Coan Waterfront Landscape, Camano Island, WA

Lankford Associates Landscape Architects

From the street, a round rock pathway leads to a small seating area next to the water with a small fire pit. Low maintenance, drought resistant and salt tolerant plantings were used in mass and clumps. This garden has become the focus of the neighborhood with many visitors stopping and enjoying what has become a neighborhood landmark. Located on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington State. Photo by R. Scott Lankford

Glencoe French Chateau - Formal Pool and Landscape

Arrow. Land + Structures

Glencoe Residence Landscape. Brick Paver Driveway with Bluestone Motorcourt Border, Radiant Snow Melt Heat System, French Inspired Formal Entrance Landscape, Low Voltage Lighting, and Irrigation. Entire property Constructed by: Arrow. Designed by: Marco Romani, RLA - Landscape Architect.

Planting Beds

NatureWorks Landscape Services, Inc.

West Coast English Retreat

Tierra Madre Fine Gardens

North Arlington Residence

Katia Goffin Gardens

The Entry and Parking Courtyard : The approach to the front of the house leads up the driveway into a spacious cobbled courtyard framed by a series of stone walls , which in turn are surrounded by plantings. The stone walls also allow the formation of a secondary room for entry into the garages. The walls extend the architecture of the house into the garden allowing the house to be grounded to the site and connect to the greater landscape. Photo credit: ROGER FOLEY

S'inscrire dans le paysage

Florence Guin

Création de 3 niveaux de terrasses suivant la pente naturelle du terrain. Dominant le vallée le massif se fait écho du paysage.

Seaside Outdoor Play & Living Backyard

studio M MERGE

Contemporary Townhouse Garden

Plantology Ltd

Contemporary townhouse wildlife garden, with meandering gravel paths through dynamic herbaceous planting with corten water features.

Wildlife friendly garden

Wilderness Tamed

Looking from the decking at the rear of the house across the wild lawn. With the changing of the seasons comes new colour and interest. As the perennial plants mature after being grown from seed, new species come into flower each year. Adding interest as time goes by.

Stockbridge Residence

Verdance Landscape Architecture

Majestic Coast Live Oak trees anchor the recreation space that contains a bocce court and synthetic turf play lawn adjacent to the swimming pool.

New City Planting Project

Pro Cut Landscaping & Construction

Weeping Japanese Maple, Yellow Barberry, Russian Sage, Creeping Juniper and Annual Vinca

A Sense of Place

Designscapes Colorado Inc.

A detail of the planting bed filled by a sea of Annabelle Hydrangeas.

Landscape Design

landscapeprosva

Curb Appeal

Holmby Hills 1931 Spanish

Joel Reis Architecture and Real Estate Photography

Lagom Residence

CB Architecture + Design

Peter Lyons

Backyard Multi-Sport Court

SportProsUSA, Inc.

Custom Outdoor Multi-Sport Court with beautiful landscaping by Scenic Landscaping. Final project included Basketball Hoop System, Lighting, Turf, Batting Cage, and other Sport Accessories.

PLAY

J. Montgomery Designs, Inc.

For more photos of this project see: DEMETER

Naturalistic Swimming Pool Backyard

Tranquility Pools Inc.

Side lawn area is sloped and utilized for a children's play area. Pool is safely fenced in.

Residential Safe Play Rubber Surface - Installation Back Yard

Artificial Grass Pros

Garden Design Ideas with with Outdoor Playset and 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.

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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

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Add some decor

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