newly-built vacation home in Avalon, NJ. Though Molly Scott Exteriors is based in the DC Metro area, we jumped at the chance to design and manage the installation of this long-distance project. 

Design and project management by Molly Scott Exteriors, LLC, Washington, DC
Installation and additional project management by Ceramic Artistry/Pride Building Assoc., Stone Harbor, NJ

Atlas District DC

A tiny back yard in the super-hip Atlas District of Washington, DC. The small site has lots of jobs to do--parking, entertaining, veggie garden, and, most importantly, doggy sunbathing!

H Street Back Yard

Arlington Back Yard

A beautiful renovation of an Arlington, VA bungalow deserves a lush planting to enhance the architecture and exteriors hardscape. 

The clients requested a very low maintenance planting plan that would provide multiple seasons of color and interest. Molly Scott Exteriors' plant palette combines native and non-native trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers to complete the renovation of the property.

Installation by others.
Photos by Molly Scott Exteriors, LLC

Arlington Back yard

Landscape Contractor's Association of MD/DC/VA Award-winning project

A contemporary back yard design and Landscape Contractor's Association of MD/DC/VA 2013 Award-winning project brimming with color and texture.

Bethesda Pool and Outdoor Entertainment Area

Bethesda Residence

Details

Details--multiple projects

Capitol Hill Project

A complete makeover of a Capitol Hill yard. The space is more versatile for entertaining while providing lots of storage for a young family. 

Shirlington Back Yard

An Asian-inspired design expands a small townhouse back yard. The focus is on texture in both the hardscape and the plantings.




Urban Back Yard --Washington, DC--Finished photos coming soon!

Urban Back Yard --Washington, DC

Mohegan Hills Residence

A wooded property benefits from screening of the neighbor's house.

Drawings

Site Details

Custom-fabricated Cor-ten Steel planters; a small DC backyard gets a makeover using industrial materials in a warm way; whimsical sculptures add sparkle to a contemporary garden.

Custom Site Details

NW Permeable Driveway and Garden Renovation

A home in N.W. Washington, D.C. gets a stately makeover.

Capitol Hill Residence

A tiny Capitol Hill backyard is transformed

Arlington Residence

A sloped back yard is leveled for a play space. 

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