Detail of "Bearings" Fine Art Outdoor print and brass planter boxes installed on custom painted rust patina fence. Photo by Ketti Kupper

SW Birdshill Deck

Ross NW Watergardens

Corten steel troughs are planted with Sky Pencil Holly, Hebe, sedum, and dwarf grasses. This Lake Oswego desk is just off the master bedroom. Design and Photos by Ben Bowen of Ross NW Watergardens

Contemporary Retreat Garden City Centre

Charlie Day Garden Design

Detailing of bench with dowel caps on screws

Fall Harvest Window Boxes and Front Steps

Via Flora Landscapes

Claremont woodland Garden

Lotus Construction Group

Mark Ashworth

Reflexology Path

Plan-it Earth Design

Each color represents a degree of difficulty in this reflexology path. Take a rest on the larger stones before moving on. Stonework by Emerald Stone Masonry Photo by Janet Loughrey

Water Feature

Sundance Landscaping Limited

Garden path to side yard

Kim Rooney Design

Lovely traditional home Landscape by Kim Rooney

North Wollongong Pachypodium Pot display

Beautiful Gardens & Maintenance Exotic Nursery

Small back garden with angles, 5

Kate Eyre Garden Design

DIY Landscape - Woodland or Shade Gardening

Art & Architecture Inc

cultivar - Coral Bells some of these have native US origins, but the plant scientist out there have now mixed up all kinds of colors. The flowers are small and subtle, but I like them for their all year color and form of the foliage. With so many shade perennials being ephemeral in nature, the shade beds need something that stays around longer.

Ledge house

Noble Garden Design

Stacked stone wall and steps capped with rock face granite threads are being installed to go from the back porch to the yard.

Inner Mission Modern Garden

Avant Garden

Inner Mission SF garden with water feature and horizontal wood fencing.

Малый сад на Анкудиновском шоссе

Максим Шкирев

Modern Fountains and Landscaping for Entry

Eileen G Designs

Modern in Eden

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Lightweight fiberglass pot hosts simple planting of Stipia grass and Prairire Wine Cups. Beautiful steel wall sculpture.

Long Beach Entry

dp environments

Floating wood and smooth stucco entry wall with stainless mounted address numbers. Decorative gravel in custom modular concrete pads. Contemporary wood bench. Dry stream bed with natural river rock boulders offsets the tight geometry of the entry. Xeriscape drought tolerant landscape plants with succulents, native grasses and shrubs. Plants include Kangaroo Paw, Agave Attenuata, Coleonema 'Sunset', Agave 'Blue Glow', Pennisetum 'Fireworks', Cercidium 'Desert Museum', Salvia Gregii, Escallonia Fradesii, Festuca Glauca, and several varieties of Echeveria. Photos by Dominic Masiello. Plants sourced from budgetplants.com.

Cambridge Garden

Colm Joseph Gardens

This garden design creates a bold, contemporary courtyard space in harmony with the modern architecture of this beautiful Victorian villa in central Cambridge. The internal concrete flooring is continued outside. To complement our paving design, we also designed a modernist concrete dining table and benches tailored to the space. A bespoke water feature design integrates with the corten steel louvres of the house extension. The water feature, and the planting beside it, is positioned in close proximity to the glazed extension to bring the garden into the house. The garden design softens the building with the introduction of lush, naturalistic planting and a bespoke water feature.

Dunn residence

User

This landscape was mostly Bermuda grass and junipers. The landscape was gutted and replaced with native plants and ground covered with gravel and bark. The chairs were restored. Another client had them sitting around in a corner of his yard. The gravel is actually pea gravel on top of a layer of 1-1/2" river rock base since no weed cloth was used. This keeps the gravel from sinking into the sandy soil. Photo by Tom Lanier

Fall Containers

Greenlife Gardens

Small Grey 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.