SURROUNDS Landscape Architecture + Construction

Landscape Architect: Howard Cohen Photography by: Bob Narod, Photographer, LLC

West Coast English Retreat

Tierra Madre Fine Gardens

Donald Pell Studio Gardens, East Vincent Township

Donald Pell - Gardens

Side view of The Oval from surrounding perennial borders featuring long-lived herbaceous perennials and grasses

Tropical landscape make-over in Portosol

Green Team Solutions

Backyard makeover. Building on existing elements (Palm trees) we removed a lot of outgrown and outdated material and freshened up the patio borders with colorful canna's, various bromeliads, Alocasia California, and a fresh layer of mulch and landscape pebbles. Landscape boulders break up the lines and specimen Bromeliads provide touches of interest.

Design

Pacific Northwest Design and Build

Cedar Deck

Artistic Concrete Surfaces

Lindsey Denny

Elegant Country Estate

Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.

Memorial - Spring Valley

Designs By Elizabeth

Country Farm House

a Blade of Grass

Full color bluestone patio with antique granite fire pit, American granite wall, situated to take advantage of landscape vista.

Glen Iris

Inspiring Landscape Solutions by Parveen Dhaliwal

A mixed planting palette with everything thrown in as long as it works visually! Edibles, exotics, natives and bulbs, grasses and even succulents!! Love tiled feature wall which actually hides a large amenities and shed area but looks as if it's an extension of the existing cottage structure.

Delightfully Different Front Landscapes

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

English Cottage Garden

HollandGreen Landscapes

A stunning English cottage country garden design, with large beds of vibrant summer flowers, including swathes of Salvia through mixed borders of perennial and herbaceous planting to create soft movement and textures. We designed different areas to the gardens, each evoking a different ambiance. The gardens include a new heated pool and a sunken spa, with stunning views over the sun-lit fields beyond.

Easy Livin'

Sustainable Horticultural Environments

New landscape for home renovation. Clients wanted colorful low maintenance while having elegance and beauty.

Country Garden in Shropshire B

Square Foot Garden Design

Mixed flower bed and lawn.

Wisteria and Perennial Border

Murray Boissery Garden Design

This is a mixed perennial garden bed that utilises clipped buxus spheres to create evergreen forms in the garden. These create year round interest while the perennial flowering plants bring this garden to life throughout the spring and summer months. The flowering hedge at the rear of the garden bed creates and evergreen backdrop to compliment the colourful perennials while the wisteria climbs up the verandah posts to blend the architecture of the home with the garden.

Great Color

The Narrow Lane

Landscaping and flagstone in Vienna, Virginia

GreenWorks Landscaping, Inc.

A beautiful example of a Vienna home with landscaping and stone walkways. .

Hausgarten mit Stauden und neuer Terrasse

Dagmar Stucke Gartengestaltung

Das bisherige Staudenbeet wurde vergrößert. Vorhandene Stauden wurden geteilt und neu gruppiert. Weitere Stauden wurden zur Ausdehnung der Blütezeit ergänzt. Die Stimmung ist bunt-heiter. Viele Stauden und gerade die Sonnenbraut vorne im Bild sind bienenfreundlich.

A large formal garden near Henley on Thames in Berkshire

Joanne Alderson Design

A formal parterre of lavender & bay trees organised in squares leading toward a formal pool & entertaining area

Flower borders and water feature

My Country Garden Design Solutions

Country garden style flower borders with a mixture of trees, shrubs and perennials helps to create colour and interest throughout the year. The flower borders line up with the axis from the main terrace out from the house. This axis then includes a corten steel water feature and a Lutyens style wooden bench

Garden Design Ideas with with Flowerbed

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.