New merbau balustrade and steps leading down to the garden.

created a garden with lots of interesting colors, looking good all season, just a few real blooms.Love shade plants that work all season

St Charles Paradise

Grant and Power Landscaping

Light fixtures are mounted in the canopies of the large trees, directing light both up and down. This accents the structure and foliage, while providing enough ambient light to use this space at night without being under a spotlight. Photo by Linda Oyama Bryan

Artificial Turf with shade tolerant plantings

Legacy Landscape Design, LLC

These clients struggled for years with drainage, erosion and dead grass. We removed some trees for more light, and installed a high end artificial turf. It is very low maintenance, requiring no watering, weeding, mowing or edging.

JARDIN DE GUÁIMARO

GUÁIMARO

Guáimaro: Banco de teka antiguo de la India, Mesa de olmo decapada en turquesa, mesa alta de teka y lámparas de teka macizas

layabout lilli pilli

Impressions Landscape - Design

Curves were cut to replicate and draw attention to the Large Paperbark Tree which was deliberately retained as a key component of the design, and a large bowl shaped Water Feature slotted into a sheltered nook that creates a calming and enticing focal point of interest.

Woody Landscape

Artisan Landscapes and Pools

Matt Meaney @ Artisan Landscapes and Pools

Pergolas, Arbors & Trellises

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

Fremont Firepit

Mark S. Garff, Landscape Architect

In Seattle's Fremont neighborhood SCJ Studio designed a new landscape to surround and set off a contemporary home by Coates Design Architects. The narrow spaces around the tall home needed structure and organization, and a thoughtful approach to layout and space programming. A concrete patio was installed with a Paloform Bento gas fire feature surrounded by lush, northwest planting. A horizontal board cedar fence provides privacy from the street and creates the cozy feeling of an outdoor room among the trees. LED low-voltage lighting by Kichler Lighting adds night-time warmth. Photography by: Miranda Estes Photography

Backyard Transformation and Fire Pit in Dallas

Outdoor Home Living

Cairn at the Cliffs

DabneyCollins

Recently installed cairn at the Cliffs of Glassy. There are 3 of these rock formations in the residents side meditation garden. In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. Since prehistory, they have also been built as sepulchral monuments, or used for defensive, hunting, ceremonial, astronomical and other purposes.

Hazlewood

Green Care Project

An urban oasis blends indoor and outdoor living, grounded within a diverse landscape. In this inner-city home, we sought to defy the boundaries of the urban context, using landscape at every opportunity to cultivate a sense of privacy, seclusion, and comfort for our clients. At every point of the site, greenery interacts with the house - vines climbing columns, groundcovers cascading over walls, the dense foliage of screening trees brushing through battens - to soften architectural lines and blur the connection of indoor and outdoor spaces. The immersion is enhanced with intimate tactile interactions, the textural contrast of smooth stepping stone pathways, soft foliage, and pebbles. Integrated seating invites rest within the greenery, under the filtered sunlight. Stepping through the gardens we experience a shift from a sunny coastal heath to a deep layered subtropical alcove. This shift in palette is responsive to the microclimatic conditions of the site, and further complements the architectural transition from public to private spaces.

Menlo Park garden

Sycamore Design

This intimate garden utilizes a no-mow lawn, a fire pit, outdoor kitchen, and ipe-deck. Photo Credit: Megan Keely

W Residence

Vincent Landscapes

Kellan Vincent

Abbortsford Pavers- Standard Series

Choice Landscapes LLC

A Grand Entrance

Holmes Fine Gardens

The homeowners wanted to freshen up the curbside appeal and entrance to their home with a focus on native plantings.

Landscape

Barry Design Build

Oklahoma Landscape - Lovely Shade Garden in a Circle Driveway

Red Valley Landscape & Construction Inc

Remarkable curvaceous shade garden at the center of a long, circle driveway. This design was planted in Edmond, OK by Red Valley Landscape & Construction.

Green Built Traditional Craftsman in Asheville

ACM Design

Urban Outdoor Dining Room | A Lot of Yard in a Small Space

Southview Design

Perfect urban outdoor backyard dining room and patio.

Black Shaded Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Gardens on Houzz

A lot of the time when you get home from a long day at work, all you want to do is wind down. Where better to do this than in your very own garden at home? If you do it right, a great garden design can send you right into holiday mode. But where to start? There’s so many styles to choose from when it comes to garden design. Whether you want to create a tropical, modern, contemporary, beach style or country garden - or something else entirely - the large garden image gallery on Houzz has got you covered. Get inspired and collect your ideas to narrow down your desired garden style and features.

How to Create a Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes a garden and if it’s appropriate for your climate. You may want to consider adding a deck or other landscaping features, but the plants you choose will mostly dictate your style and what kind of ongoing maintenance is required. Don’t worry if your backyard isn’t very spacious - there are many plants that can thrive even in a small space and allow you to turn your space into a little paradise of your own, regardless of size.

Decide which plants to use

The greenery you choose is critical to your look. For example, if you’re trying to create a tropical garden palm trees and bamboo are your go-to options. Other popular options are golden cane palm trees and fern for ground cover. From there you can add some colour with bright flowers like frangipani, hibiscus or bromeliads. All these are actually quite hardy plants, so once established, your tropical garden is actually quite easy to maintain. Use this structure and apply it to your style. Research which plants you need to set your base for a garden and go from there.

Add some decor

If the plants don’t quite do it for you yet, or if you want to add some extra wow-factor, consider adding some extra features. Even if you can’t accommodate a swimming pool, hot tub or pond, you could look at smaller water features. Simple rocks can also have a great effect, while statues and gnomes will add some extra character. Don’t forget to add some furniture so you have a nice place to sit and enjoy your garden!

Need some help?

Once you know what you want your garden to look like, it may be hard to make it a reality on your own. If that is the case for you, consider consulting a professional to help you with your garden design. Every photo you find on Houzz will lead you to the local pro that did the job, so you won’t have a problem picking the perfect person to help! Whether you need a gardener in Brisbane, a landscape architect in Melbourne or a fireplace installer in Sydney, you can be sure to find one on Houzz.