Rue Sherwood Landscape Design A new home overlooking the salt marsh called for a naturalistic planting with multi-seasonal interest. Grades were modified to integrate the house and terraces with the surrounding landscape, and a sharp embankment was softened with a retaining wall and planting. Specimen trees, shrub borders, grasses and perennials connect the house with the landscape and help to define exterior spaces.

Modern carpentry - Woodbridge pergola and privacy screen.

Horvath Landscapes

plutadesigns

Retaining Walls

Genesis Group LLC

Landscape Steps / Timber Steps

Simply Chic Landscaping

Your Life Photography, Cumming, GA

OUTDOOR PAVILLION WITH KITCHEN

Dean's Landscaping, Inc.

REAR OF PATIO AND CUSTOM BUILT COUCH SEATING

Ein Einklang von Farben und Stil - Der mediterrane Eingangsbereich.

Rinn Beton- und Naturstein

Bayfield Mauer rustica Beige-Braun. • Stützmauersystem für höhere Ansprüche, zur Befestigung von Geländesprüngen, Hängen und Böschungen • Natürliche Optik mit gebrochenen Kanten und bossierten Sichtseiten • Patentierter Haltesteg • Konische Form, einfache Gestaltung von Innen- und Außenradien • 90°-Ecken möglich • Mauerneigung ca. 11°

Retaining Walls

Second Nature Outdoor Living & Landscaping

Large stones made the perfect walkway and functioned as a retaining wall for irrigation as well.

Louden Ridge, Kendrick Hill

Capital Construction Inc

Rob Spring Photography

Unilock Brick Pavers

JR's Creative Landscaping

Waco, TX - Wooden Wheel - Landscape

One Specialty Landscape Design, Pools & Hardscape

A very unique custom landscape design that uses an antique wooden wheel from a flour mill as a main water feature. Beside this water feature are two lanterns and with laid flagstone and a rock garden this is a complete and unique landscape design.

Before and After Sustainable Landscape Design

Mediterrasian Landscapes

Modern Romance

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Photo: The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Walls

Wolff's Landscaping Service

Enchanted Haven: Elevating Outdoor Living

Peabody Landscape Group

Featuring an elegant wood decking paired with a contemporary stainless steel cable rail system. Natural stone raised garden beds infuse an organic essence, harmoniously contrasting the refined blue stone patio. Anchoring the design is a chic metal roof pavilion, lending both shade and style.

Zen Backyard

User

From this view, you can see how the artificial turf is used with landscape rock to act as a "carpet" for the travertine that allow the different features in this yard to stand out. The colors and textures of this design are beautiful and varied.

Retaining Walls

Spartan Landscapes

The brief of this project was very clear and simple. The clients wanted to transform their overgrown and non functional back yard to a usuable and practical space. The location is in Rye, Vic. The solution was to build tiered retaining walls to stabilize the slope and create level and usuable platforms. This proved challanging as the soil mostly contains sand, especially here on the lower end of the peninsula, which made excavating easy however difficult to retain the cut once excavated. Therefore the retaining walls had to be constructed in stages, bottom wall to top wall, back filling and stabilizing the hill side as the next wall got erected. The end result met all expectations of the clients and the back yard was transformed from an unusable slope to a functional and secure space.

Landscape

Arroyo Seco Construction

Backyard Patios

NS Landscapes

Lakeside patio and boulder retaining walls.

MTM Masonry and Chimney

Silicon Valley Family Landscape

Confidence Landscaping, Inc.

Low Water Use Gardens

Brown Garden Design Ideas with a Retaining Wall

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.