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San Rafael Eichler Front and Back Yard Remodel
San Rafael Eichler Front and Back Yard Remodel
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
The "Gracie Modern Arbors" (by TerraTrellis) offer eye-catching focal points. Three installed to bring interest and needed height over a long pathway ramp with grape vines. Another frames a stairway to the hillside with a flowering Passion vine. The sloped hillsides were revamped to include low-water and low-maintenance plants that include CA natives, flowing grasses, other Mediterranean plants and several succulents.
Parking Strip For Front Yard
Parking Strip For Front Yard
Big Rock LandscapingBig Rock Landscaping
Adding shade trees to the front walkway of the home not only provides shade as they grow but also gives the home more privacy from the street.
Holladay Residence
Holladay Residence
Clayton Vance ArchitectureClayton Vance Architecture
Sloping Garden Design - Sandhurst, Berkshire
Sloping Garden Design - Sandhurst, Berkshire
Linsey Evans Garden DesignLinsey Evans Garden Design
Sloping garden design in Sandhurst, Berkshire by Linsey Evans Garden design with curved, stone-clad retaining walls, curved steps and ramps between levels, lawn, large terrace, smaller seating area with contemporary pergola screen.
Garell
Garell
David Hertz & Studio of Environmental ArchitectureDavid Hertz & Studio of Environmental Architecture
Hardscape Lights in Toronto
Hardscape Lights in Toronto
Outdoor Lighting PerspectivesOutdoor Lighting Perspectives
Hardscape lighting installed into existing stonework walls. This is an example of how fully integrated "floating" effect for fixtures can be done even in existing hardscape. This project also included all of the landscape lighting shown, including up-lights for the trees, back yard patio and stair lights, lighting for the sports court, etc.
Jardin secret rue Montorgueil
Jardin secret rue Montorgueil
Swandy Wenker - PaysagisteSwandy Wenker - Paysagiste
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
Simple plantings of molinia grass and 'Summer Beauty' allium occupy the space below the elevated perennial garden. Renn Kuhnen Photography
Hampton Court Flower Show
Hampton Court Flower Show
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A tranquil garden design teeming with herbs and medicinal plants. Visitors are encouraged to use the continuous path as an aid to walking meditation. Along the path one can appreciate the filigree forms of umbellifers and gossamer fennel leaves. Awareness of subtleties such as plant movement in a breeze and backlit petals is heightened. The layout of the garden is denominated by the path’s route which loops and circles to contain a circular water trough and round of thyme. This curved path is intersected at various points by a serpentine rill. Senses are heightened via the calming sound of flowing water, cushioned feel of camomile atop the seat and the uplifting fragrance of mint varieties.
Southfields Garden
Southfields Garden
Tom Howard Garden Design and LandscapingTom Howard Garden Design and Landscaping
Provo Canyon
Provo Canyon
Upwall DesignUpwall Design
Magnolia Modern
Magnolia Modern
Mark S. Garff, Landscape ArchitectMark S. Garff, Landscape Architect
This newly constructed home was in need of an outdoor living space and streetscape in a matching contemporary Northwest style. Our studio composed a landscape with an improved entry sequence, balancing the need for personal privacy alongside a distinctive public face. A steel framed gabion basket wall provides a crisp edge and doubles as retaining for the private patio behind the horizontal board fence. The courtyard oasis with a new deck is enclosed by warm wooden fencing set on top of the contrasting raw texture of a gabion retaining wall that acts as a backdrop to bold streetscape plantings.
Patios & Boulder Walls – Minnetonka Lake House Landscape
Patios & Boulder Walls – Minnetonka Lake House Landscape
Southview DesignSouthview Design
Overlooking scenic lake Minnetonka, this multi-level patio seamlessly blends into the hill and creates multiple level spaces for enjoying life outside.
BAUHAUS-UNIKAT - frei geplant
BAUHAUS-UNIKAT - frei geplant
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Das weitläufige Anwesen der Familie ist ein echter Hingucker. © FingerHaus GmbH
Маленький сад в пригороде
Маленький сад в пригороде
Татьяна Мут / "Гений места"Татьяна Мут / "Гений места"
Татьяна Мут
Pools, Spas, & Water Features
Pools, Spas, & Water Features
Wesley Stout AssociatesWesley Stout Associates
Mississauga Stone
Mississauga Stone
Shubrook Construction Ltd.Shubrook Construction Ltd.
Water Features
Water Features
MayCreek LandscapingMayCreek Landscaping
Barry's Lawn Care
Barry's Lawn Care
Barry's Lawn CareBarry's Lawn Care
Weston Pool Terrace
Weston Pool Terrace
a Blade of Grassa Blade of Grass

Garden with a Retaining Wall and a Pond 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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