A native filled meadow takes root on the roof.

After removal of unwanted plants, the cleared areas made room for new plant plugs to be installed. Beautiful native flowers now punctuate the existing grasses creating an increadible natural meadow-like effect.

Lake Union Float Home, Seattle WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Roof top putting green. Photography by Ben Benschneider.

Luxurious Penthouse with Roof Terrace, Manchester

Hurricane Herbert

Rooftop Garden on Garage

Sheri's Design and Consulting

Beautiful roof top garden, very eco friendly. The deck of the garden needed to be straight while at the same time the water needed to flow off the garage. We designed a way for this to happen and it worked perfectly. This is now a great place for the neighbors of this house to hang out and mingle, it's really brought them all closer. Plus at night the roof is high enough above the street lights to see a lot of stars.

850 Central Avenue

CGU Homes

2 floor lawn with hammocks

Modern London Roof Garden

Manoj Malde Garden Design

Matthew Stephens

Chelsea Loft

Iris Kaplow Landscapes, Inc.

This Moroccan inspired Rooftop Garden in Chelsea features many outdoor rooms with pergolas, fencing, fiberglass containers, statues, and outdoor seating. This layered container garden is a plethora of different specimen plants- both flowering and evergreen, which provide for brilliant contrasting textures as well as a greater sense of depth.

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With rock work, a lake spillway pipe area became an accent. Photo by William Healy

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Traditional Designs

Aralia: Innovation in Landscape Design

All work is by Aralia Gardens Limited. www.aralia.org.uk

Fineline Custom Home

Green Hammer

This LEED-H Platinum-certified custom luxury home in Oregon demonstrates an exceptional commitment to excellence. Designed by Green Hammer architect Jan Fillinger, the Fineline House was designed and built with unprecedented precision — from the interior finishes to the state-of-the-art lighting, ventilation, and built-in home energy-monitoring systems. It utilizes Passivhaus detailing and 100% of the lumber used for the structure and framing of the project was Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC)-certified.

Pollinator Garden and Green Roof

K. Dakin Design Inc.

This residential green roof and ground level garden was designed with the client’s specific lifestyle in mind. The client had long dreamed of being able to look out her bedroom window into a life-filled rooftop scene with flowering native plants and grasses frequented by local birds, butterflies and bees. A biodiverse, native plant filled ground level garden was also a high priority. K. Dakin Design made this dream a reality, selecting climate adapted plantings that would appeal to these wildlife visitors, benefitting the homeowner, the regional ecosystem and the pollinators themselves.

Urban Aerie

Dirtworks Landscape Architecture, PC

Photo by Andrew Bordwin

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芝生屋根はアウトドアリビング　photo by KAZ

Regent's Park, London

Thomas Hoblyn Garden Design

Greenpoint Rooftop

Outside Space NYC Landscape Design

Zomnia Vasques

Green Roof Garage for Growing Family

Land Studio C

Waterfall Mansion

Inson Dubois Wood LLC

Coopers Shoot Residence

Zaher Architects

roof Garden

VILLAS BY THE SEA

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The villas are part of a master plan conceived by Ferdinando Fagnola in the seventies, defined by semi-underground volumes in exposed concrete: geological objects attacked by green and natural elements. These units were not built as intended: they were domesticated and forced into the imagery of granite coverings and pastel colors, as in most coastal architecture of the tourist boom. We did restore the radical force of the original concept while introducing a new organization and spatial flow, and custom-designed interiors.

Green Rooftop Garden Design Ideas

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.