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Traditional Sloped Garden Ideas and Designs

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Mountain Landscaping blends with home and mountains
Mountain Landscaping blends with home and mountains
LAND BY DESIGNLAND BY DESIGN
This beautiful curved driveway is part of an environmentally sensitive system to reduce erosion, by reducing storm water runoff and to retain rainwater on site. Made of tumbled concrete pavers it blends nicely with the beautiful natural rock retaining walls. Plantings are between naturalistic and formal to transition from architecture to the wilderness. This is a water wise landscape using drip irrigation and channeled drainage from the land.
Portland, Oregon Dry Rock Creek Bed and Garden Design
Portland, Oregon Dry Rock Creek Bed and Garden Design
The White Pear LLC, Design & BuildThe White Pear LLC, Design & Build
Photo by Holly@StickleyCreative.com
Lakeside Walkout and Beach Ravine
Lakeside Walkout and Beach Ravine
Wandsnider Landscape ArchitectsWandsnider Landscape Architects
Savin Hill
Savin Hill
M.A. Desjardins Landscape ArchitectureM.A. Desjardins Landscape Architecture
Entry path from sidewalk to front door. Drew Lederman Photography.
Barri
Barri
Landmark LandscapingLandmark Landscaping
Rock Mural
Rock Mural
Koheid DesignKoheid Design
More of Our Work
More of Our Work
Berkeley Design GroupBerkeley Design Group
Lake Rosseau Retreat
Lake Rosseau Retreat
International Landscaping Inc.International Landscaping Inc.
Southampton Farm
Southampton Farm
Warren's NurseryWarren's Nursery
Chester River Residence 2
Chester River Residence 2
Winchester Construction Co. Inc.Winchester Construction Co. Inc.
Our Work
Our Work
Red Sun LandscapesRed Sun Landscapes
Red Sun Landscapes, Trent Cantrell Our clients wanted to handle a drainage issue on their corner lot, use a natural treatment with drought tolerant plants, and needed to blend into a neighborhood of Mid-Century and Modern homes.
Terraced Retaining Walls
Terraced Retaining Walls
Musser LandscapingMusser Landscaping
Back Yard Renovation
Back Yard Renovation
Pickel Landscape GroupPickel Landscape Group
The Settings Hillside
The Settings Hillside
Gardens for LivingGardens for Living
Residential
Residential
Environmental Design & Research (EDR)Environmental Design & Research (EDR)
Lake front home- Number One
Lake front home- Number One
Westwork Architectural StudioWestwork Architectural Studio
Rear patio and landscaping, with landscaping by Green Source Design. Lower patio area is bluestone and is adjacent to the walkout area of the lower level. The views to Lake Erie are amazing.
A Georgian Revival in Birmingham, Ala.
A Georgian Revival in Birmingham, Ala.
Golightly Landscape ArchitectureGolightly Landscape Architecture
A series of outdoor garden rooms — each created based on the site's topography — pull the architecture of this beautiful Georgian home into the landscape. The spaces open and close as you walk through the site, which empties intoa concrete swimming pool draped in lawn and accented by a James Carter-designed open-air pavillion at one end. These outdoor rooms are terraced with native stone walls, the most dramatic of which is the elliptical boxwood garden with an allee of Winter King Hawthornes connecting it to the pool garden. GLA took meticulous care to retain as many of the mature boxwoods and trees as possible, evidenced by the 30-foot-tall Japanese Maple. It had been slated for demolition before we convinced the client that it was worth the time and effort to simply relocated the beautiful tree. It now sides 20 feet from its original location in a side garden — a splendid specimen visible from the front of the home.
Design/Build Residential Landscape Styles
Design/Build Residential Landscape Styles
Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.
Upper St. Clair Landscaping
Upper St. Clair Landscaping
Blackwood & Associates, Inc.Blackwood & Associates, Inc.
Woodland Timber Frame Home
Woodland Timber Frame Home
West Winds Nursery LLCWest Winds Nursery LLC
Drystack stone and small boulders were used to line the sides of this fire pit tucked into one side of this patio.

Traditional Sloped Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional front garden design.

How should I design my traditional 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 traditional 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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