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Small Garden with a Desert Look Ideas and Designs

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Conscious Stream Scape 2 Year Update - Silverlake
Conscious Stream Scape 2 Year Update - Silverlake
Ketti Kupper Conscious Life DesignKetti Kupper Conscious Life Design
Photo by Ketti Kupper
Jardins
Jardins
Les Jardins de FrankiLes Jardins de Franki
Springs Community
Springs Community
Gardens by DesignGardens by Design
Minimalist contemporary garden
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design. Photo by William MacCollum.
Cabbage = Cottage + Cabin
Cabbage = Cottage + Cabin
The Wonder WaysThe Wonder Ways
Exterior of home in the evening.
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
UserUser
This garden design for the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show consisted of 9 regularly spaced reflective pools with planting surrounding each. Inspired by the Roman Baths in Bath, these perfect squares suggested the regularity of the Hypocaust columns and serve as a reminder of the city’s relationship with water. The concept for the planting is ‘A modern meadow’; the mix of forms and colours is intentionally unusual. Well defined flower heads and shrubs in the foreground contrast against a hazy ‘fluffy’ backdrop evocative of steam rising from the hot spring water. The use of plants such as euphorbia, lavender, santolina and rosemary combined with breedon gravel paths evoke a mediterranean feel.
Modern Northwest Bend
Modern Northwest Bend
Blooming DesertBlooming Desert
This modern space offers maximum outdoor living for the homeowners with minimum maintenance with the use of 2' x 2' paver slabs, Mexican Beach Pebble and River Rock Mulch, drought tolerant plant material, drip irrigation and synthetic lawn.
Backyard Retreat in Calabasas, CA
Backyard Retreat in Calabasas, CA
Prime Gardens IncPrime Gardens Inc
zero maintenance yard
zero maintenance yard
Blossoms+StoneBlossoms+Stone
Lilacs are large, fast growing, low water using beauties that bloom purple in the spring. They will provide privacy and shade to this yard.
Living Room and Back Yard Oasis
Living Room and Back Yard Oasis
Patricia B. Warren, AIA Warren Architecture, LLCPatricia B. Warren, AIA Warren Architecture, LLC
The small back yard became an oasis of desert plants.
Jardín en Biniancolla
Jardín en Biniancolla
CITRUSCITRUS
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
UserUser
This garden design for the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show consisted of 9 regularly spaced reflective pools with planting surrounding each. Inspired by the Roman Baths in Bath, these perfect squares suggested the regularity of the Hypocaust columns and serve as a reminder of the city’s relationship with water. The concept for the planting is ‘A modern meadow’; the mix of forms and colours is intentionally unusual. Well defined flower heads and shrubs in the foreground contrast against a hazy ‘fluffy’ backdrop evocative of steam rising from the hot spring water. The use of plants such as euphorbia, lavender, santolina and rosemary combined with breedon gravel paths evoke a mediterranean feel.
Rare and Unusual
Rare and Unusual
O'hana Art EnvironmentsO'hana Art Environments
From humble beginnings, this wiry little plant has grown into a torch of texture.. What it may lack in contrast of colors, the compact, upright and explosive nature of this succulent is a sight to behold. Slow-growing, but definitely worth the wait!
Dorrington Project 3.0
Dorrington Project 3.0
Boodle ConceptsBoodle Concepts
Garden design & landscape construction in Melbourne by Boodle Concepts. Project in Reservoir, featuring water-wise Australian native plants, permeable paving. Vertical mesh cladding becomes a growing trellis, the mesh design element is continued with outdoor garden bench seat (industrial gabion style).
Blue succulnets
Blue succulnets
June Scott DesignJune Scott Design
Photo by Martin Cox Photography.
Irvington Mediterranean Ecstasy
Irvington Mediterranean Ecstasy
Abbaté DesignsAbbaté Designs
Behind the copper fence is an intimate shade garden with water feature and new stone step and decomposed granite walkway
Backyard Retreat in Calabasas, CA
Backyard Retreat in Calabasas, CA
Prime Gardens IncPrime Gardens Inc
Living Room and Back Yard Oasis
Living Room and Back Yard Oasis
Patricia B. Warren, AIA Warren Architecture, LLCPatricia B. Warren, AIA Warren Architecture, LLC
The new pitched roof embraces the Living Room and the new covered patio,
Memorial Garden
Memorial Garden
Bri LehmanBri Lehman
The Crosby
The Crosby
Arcadian LandscapeArcadian Landscape
Succulents,

Small Garden with a Desert Look 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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