Camelback Mountain Contemporary | Desert Botanical Garden

This “Arizona Inspired” home draws on some of the couples’ favorite desert inspirations. The architecture honors the Wrightian design of The Arizona Biltmore, the courtyard raised planter beds feature labeled specimen cactus in the style of the Desert Botanical Gardens, and the expansive backyard offers a resort-style pool and cabana with plenty of entertainment space. Additional focal areas of landscape design include an outdoor living room in the front courtyard with custom steel fire trough, a shallow negative-edge fountain, and a rare “nurse tree” that was salvaged from a nearby site, sits in the corner of the courtyard – a unique conversation starter. The wash that runs on either side of the museum-glass hallway is filled with aloes, agaves and cactus. On the far end of the lot, a fire pit surrounded by desert planting offers stunning views both day and night of the Praying Monk rock formation on Camelback Mountain. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Builder: GM Hunt Builders Landscape Contractor: Benhart Landscaping Interior Designer: Kitchell Brusnighan Interior Design Photography: Chris Loomis

Container Gardens

Table2Garden

Even small spaces need great design. Container and small space gardens - decks, alcoves and patios are all great spots to "green" up with planted pots. Add color, texture and warmth to your small spaces - or drama to a large space - with a well-designed container. Birdbaths, fountains, troughs and more make great containers. Irrigation can be run to your containers or Oyas (water vessels) can be planted in the containers to provide irrigation and to keep your plants healthy.

Fall Container Plantings

KMS Gardens and Design

A tiny planting bed is enhanced by a pair of complimentary fall planters.

Quaint Spanish Courtyard in Santa Barbara California

Santa Barbara Home Design

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

Bowden House

Aralia: Innovation in Landscape Design

A courtyard garden in Cheshire. The garden features rendered walls with raised slatted cedar fencing, box balls, modern planting in a contemporary design, differing levels and climbers. The garden is used to relax and to entertain.

Monaco Planter (L20" X W20" X H20")

Decorpro

MONACO PLANTER (L20” X W20” X H20”) Planters Product Dimensions (IN): L20” X W20” X H20” Product Weight (LB): 26.6 Product Dimensions (CM): L51 X W51 X H51 Product Weight (KG): 12 Monaco Planter (L20” X W20” X H20”) is a contemporary, curvaceous, shapely planter, designed to help achieve planter perfection in the home and the garden. Weatherproof and with a lifetime warranty, this planter is for green thumbs who desire the look of a hassle-free, worry-free garden, indoors and outdoors, throughout the year. Exuding the elegance and confidence of a princess, Monaco emits a richness worthy of a luxurious landscape or a grand entrance, without compromising practicality. Comprising an ultra durable, food-grade, polymer-based fiberglass resin, Monaco is made for modern mansions and traditional homes. The modern Monaco’s durable construction makes it resilient, also, to any weather conditions—rain, snow, sleet, hail, and sun—as well as to the everyday wear and tear of any indoor or outdoor setting. Available in 43 colours, Monaco is a match to any setting in any season. By Decorpro Home + Garden. Each sold separately. Materials: Fiberglass resin Gel coat (custom colours) All Planters are custom made to order. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Made in Canada ABOUT PLANTER WARRANTY ANTI-SHOCK WEATHERPROOF DRAINAGE HOLES AND PLUGS INNER LIP LIGHTWEIGHT

Cocon exotique au coeur de la ville

In-Vivo Paysage

21 Wilkes Street

Mackenzie Wheeler Architects & Designers

walled townhouse garden with pond, bridge and extensive greenery

NYU Courtyard with Old World Charm

Amber Freda Garden Design

Intimate city spaces, such as this NYC landscape design, can be the perfect place to create a mood. You can practically feel the romantic charm of this small courtyard patio garden in the middle of Manhattan. Read more about our projects on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.

container gardening

City Garden Company

Grounded - Modern Landscape Architecture

Grounded - Richard Risner RLA, ASLA

Bath Courtyard

Green & Gorgeous

Portuguese Laurel add structure, height and screening, creating a stark separation between the courtyard and lawn areas.

Small town garden no lawn

Amanda Shipman

Centennial Tree House

Wallflower Architecture + Design

Albert Lim

Front Entry Courtyard

Conscious Environments Inc.

A ceramic pot is cut in half and mounted to a wall to create a unique container garden in this front entry courtyard.

Home and Garden Design Magazine - Top 100 Designers Portfoio Texas

Designs By Elizabeth

This newly constructed Memorial Home in the prestigious Spring Valley is the perfect spot for our clients to build new roots. The Sample Family were raised in New Orleans and wanted to bring a bit of the French Market to their new residence. As they love to entertain, we set out to add extra living space with an outdoor kitchen, pergola and rich travertine patio. In addition, a seated Bench is the perfect low divider to frame our custom fountain space.

Succulent Planters

CaliScape Landscape Services

The beach often becomes your backyard when you live in Southern California, but a private outdoor space is always a necessity. This project was completed for a client residing in Newport Beach, Ca. With limited space, we were able to create a colorful outdoor patio that serves as a perfect complement to their uninterrupted view of the Pacific Ocean.

Summer Container Planting

Lush Custom Gardening Company

The colorful plantings in these containers break up the long white wall of the courtyard. Taken immediately after planting, this picture shows how dense the initial planting was in order to have a look of "instant" fullness and color. Lobelia can tend to fade out in the heat of summer, but by the time this happened, the Coleus, Garten Meister Fuchsia, and trailing annuals were all large enough to fill in. Lush Custom Gardening Company

Monaco Planter (L30" X W30" X H30")

Decorpro

MONACO PLANTER (L30” X W30” X H30”) Planters Product Dimensions (IN): L30” X W30” X H30” Product Weight (LB): 40 Product Dimensions (CM): L76.2 X W76.2 X H76.2 Product Weight (KG): 18.1 Monaco Planter (L30″ x W30″ x H30″) is an evolutionary planter, designed as a contemporary concave form, to maximize planter perfection in the home and the garden. Weatherproof and with a lifetime warranty, this planter is for green thumbs who want to achieve hassle-free garden greatness with a minimum amount of effort. Exuding the elegance and confidence of a princess, Monaco emits a richness worthy of a luxurious landscape or a grand entrance, without compromising practicality. Comprising an ultra durable, food-grade, polymer-based fiberglass resin, Monaco is made for modern mansions and traditional homes. The modern Monaco’s hardy construction makes it resilient, also, to any weather condition—rain, snow, sleet, hail, and sun, as well as to the everyday wear and tear of any indoor or outdoor setting. By Decorpro Home + Garden. Each sold separately. Materials: Fiberglass resin Gel coat (custom colours) All Planters are custom made to order. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Made in Canada ABOUT PLANTER WARRANTY ANTI-SHOCK WEATHERPROOF DRAINAGE HOLES AND PLUGS INNER LIP LIGHTWEIGHT

Bellevue Residence

Susan Cohan Gardens

A traditional Medici urn filled with non traditional plants. The topiary coleus takes center stage.

Courtyard Garden Design Ideas with a Container Garden

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.