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Affordable Small Garden Ideas and Designs

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Beach Front Yard Parking Pad Makeover
Green Apple LandscapingGreen Apple Landscaping
Glebe
Glebe
sticks and stones Landscape Designsticks and stones Landscape Design
Inner Mission Modern Garden
Inner Mission Modern Garden
Avant GardenAvant Garden
Inner Mission SF garden with water feature and horizontal wood fencing.
Backyard Garden Sculptures (metal art)
Backyard Garden Sculptures (metal art)
EntanglementsEntanglements
Outdoor sculpture garden art by Entanglements. Rusted laser cut steel fabrication, designed in Melbourne. 'Courtyard tree' (front) and 'Flower Ball' both ideal backyard art options to create a stunning metal artwork feature in your outdoor entertaining area.
Outdoor Shower
Outdoor Shower
Construction Marketing, LLCConstruction Marketing, LLC
Small Shady Back Yard
Small Shady Back Yard
Magic Landscaping, Inc.Magic Landscaping, Inc.
Natural pathway stones wind through the garden. Boulders protrude to add interest and seating, pea gravel creates open space and take the place of lawn. Magic Landscaping, Inc- New Jersey Landscape Designer & Contractor.
Typical Residential Projects
Typical Residential Projects
Richard P. Rauso, ASLA, Landscape ArchitectsRichard P. Rauso, ASLA, Landscape Architects
Richard P. Rauso, ASLA
Brick Patio
Brick Patio
Creative Masonry & Landscape of Cape CodCreative Masonry & Landscape of Cape Cod
Front Garden Design / Front Garden Driveway / Front Garden Ideas
Front Garden Design / Front Garden Driveway / Front Garden Ideas
Stylish GardensStylish Gardens
Small garden enhanced visually with horizontal Western Red Cedar Slatted Screens
Small garden enhanced visually with horizontal Western Red Cedar Slatted Screens
Silva Timber ProductsSilva Timber Products
Western Red Cedar Slatted Screens create an architectural look that provides visually interesting shadow lines and texture within outdoor spaces. A well designed and carefully built screen can provide a wonderful focal point for an outdoor space, so choosing the correct material is paramount. No other material compares to Western Red Cedar in terms of appearance, with beautiful warm colours and tight grain patterns providing a stunning natural material. Garden Designer: Blue Tulip Garden Design Landscaper: Green Belt Landscapes
Before and After Water Features
Before and After Water Features
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
Pondless waterfall with stone bridge across the stream.
Liacos Residence
Liacos Residence
eScape Landscape ArchitectureeScape Landscape Architecture
This contemporary native garden design, with a series of elements i.e. seating/water feature & screening, provided a usable, comfortable, stylish courtyard to the front yard and main entry to the house. The careful thought put into the design & detail of the cantilevered bench and custom timber work to ensure the transition from the concept design to the built outcome. Steel edging to the reflection pool to achieve a clean crisp edge through laser cut steel work. Photography Kate Brockhurst
Small Spaces
Small Spaces
Outside SpaceOutside Space
Anna Todd Photography
Bubbling Blue Fountain
Bubbling Blue Fountain
Ecoscape Environmental DesignEcoscape Environmental Design
A cobalt blue fountain set in black pebbles creates a calming background water sound, perfect for a small space in a busy neighborhood.
Potrero Hill Lookout
Potrero Hill Lookout
Seed Studio Landscape DesignSeed Studio Landscape Design
photo by Seed Studio, editing by TR PhotoStudio
Custom Greenhouses
Custom Greenhouses
BC Greenhouse Builders LtdBC Greenhouse Builders Ltd
With a unique hip design roof, this custom conservatory is also a beautiful hot tub enclosure.
Creative Paving with Beach Pebbles & Seashells
Creative Paving with Beach Pebbles & Seashells
Studio H Landscape ArchitectureStudio H Landscape Architecture
Photography by Studio H Landscape Architecture & COCO Gallery. Post processing by Isabella Li.
Attached greenhouse & studio
Attached greenhouse & studio
Ceres Greenhouse SolutionsCeres Greenhouse Solutions
A 120 sq ft year-round greenhouse, attached to an artists studio. The perfect place for relaxing, growing and well, just breathing. Cedar raised garden beds, polycarbonate roofing, automated vents, and passive heating / cooling system.
Salvaged Lumber Greenhouse
Salvaged Lumber Greenhouse
EcotoneEcotone
Propagation structure for starting native plants at a native plant nursery. Natural Garden Landscape Design & Build
Melville courtyards
Melville courtyards
Cultivart Landscape DesignCultivart Landscape Design
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Affordable Small Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed garden is as important as the emphasis we place on the designs of our interiors. After all, our grounds (however modest) frame our homes and contribute to first impressions not only of our houses, but also of the households within. Options for garden designs can be as elaborate or low maintenance as your lifestyle and preferences permit – consider both your aspirations for how it should look and how much time you can invest in garden maintenance. Consulting a gardener or landscape designer will ensure you have a garden that suits your lifestyle, the local climate and soil conditions. But don’t forget that with Houzz your first stop can be collecting images of garden ideas and designs you love in order to inspire your garden plans and potentially share them with a landscape gardening professional.

How do I come up with a front garden design?

The priority for a front garden is kerb appeal. Begin by considering the area immediately around and leading up to your front door. You may want to opt for front garden designs that blend well with the style of your home – for example, abundant foliage and flowerbeds will perfectly complement a period property, whereas man-made materials, geometric shapes and contrasting textures are great ideas for a contemporary garden design. Even if your front garden is a small space, keep it tidy – if you have more space, make the most of it with garden ideas and features such as a manicured lawn, gravel driveway, water feature or garden fencing. If you don’t have the time or commitment to devote to gardening, then neatly pruned hedges, statement paving, hanging baskets, garden benches and outdoor lighting are all decorative, low maintenance garden ideas for your front garden design.

How should I design my back garden?

Back gardens typically offer more space than front garden designs and serve a more recreational purpose, so it’s important to know how you want to spend time in your garden before you design it in order to build in the features that you will enjoy. If you love relaxing in the garden and dining al fresco, think about patios, decking, garden furniture and BBQs. For the more horticulturally-inclined, incorporate flower beds, greenhouses or vegetable garden designs. Your landscape gardening professional can help you install structures such as sheds, pergolas and gazebos that complement your garden design, and artfully-placed garden ideas such as lawn edging and lighting will add definition to your chosen design.

How do I create a low maintenance garden?

The great news is, gardens aren’t exclusively for the green-fingered. Whether you’re not horticulturally-inclined or simply don’t have the time for a bit of landscape gardening, you can still have a garden design that looks the way you want by making some smart design choices. While many of us favour low maintenance gardens like urban gardens, roof terraces and patio gardens, lovers of greenery don’t need to sacrifice grass for paving slabs. Whatever you want from your garden, there are a variety of gardening solutions that can be built in to make life easier. For example, labour intensive features such as vegetable patches, greenhouses and flower beds can be optimised with an automatic irrigation system. These can be offset with fuss-free garden ideas such as hard landscaping, including gravel, paving or decking, and hard-wearing evergreens that require minimal upkeep. You might even consider replacing your garden fencing with slow growing hedging, which can be maintained less regularly than wooden fence panels. If having a lawn is important, there are different types of grasses in varying degrees of durability and maintenance. You may choose to take a more relaxed approach to your lawn – “wild” garden designs can have great charm if the grasses and flowers are chosen carefully. If you prefer a manicured lawn, it’s a good idea to invest in a “mulching” lawn mower that will recycle clippings and remove the need for cleaning up. Finally, there isn’t a more low maintenance garden lawn than artificial grass which can look highly realistic and keep your garden looking green. Garden ornaments are a great way to add interest to your low maintenance garden design – go for smart garden ideas such as solar garden lights which are both decorative and functional. Find some of the most popular design ideas on Houzz.
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