Vegetable Plot at Denver Botanical Gardens

Cliffmore

The Garden Design Company

Lance Kelly

Potager: A French Kitchen Garden

Ravenscourt Landscaping and Design LLC

Creating a herb and veg garden.

Edinburgh Ornamental Productive Garden

McQue Gardens

Paul Johnston of Copper Mango

Crow's Nest Potager - Sunflower

Hortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden Design

The Petronio Residency Center at Crow’s Nest is visionary choreographer and artistic director Stephen Petronio’s latest venture. http://petron.io/prc/ The potager is conceived to feed and engage resident artists who are on site for creative research. The maze-like garden grows organic produce for the artists in an interactive setting that allows them to sit on the raised bed’s built-in benches to socialize, contemplate and commune with nature. -Rustic/Industrial design to complement the residency architecture -Centrally sited feature with access from dancer’s wing residences, dance studio and main courtyard -24 Raised beds with sitting benches and trellises made of locally sourced Hemlock hardwood -Completely organic materials and growing techniques -Log Wall for mushroom cultivation

Vegetable Gardens

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Lincoln Park Herb Wall

Brent Riechers Landscape (BRL LANDesign)

Brent A. Riechers

Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens

User

Newly built vegetable garden. Beds are built with 4 inch cedar timbers, pathways are soil (for now). Seven foot tall Critterfence deters both deer and smaller garden pests without detracting from the garden architecture.

Vegetable Gardens

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Purchased livestock troughs are a fun, easy and economical alternative for a small vegetable garden. Deer fencing keeps it safe, and cute garden art adds impace. Photo credit: The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Oradell Residence

Carolle Huber Landscape Architecture

A beautiful rain barrel captures water to keep the garden lush and green. An espaliered fruit tree takes pride of place in this lovely, manageable family garden. Carolle Huber

Josephine Remodel

WA Design Architects

wa design

San Rafael Mediterranean garden

Avant Garden

A potager/kitchen garden filled with growing vegetables provides entry into main garden. Raised beds are made of stone and paving is decomposed granite. photo by Galen Fultz

Drought 2015 gardens

Susie Dowd Markarian, Landscape Design

Chris Kitterdge Photography, Susie Dowd Markarian Designer, Santa Rosa CA. LANDZEN contractor

Compact Urban Backyard | Patios

Southview Design

The Bluestone walkway and dining patio make a big impression in this urban backyard.

Drought tolerant and deer proof

Brown Dion Design

This is their garden about a year later. Native and drought tolerant plants fill the area between the street and the set-back deer fence. The fence is transparent to keep a friendly face to neighbors.

Mediterranean Landscape

A Kitchen Garden in Chester

Christine Darnell Gardens

Sweet Autumn Clematis adorns the fence of the Kitchen Garden, and lends a sweet fragrance to the area in the fall months. Christine Darnell Gardens

Custom Raised Beds on Pea Gravel Bed

User

Conte & Conte, LLC - Architects & Design

Raised Concrete Planter

Regenesis Ecological Design

A raised garden bed constructed of sand-finished concrete, and filled with herbs and flowers; perfect for this compact backyard patio.

Utah Valley Parade of Homes Exterior

Titan Homes

This house combines wood siding, distressed brick, natural cedar shakers, board-and-batten and rock for a beautiful unique look. The blue front door adds a pop of color. Along with the landscaping, and paver stone pathways to complete the finished product.

Garden Design Ideas with a Vegetable 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.