This landscape has a little bit of everything...a large flagstone patio with a fire pit for entertaining, a meandering stream with a flagstone bridge, a vegetable garden with raised planter boxes, perennials of every color, boulder work, and landscape lighting to show it all off at night.

Gallatin Gateway, MT Residence

9bark DESIGN

Debb Smith

jardin à Fontainebleau

Entre Ciel & Vert

montecito restoration 8

Gary Fredricks Landscape Design

Yorba Linda Stacked Stone Mailbox

TRU Landscape Services

This stacked stone mailbox is built to last! The cap is made of concrete. It matches other elements throughout this Yorba Linda landscape. TRU Landscape Services

Shades of Gray

SV Design

This once modest beach cottage was slowly transformed over the years into a grand estate on one of the North Shore's best beaches. Siemasko + Verbridge designed a modest addition while reworking the entire floor plan to meet the needs of a large family. Photo Credit: Michael Rixon

Traditional Entertaining Garden, Danbury Essex

Cube 1994 Ltd

Our clients had just finished a large extension to the rear of the house and now needed the outside to be completed. The ground to the rear of the house was too high and so we set about removing 360 tons of soil. This then gave way to a larger, more accessible parking area. A feature here was a red brick built wall with a curved top and a lion face waterspout. Simple Cotswold gravel completed the drive and an Indian sandstone pathway surrounded the house on three sides. The rear elevation was designed to have a raised patio with planting inset, to soften the expanse of paving required. It is important to get the scale right on patios and all too often they are too small for the size of the property. Planting within the patio gave the ultimate finish, unifying the patio with the rest of the garden. To the side of the house a bistro area was created to catch the sun later in the day and enjoy a cool glass of wine. Further features included extending the existing deck and finishing it with a stainless steel wire rope handrail, building a breeze house African hut for an alternative entertaining area and a brick built pizza oven with chimney.

Katchina Cliffs Contemporary

McQuay Architects

Courtyard Water Feature

Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping

Tahoe Mountain Living

Christine Karnofsky Garden Design & Consulting

Waterfall with stone patio in background

Bishop Lake Waterfall

Vision Hardscapes of Atlanta

California 3

Creative Landscapes Detroit LLC

Remsenberg Koi Pond

AH Ponds, Inc.

Zen Oasis

FALLING WATER DESIGNS

Contemporary Garden Putney

Landscaping Solutions

Raised railway sleeper water feature and beds

Earth Designs Garden and Build London and Essex

Marcus Hurpur Garden Photography

Natural Stone waterfall, bridge and pond

Kona Land And Water Escape

WATER FEATURES

Marc Mason Landscape Services

Milperra Residence

User

New tropical landscape designed and constructed by A&T Landscape Constructions. The client brief for the backyard was to create a hidden tropical garden that was functional for the use of undercover outdoor entertaining and casual seating.

London Courtyard

Fisher Tomlin & Bowyer

Hardwood deck with pergola and boundary trellis

Garden Design Ideas with a Water Feature and Natural Stone Pavers

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.