Executive housing estate - transformation of both front and rear gardens. Screening through planting at the front and generous planting beds surrounding a sunny entertaining area at the back.

S'inscrire dans le paysage

Florence Guin

Création de 3 niveaux de terrasses suivant la pente naturelle du terrain. Dominant le vallée le massif se fait écho du paysage.

Landscaping and flagstone in Vienna, Virginia

GreenWorks Landscaping, Inc.

A beautiful example of a Vienna home with landscaping and stone walkways. .

Country Farm House

a Blade of Grass

Peastone driveway with antique granite curbing, perennial planting beds and evergreen screening.

Caruth Home - Fall 2012/Winter 2013

Key Residential

LAIR Architectural + Interior Photography

Low-water Drycreek Garden

Blue Hibiscus Gardens

One year later, plants have filled in!

Farmhouse Landscape

Country gardens in Berkshire & Oxfordshire

Joanne Alderson Design

A pretty knot garden/parterre with lots of lavender in a large Berkshire garden by Jo Alderson Phillips

Hummingbird Sage - The Ideal Hummingbird Feeder

FormLA Landscaping

The mix of Hummingbird Sage and Island Buckwheat bordering the bioswale predictably draws pollinators. Intoxicating for humans, the fragrance of Hummingbird Sage keeps hummingbirds dancing! When its blooms fade, the seed heads continue to serve as a birdfeeder, while its sun-or-shade, evergreen foliage helps retain slopes.

Copper Farmhouse

Kerry Lewis Landscape Architecture

English Cottage Garden

HollandGreen Landscapes

A stunning English cottage country garden design, with large beds of vibrant summer flowers, including swathes of Salvia through mixed borders of perennial and herbaceous planting to create soft movement and textures. We designed different areas to the gardens, each evoking a different ambiance. The gardens include a new heated pool and a sunken spa, with stunning views over the sun-lit fields beyond.

Sundial Garden

Tara Dalton Garden Design

Eight rectangular beds surrounded a sundial in pairs with four at either end of the sundial and grass paths between them. There were some poppies, lupins and verbena bonariensis and a couple of cistus and lavenders to work with. We lifted and divided lots of the existing plants and re-organiseed the beds, adding more lupins, nepeta, roses, poppies and grasses. Because we had reused many existing plants, this planting looked amazing the first summer after planting in late autumn.

Examples or our Gardens

Lee Bestall

Kew Colour Garden

Petersham Plantsman (The Garden Creator Ltd)

A colourful herbaceous garden in full sun on sandy soil in Kew. A project originally designed, built and planted then maintained over 8 years.

Milwaukie

Clement Walsh Landscape Architect, Inc.

A dry stream bed was designed and installed to assist with drainage for the front of the property. A quaint white picket fence defines the space, and separates the new apple and pear orchard from the rest of the front yard. The lawn and gravel paths are edged with steel, to define the spaces and to contain the gravel from the bark mulch flower beds and the lawn. The plantings along the driveway and orchard include: Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata 'Convexa'), Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'), Flaming Silver Andromeda (Pieris japonica 'Flaming Silver'), and spirea.

Office Pollinator Garden

Ross Land Studio

In late fall asters dominate this garden, showing up as billowing clouds of blue.

Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat in Autumn

FormLA Landscaping

In fall, like the Redbud tree, Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat's evolving blooms add pops of orange and rust. Perfect November decor!

Copper Farmhouse

Kerry Lewis Landscape Architecture

English Cottage Garden

HollandGreen Landscapes

Stonehouse Meadow

Lavish Gardens

The Stonehouse Meadow in summer. Wild, free, poetic.

Country Garden Design Ideas with with Flowerbed

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.