Eclectic Mountain Lyons

High Desert Designs, llc

Anne Hartshorn

Field stone Retaining Walls

Landscapes by Tom LLC

Lake home has field stone retaining walls, stone stairs, beautiful plantings, night lighting, a hot tub and so much more!

Chelsea Loft

Iris Kaplow Landscapes, Inc.

This Moroccan inspired Rooftop Garden in Chelsea features many outdoor rooms with pergolas, fencing, fiberglass containers, statues, and outdoor seating. This layered container garden is a plethora of different specimen plants- both flowering and evergreen, which provide for brilliant contrasting textures as well as a greater sense of depth.

Sidney Buildings, Bath

Cowen Garden Design

Crocosmia X Red Devil and Verbena bonariensis with Cistus just in flower still. Seating area beyond.

Del Sur Modern Elegance

Jackie and the Beanstalk

Less than one year after planting, the garden is coming alive with color.

Highland Park Shade Garden and Patio

Van Zelst Inc

Photo by Linda Oyama Bryan

Design/Build- Woodland Cottage

Greenhaven Landscapes Inc.

Fall view of azalea and window boxes

Pebble Mosaic Water Feature

NelsonStoneworks

Metal Retaining Walls, Planters, Steps

California Deck Builders

Hardscape by California Deck Builders.

Rustic Front Walk - Milwaukee, WI

Ginkgo Leaf Studio

Curved brick walk leading to the front door. Westhauser Photography

Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love.

Bushnell Gardens & Landscape

Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love. For over two decades Bushnell’s Landscapes has been creating award-wining and extensively unique outdoor living spaces. Our construction division is a one stop shop for all of you outdoor needs, whether it’s a custom built outdoor kitchen or fireplace or simply revamping your existing plants and landscape. We have the experience to provide a creative solution for all your needs as well as a distinctively better landscape that will last for years to come.

Joyous Wildlife Habitat in Santa Monica

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

A stucco pony wall with a quartzite cap and hand-hewn gate around the yard creates a feeling of enclosure but not isolation.

Mystical Habitat Garden

Ketti Kupper Conscious Life Design

Photo by Ketti Kupper

Swirls 4x4 Bollards by driveway

Attraction Lights

These Swirls 4x4 Bollards are used for driveway lighting on this residential project. The bollards are 37 inches tall and thus, they still "clear" most Minnesota snow banks in the winter! All our bollard lights mount on concrete piers for great stability, too! These landscape lights provide artistic sculptural markers for the driveway, day or night. Photo by Lyle Braund, Attraction Lights

Bluestone Stoop and Steps

Krugel Cobbles, Inc.

Photos by Linda Oyama Bryan

North York Front Yard Makeover

Green Apple Landscaping

Rustic Front Entry - Milwaukee, WI

Ginkgo Leaf Studio

Shade plants flank the brick walk from the driveway leading to the front door. Westhauser Photography

Joyous Wildlife Habitat in Santa Monica

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

Vegepods and a climbing trellis planted with cucumbers and Passion fruit provide a place for a vegetable garden.

Bedford Avenue, Los Angeles

Weeds Garden Design Build LLC

This was a dried out weed strewn desert of a corner lot - including front, side and back gardens, with enormous parkways as well. The entire landscape hadn’t been touched in many years. We removed all the dead grass and weeds, created swales and berms, a big rain garden, paths and seating areas all with permeable paving. Also added fruit trees and veggie beds, and transformed the space completely. Now, the garden is full of birds, butterflies and pollinators! And the clients got a sizable rebate through the LADWP landscape rebate program!

Eclectic Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Eclectic 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 eclectic 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 an Eclectic Garden for Your Home

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