shoreline boulder retaining wall with granite steps into water

After two years of careful gardening by the homeowner, the garden has grown lush. Designed by Mary Kirk Menefee; installed by Merrifield Garden Center. Photo: Mary Kirk Menefee

Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love.

Bushnell Gardens & Landscape

Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love. For over two decades Bushnell’s Landscapes has been creating award-wining and extensively unique outdoor living spaces. Our construction division is a one stop shop for all of you outdoor needs, whether it’s a custom built outdoor kitchen or fireplace or simply revamping your existing plants and landscape. We have the experience to provide a creative solution for all your needs as well as a distinctively better landscape that will last for years to come.

Marblehead Backyard

Rue Sherwood Landscape Design, LLC

Rue Sherwood Landscape Design

Natural Stone Garden

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

Brentwood, TN

Who Did Your Garden Landscape Design

A variety of textures play well in the garden

Craftsman Dry Creek - Cedarburg

Ginkgo Leaf Studio

A stone bridge crosses over the dry creek, which is lined with 'Summer Beauty' allium. Westhauser Photography

Sugar House Bungalow Colorful Water Wise Back Yard

Laughlin Design Associates, Inc.

Original back yard was pretty plain. Designer laid out a water-wise design that included a flagstone pathway with thyme, many beautiful, colorful water wise plants and a natural stone patio. Owner added much eclectic art. Rick Laughlin, APLD

Locksley

Zeterre Landscape Architecture

Basalt Stone Stairs

Evening Garden in Wicker Park

Chicago Specialty Gardens, Inc.

A view of the roof garden space in the evening Photos: Peter Hurley Art

Highland Park Shade Garden and Patio

Van Zelst Inc

Photo by Linda Oyama Bryan

Bautista Residence

Verdance Landscape Architecture

G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest

Lore Patterson

Heronswood | photo: Lore Patterson

Handicap Ramp

Louise Leff Landscape

Urban Meadow

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

A boring front lawn transformed into an explosion of color with drought tolerant perennials and grasses and an Idaho Fescue lawn. Warm, welcoming entry in this Urban garden.

Edgewood Residence

Flourish

Michelle Andersen

Design Build: Vista Botanical Home

The Design Build Company

Eclectic botanical home by landscape designer Rob Hill

Tuscan Style Architectural Gates Custom Designed by Dynamic Garage Door

Dynamic Garage Door

This Tuscan style gate in reclaimed wood gate could have easily been pulled out of a villa in Tuscany! Nonetheless, it was custom designed and hand made by Dynamic Garage Door's skilled designers and experienced craftsmen. Working with centuries-old reclaimed wood is a skill that requires a taste for the finer things in life much like aged wine. We strive to conserve the authentic and natural characteristics that mother nature has given every piece of lumber we collect from our supplying lumber yards in California. Our rustic style gates are intricately crafted to showcase the charming characteristics of the century-old wood used to fabricate our gates. This particular gate was made by hand using reclaimed oak wood, a species that commonly yields earthy brown tones that played well with this home's existing rock walls and natural landscaping. Beefy knocker pulls were used to decorate and reinforce that rough, rustic appearance you would find on doors located in the Tuscan Riviera. Our designer, Mario Collazo, pulled his knowledge of authentic Tuscan architecture fusing it together with the home's existing color scheme and surfaces as an art canvas to further elaborate and enhance the home's Tuscan architectural taste. The curb appeal of this Tuscan Style home in Newport Beach, CA was automatically enhanced adding old world charm and artistic appeal. Get custom designed gates that go with YOUR home, not ones that will resonate your neighbor's taste onto your home. Let Dynamic Garage Door create something unique, out-of-the-box that will harmonize with your home, express your personal taste and demonstrate true and accurate custom design! Get a price or design consultation on any of our gate, shutter or garage door projects by calling our design and manufacturing center in Orange County, CA: (855) 343-3667

New England Perennial Flower Gardens

Minglewood, LLC

Riverfront garden with fieldstone wall, terrace and regionally native plants including aquilegia canadensis, lecothue, yarrow and herbs. These gardens require minimal water and maintenance and they offer seasonal variation, color and food for local birds and butterflies. Angela Kearney Minglewood Designs

Ptown in Arlington

Natalie DeNormandie

Mid-sized Eclectic Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Eclectic 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 eclectic 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 an Eclectic Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes an eclectic 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 an eclectic 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 eclectic 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.