This award-winning design epitomizes luxury and formal Italian garden elegance, with natural decomposed granite walkways leading through meticulously arranged parterre gardens. Adhering to a sophisticated white, purple, and green color palette, these gardens bloom with carefully selected roses, irises, and geraniums. Celebrated annually on upscale garden tours, this project has become a beacon of design excellence, capturing the traditional Italian style with unparalleled sophistication.

Corner Raised Vegetable and Herb Garden

Landscape Logic

These are raised vegetable boxes at perfect height, 24" high. The are equipped with automatic drip irrigation system.

Custom Design kitchen Garden & Fire Pit

Flora & Gardens Design

Berkeley Hills House

Parco Studio

Juniper timber retaining walls and steps form the terraced vegetable garden. A rain chain on the southern end of the butterfly roof leads to a runnel at the base of the garden.

Scandinavian Townhouse - Courtyard

DGK Architects

Enhancing the rear yard of the site we integrated a sunken courtyard, making the area feel bigger and providing an extra layer of privacy from the neighbouring sites. – DGK Architects

Oregon Wine Country Modern Japanese Garden

Ross NW Watergardens

Modern Japanese garden featuring a granite chip dry garden.

Relaxing Zen Yard

Sarita Landscape Inc

Decomposed granite path with added flagstone that surrounds the tree in the property.

Orlando Street Backyard Paradise

Anna Design LLC

Absolute stunning back yard design for Orlando St customer. Clean, simple and stylish. What can be better for family time.

Cherrywood Charmer - Custom Vegetable Garden

Native Edge Landscape

This custom keyhole raised veggie bed was installed in place of the owners' original in-ground veggie bed. Made from gorgeous red cedar with built-in trellis support, it is much more beautiful and more convenient and accessible than the original bed.

Zen Garden in Santa Cruz

Elemental Design Group

natural pond with stone coping and decomposed granite create a tranquil space for meditation.

Mission Valley

Coy Land Techs

Coy Land Techs created a butterfly garden that will also attract other pollinators. The goal of the project was successful on day one. The plants and color selection bring warmth to space.

Lawnless & Vibrant Full Yard Remodel

Blue Hibiscus Gardens

Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens

Jesse York, Landscape Designer

My Project

Aspen Leaf Landscaping LLC

Oregon Wine Country Modern Japanese Garden

Ross NW Watergardens

Modern Japanese garden featuring a pine from Bentwood Tree Farm and old olive trees from Olive Tree Farm.

Relaxing Zen Yard

Sarita Landscape Inc

A gas and concrete firepit area with a wood bench, Decomposed granite flooring, and a Mexican beach pebble edging.

Cherrywood Charmer - Custom Vegetable Garden

Native Edge Landscape

Anderson

Banyon Tree Design Studio

Rose arbor, trellis, vines, fog, custom iron work

Wheaton Landscape

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

Formal Garden Design Ideas with Decomposed Granite

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.