After this home was completely rebuilt in the established Barton Hills neighborhood, the landscape needed a reboot to match the new modern/contemporary house. To update the style, we replaced the cracked solid driveway with concrete ribbons and gravel that lines up with the garage. We built a retaining to hold back the sloped, problematic front yard. This leveled out a buffer space of plantings near the curb helping to create a welcoming accent for guests. We also introduced a comfortable pathway to transition through the yard into the new courtyard space, balancing out the scale of the house with the landscape.

Making An Entrance

inovasis design

This is the entrance and driveway to our ‘Strathfield Pool Garden’ project. Neither we or the owners wanted a ‘driveway that looked like a driveway’ so we designed just that. Large format custom cut bluestone pavers are interspersed with native ground cover that seeps and blends into the surrounding gardens which are planted with a mix of hardy exotic and trees and culpted plants to soften rectilinear lines of the architecture.

Estate Landscaping with Privacy

Burkhart Outdoors, Inc.

Modern and dog-friendly landscape

City Garden Company

Contemporary Front Landscaping - Richmond Hill

Horvath Landscapes

Plutadesigns

Hardscape Elements - Driveway - Trumbull, CT

Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

A combination of Nicolock precast pavers - Permeable Eco Ridge paver driveway with solid Holland Stone paver sunflower inspired inlay. Although this photo was taken during construction, it illustrates several color options as well as patterns. A great alternative to gravel and asphalt.

Designer Drainage Dare

Prestige Landscaping

This Belgard Holland Brick Paver Border, in Slate, borders the front walkway and the driveway. The Night Lighting ads interest and the rainbow rock and metal edging complete the look with practical concepts like drainage and long lasting tidy borders. Tip- avoid over planting your beds. Remember those plants are going to get bigger each year. If you over plant now, you'll just have to do more maintenance and end up starting over in just a few years.

Front Garden - Court Lane

Kate Eyre Garden Design

Front Walkway and entrance

Creative Designs LLC

cactus & Succulent Gardens

Rhinamic Workforce LLC.

Marty Ruona

Nuevo jardín

atq • Arquitectura

Medina Waterfront Residence, Medina WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Water feature. Photography by Lucas Henning.

River house

TROPIC GREENERY

This is a Large river house in Melbourne beach that was properly landscape by Tropic Greenery.

Blue drought tolerant

Glorious Gardens

Very low maintenance and drought tolerant using dwarf Agaves, Senecio and Dianella. Photograph by Emma Almendarez

Newtown Garden

Heather Vincent Landscapes

The steel obelisk were designed to create a division between the driveway and entrance path and are planted with Star Jasmine and are lit up at night by ground mounted accent lighting.

Richmond, front garden

Beaufort & Rampton Landscapes

Blousy heads of Hydrangea 'Annabelle', high summer.

Gates

Gates Doors & Ironworks

Contemporary Curb Appeal

katie_shoemaker23

Contemporary curb appeal using Techo-Bloc's Graphix wall.

Synthetic Turf & Putting Greens

Broward Landscape, Inc.

Home Entry with Synthetic turf -Ft Lauderdale

Real Estate

Detroitangle

Contemporary Driveway Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 Contemporary Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes a contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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.