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Water Features
Bella Giardino Landscape & Garden DesignBella Giardino Landscape & Garden Design
Perennials Over Lake Champlain
Perennials Over Lake Champlain
Land ArtLand Art
These gardens are at a private residence in New York, on the shores of Lake Champlain. Weekly gardening visits that included pruning, pest management, and seasonally appropriate garden care have helped the homeowners enjoy their gardens' full beauty.
Ridgway Colorado Residence
Ridgway Colorado Residence
Kaibab LandscapingKaibab Landscaping
Kaibab Landscaping - Natural Stone Paver Driveway - Retaining Wall with Landscape Lighting - Boulder Gardens- Telluride Colorado. Photo credit: Josh Johnson
Pondless Waterfall using Weathered Limestone Built in Crescent. IA
Pondless Waterfall using Weathered Limestone Built in Crescent. IA
Neptune's Water GardensNeptune's Water Gardens
Inspired by native limestone waterfall, and designed to naturally blend into the landscape but make a huge impression and impact, this pondless waterfall built in the loess hills of Western Iowa is a signature project and an absolute stunner. Its placement on the hillside across the driveway for the house provided a perfect setting to make a dramatic impact. The variety of small and large waterfalls helps provide scale and interest, along with making different sounds as the water crashes over the rocks to fill the air with a fabulous ambiance. The character of the weathered limestone helps the feature appear seamless and as if it is naturally eroding out of the hillside. A variety of evergreens punctuate the landscape, and perennial natives and grasses blend into the native prairie grass establish beyond the waterfall. This waterfall feature's Aquascape products and LED lighting. Built to run in all four seasons, but with the ease of being shut of for vacations and quickly started upon returning with no need to fill the reservoir and with no hassle. Running the feature on a timer and the addition of an IonGen helps keep this feature free from algae. A similar project built in the Omaha Metro Area would have a budget around $30,000 and would take 2-3 weeks to create. Neptune's Water Gardens is the premier water feature design and installation company in the #Omaha Metro area. Our naturally balanced, low-maintenance ecosystem ponds work with Mother Nature, not against her. We pride ourselves in creating water features that appear to have always existed in their surrounding landscape. Whether you choose an ecosystem #pond, decorative #fountainscape, #Pondless® #Waterfall or the new #RainXchange™ System that pairs a rainwater harvesting system with a #decorative water feature – you'll be thrilled with the sight and sound that water brings to your #landscape. From #trees to #shrubs; #patios to retaining walls, the experienced #designers and #craftsman at #Neptune's Water Gardens will be able to bring all of your #outdoor living ideas to reality . For more information and inspiration visit our website http://www.neptuneswatergardens.com/pondless.html Serving the Omaha Metro Area and Eastern #Nebraska and Western #Iowa . Services include pond help, pond cleaning and repair, pond and water feature maintenance, boulder bubblers and fountains, water garden and koi pond design and installation, pondless and disappearing waterfall design and installation, landscape design installation and maintenance, Stone and paver patios and retaining walls . #neptuneswatergardens #ncn #cac #aquascape #pondstars Design, Installation, And Photographs By Jason Heller and Neptune's Water Gardens
Mountain Top Home
Mountain Top Home
LandshapesLandshapes
Hill Country Rustic Elegance
Hill Country Rustic Elegance
Southern LandscapeSouthern Landscape
The stargazing area designed and constructed by Southern Landscape features a limestone retaining wall with planters, pergola, and custom firepit to allow the homeowner to enjoy the beautiful evenings in the Texas Hill Country.
Fire pits
Fire pits
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
This sunken fire pit follows the natural terrain, and beautifully incorporates into the rest of the landscape. Beautiful, beautiful work.
Varney Point Boulder Wall & Step Project
Varney Point Boulder Wall & Step Project
Belknap Landscape CompanyBelknap Landscape Company
BLC
Poolside Natives
Poolside Natives
Ruth Consoli DesignRuth Consoli Design
Lonicera sempervirens (Coral or Trumpet Honeysuckle) is a native vine, reaching approx. 20' with red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Fruit attracts quail, goldfinch, hermit thrush and American robin. Larvel host to the spring azure and spring clearwing moth. Trellises were constructed by the client reusing existing bamboo stakes they already had, a a great do-it-yourself project - reuse, recycle, functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Colorful Plantings in the Landscape
Colorful Plantings in the Landscape
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
Bright and colorful wildflowers bring this rustic landscape to life. Photos by Roger Haywood, Seth Soukup, Neil Podoll
Willows and Water, Surrey
Willows and Water, Surrey
Acres WildAcres Wild
Rural Water Garden, Surrey UK
Water Features - Hawks Landing, Dane County
Water Features - Hawks Landing, Dane County
Glacier Landscape IncGlacier Landscape Inc
Coastal Maine Haven
Coastal Maine Haven
Kerry Lewis Landscape ArchitectureKerry Lewis Landscape Architecture
Thyme-filled walkway from drive to kitchen entrance
Thyme-filled walkway from drive to kitchen entrance
The Crafted GardenThe Crafted Garden
This bluestone walkway is filled with Thymus coccineus that blooms pink in summer. Susan Irving - design, install and photograph
Paver Driveways
Paver Driveways
Summit Outdoor LivingSummit Outdoor Living
Varney Point Boulder Wall & Step Project
Varney Point Boulder Wall & Step Project
Belknap Landscape CompanyBelknap Landscape Company
BLC
Rustic Water Feature Greeley
Rustic Water Feature Greeley
Alpine GardensAlpine Gardens
Hill Country Rustic Elegance
Hill Country Rustic Elegance
Southern LandscapeSouthern Landscape
The stargazing area designed and constructed by Southern Landscape features a limestone retaining wall with planters, pergola, and custom firepit to allow the homeowner to enjoy the beautiful evenings in the Texas Hill Country.
High Desert meets Mountain Valley
High Desert meets Mountain Valley
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
Low water landscape for a vacation home in a Zone 4. Emphasis on texture, structure and color, year round. Extensive stone work, a beautiful oversize glass tile spa and built in fire pit make good use of the garden and amazing views. Photo: The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
Shaded Hammock
Shaded Hammock
FormLA LandscapingFormLA Landscaping
Cutting through a deeply forested area at the back of the property this decomposed granite path leads to a perfect retreat for a shaded nap! Photo: Lesly Hall Photography

Large Rustic Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic front garden design.

How should I design my rustic 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 rustic 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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