Modern Roof Garden Ideas and Designs

Urban Aerie

Dirtworks Landscape Architecture, PC

Photo by Andrew Bordwin

West Village Rooftop Terrace

Root & Vine Gardens

Bennett Media Studio

Pleasure Point

User

Our final installation was the rooftop deck, which has become a favorite hangout for the entire family. Shown here are the Windsong benches from Diamond Teak, made of plantation-grown Costa Rican teak wood. Photo-Chris Jacobson-GardenArt Group

Soho Rooftop Terrace, Pergola, Kitchen, Outdoor TV, Native Plantings

Todd Haiman Landscape Design

Polychromatic glass pergola, planters, custom storage cabinet, outdoor tv, ipe pavers, curved storage benches

Oak Pass Main House

Walker Workshop

Large roof terrace in London

Town and Country Gardens

This is a larger roof terrace designed by Templeman Harrsion. The design is a mix of planted beds, decked informal and formal seating areas and a lounging area.

Boerum Hill Garden

Little Miracles Designs

South Park

Seed Studio Landscape Design

image: Travis Rhoads Photography

Modern Garden

Modern Cardiff

The Brown Studio Inc.

The Brown Studio

Redfern

The Balcony Garden

Williamsburg Townhouse

Crawford Practice

This second floor roof terrace was converted to an outdoor playroom by employing softer surfaces underfoot, a wall garden, and a metal paneled wall with movable magnetic silhouettes.

Rooftops, Decks and Patios with Artificial Grass

SYNLawn

With SYNLawn artificial grass, you can give your outdoor space a little green without the unwanted maintenance, which means more time for lounging! Our products are also as much as 20% cooler than similar artificial turf products thanks to our exclusive HeatBlock™ Technology. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.

Victoria 2

Urban Roof Gardens

Urban Roof Gardens www.urbanroofgardens.com One of two terraces in this penthouse, this terrace brings echoes both of Provence and the cubist hillside villages of Santorini. Individually crafted terracotta planters, of differing heights and sizes, provide for both decorative planting as well as a working allotment for fruit and vegetables. A crunchy gravel path meanders between the planters, with perforated Sardinian brick walls dividing the large space, and affording protection from the wind to both planting and people.

East Village Roof Garden

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Waterfall. Photo: Bilyana Dimitrova

Lake Union Float Home, Seattle WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Roof top putting green. Photography by Ben Benschneider.

Ecologia Montreal

Alexandre Parent

Ecologiamontreal.com Nom officiel du projet : Ecologia Montréal Localisation : Montréal Nom du client : Sabine Karsenti Architectes/designers : Gervais Fortin Collaborateurs : Fondation Ecologia Architectes paysagistes : Nature Eden Superficie du projet : 2700 pieds carrés Date de finalisation du projet : septembre 2012 Photographe : Alexandre Parent

Multi-Level Urban Row House

Topiarius, Inc

Cedar Raised Beds - Downtown Boston

HomeHarvest - Edible Landscapes and Construction

HomeHarvest designed and built these custom cedar raised beds. Each bed has a built in reservoir, which makes them self-watering and only require watering once a week!

Hunters Hill

Harrison's Landscaping

Modern Roof Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed modern 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 modern 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 modern front garden design.

How should I design my modern 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 modern 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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