Garden Design Inc.

Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus)

Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus). Photo: Madeleine Ball, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Utah Valley Parade of Homes Exterior

Titan Homes

The outside of this house features a stream that winds from one side of the property to the other. There are paver stone pathways that lead from each side of the house to the main entrance plus one that leads you from the front of the house through the beautiful kitchen side vegetable garden to the back trex deck. The landscaping has a mix of mature trees, bushes, and tons of flowers including pine trees, boxwoods, roses, petunias, daisies, dahlias, bleeding hearts and more.

Lake George , NY Hillside Cottage

Mandy's Spring Nursery and Landscaping

Mandy's Spring NUrsery

Flagstone Walkway

Choice Landscapes LLC

Birchgrove 2

Leaf Stone Water

A sad and neglected garden needed an immediate transformation full of character to complement this charming Victorian terrace in preparation for sale.

Rooftop avec potager

Terrasses des Oliviers - Paysagiste Paris

Edible Gardens

Botanica Landscape Inc.

A large wood bed in a garden provide lots of edibles while providing access for the client

Limestone wall collection

Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping

Natural stone walls are very common in the Hill Country. Many homeowners love to use stone for different accent features on their home. With a little creativity (plus a chipping hammer and grinder) we build these beautiful natural stone walls.

Residential rain garden with native plants

DAPPLED EARTH– designs to nurture life!

This native rock garden in Central Oregon was created to collect rain water and snow melt, and to celebrate seasonal effects. You can see that it is lower than the immediate area and has stone steps to the right climbing out of the depression. In this mid summer photograph you see fire cracker penstemon, pineneedle penstemon, rocky mountian pentemon, and yarrow blooming. The tall skinny plant is a scarlet gilia that will be covered in red trumpet bloom in August.

Princeton Contemporary

Ronni Hock Garden & Landscape

Calstone

Iconlux - Landscape Lighting

A small thatched country cottage. The client wanted to light the area at the back where they drove in. Primarily, we lit where the gates open linking it to the electronic gates. The features of the garden were picked up with lighting and backlight the raised bed. Layers were created with lighting.

Mississauga Lake, gravel driveway with natural stone enclosure

Meyer's Landscaping Ltd.

Stones slabs to frame the driveway and accent the soft greys and greens from the trees and plants.

Lawn replacement

Gates & Croft Horticultural Design

Photos by Jane Gates Lighting changes effects in this garden as the day progresses. Colored foliage and blooming timed for different seasons assures plenty of green and rainbow hues even with minimum water and maintenance.

Kitchen Gardens

Karen Rogers at KR Garden Design

This garden was designed for a keen chef that wanted his herbs and vegetables fresh from the garden and used in his 'al fresco' cooking. Hampton Court Small Garden A Chef’s Kitchen was designed to inspire people to grow their own vegetables and herbs in their back garden and use them to prepare healthy and economical meals outdoors. A wood-burning stove was the focal point, surrounded by raised beds, trellising and a pergola, which were all planted with vegetables and herbs. Inspired by recent popular cookery programmes, the garden aimed to motivate people to cook al fresco taking advantage of fresh ingredients and creating healthy and delicious food. As seen in magazines: HOMES & GARDENS MAY 2010 HOMES & GARDENS JULY 2010 LIVING etc MAY 2010

Boerne Xeriscape

Built To Bloom

Rustic Pond

The Garden Artist LLC

A naturalized landscape creates a seamless connection between the landscape and environment.

Joel Forsberg

Shari Collins

Secret garden featuring a frog pond water feature at a residential estate

Country Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Country 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 country 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 Country Garden for Your Home

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