Living Green Wall and Landscape Remodel - Mid-Century Modern Home Sausalito, CA

APLD 2022 Award Winning Landscape Design. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add living beauty to the large front house wall. The wall includes a variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants some with flowers, (some with flowers, Oxalis, Heuchera designed to provide long cascading "waves" with appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add plant beauty to the large front wall. A variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants were designed and planted to provide long cascading "waves" resulting in appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures.

Front Yard Landscape

Stephanie D Poole

The vertical garden provides a small scale herb and vegetable garden with edible flowers. It's located close to the kitchen for ease of use and care.

Landscape Projects

Creative Landscapes

Mid Century Modern Redo - Front Entry

Lee Ann Marienthal Gardens

Front entry of mid-century modern redo. Landscape by Lee Ann Marienthal Garden; Photo by Jeri Koegel.

Our Favorites

Columbine Landscape, Inc.

Living Gardens Landscape Design

Photographed by Lisa Delane, Tigerlily Skye Productions

Contemporary Landscape

The rear grounds are equally impressive with a lattice courtyard lawn, serpentine isle of boxwood with custom wood obelisks, metal garden sculpture and a Celtic knot garden. This property also has cutting, fragrance and rose gardens that bloom though out the seasons, and a fire-pit area for entertaining on those cool New England nights. This drone image gives allows you to see the precision of our planning and the creativity and expertise of our team. Photo by Neil Landino

Custom Ironwork

Arrow. Land + Structures

We design, fabricate, weld, and install custom wrought iron work and specialty metal features. Photography by: Marco Romani, RLA

Garden Spaces and Details

Susan Cohan Gardens

A simple copper wire trellis used to train ivy up a wall between two windows. This can be an easy DIY project.

Modern Formal Front Lawn Area

Eden Garden Design

Custom cut lueders stone walkway, custom steel edging, turf and pea gravel provide a casual yet elegant garden space - our work is all in the details. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

Memorial modern

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Santa Clara

McTighe Landscaping Inc.

Southwestern Landscape Design and Installation

Dynamic Outdoor Spaces

The Botanica

Dale Alcock Homes

Dana Point Modern

Living Gardens Landscape Design

We transformed a plain entry way to a lush focal point. Easy maintenance succulents and a podocarpus hedge screen complete the look.

Our Landscaping

Delray Garden Center

Bed and Breakfast, La Rioja

Casa Josephine

Obagi Laguna Beach

Seasons Landscaping

Front Yard Garden Design Ideas with a Vertical 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.