Russian sage and lady's mantle alternating along a white fence with pink roses

Informal Garden - A Side Yard Garden Path using shades of Gray - Glenview, Illi

Request Free Quote Side Yard Landscape Design in Glenview, Illinois features the use of Gray in your landscape with blue stone and crushed blue stone path, water feature, garden plants, and painted brick wall.

Stone Flower Bed

LID Landscapes

The flower bed is full of stone rocks, evergreen plants, and pops of color.

Front Yard Landscape Project in Buffalo

Gorski Landscaping

Wildlife Friendly Front Garden

Fenton Roberts Garden Design

Jo Fenton

Elegant Country Estate

Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.

Late summer garden

Amy Martin Landscape Design

Location: Hingham, MA, United States This family had just moved back to the states from Paris and wanted their landscape to be an evocative blend of France and Nantucket. The front had to be low and open to the view of Hingham Harbor, yet full of color and a touch of beach grasses. Rounding the corner toward the back yard is a dramatic hedge of Miscanthus gracilimus and PG Hydrangea, with a touch of Calamgrostis to caress your arm as you pass through the gate. The pool area in back is a cool blue slice of paradise, surrounded by borders bursting with bloom.

Iron Fences

Split Rail Fence Co Denver CO

Traditional Landscape

Planter & Container Garden Design - Fairfield County, CT

Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

A crescent garden container filled with coleus, petunias, new guinea impatiens, mandevilla, and potato vine.

Past projects

Outdoor Creations Landscape & Design Inc.

Raymond Bray

Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens

User

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Front Yard Gardening

Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens

Front yard gardening can be fun and functional! Add edibles into the mix, and enjoy nibbling your way through your yard!

Orono

Windsor Companies

An elegantly landscaped estate was designed to frame views, offer tranquility, and provide numerous spaces with a variety of experiences. Long, meandering bluestone paths interconnect formal garden spaces with natural woodlands. World-famous bronze sculpture provides personality to an otherwise pastoral place. Groundcovers of Pachysandra, Hosta, and Heuchera are planted en masse to firmly shape garden spaces. A stone wall retains the generous main bluestone terrace. Though it resides a half-mile from the water, the home is positioned perfectly to provide a captivating view of Lake Minnetonka. Over many years the evolution of this home and landscape has earned Windsor Companies numerous design awards from the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association and the American Society of Landscape Architects. Photos by Paul Crosby

Ted's Biodynamic Garden

Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes

Planting Beds

NatureWorks Landscape Services, Inc.

Fabulous Containers and Planters

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

urns, white flowers, outdoor pots and planters

Fabulous Containers and Planters

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

Partial Shade Planter. Foliage textures and color causes this planter to pop!

Formal English Garden

Rosborough Partners Inc.

Dreamy garden to let your mind get lost...

Farmhouse Front Landscape - Hawthorn Woods, IL

Ginkgo Leaf Studio

A large border bed sweeps around the corner of this Illinois home, framing the large porch. Plants are a mixture of long blooming perennials, flowering shrubs and ornamental grasses. Renn Kuhnen Photography

Traditional Garden Design Ideas for Summer

Get Inspired by Traditional 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 traditional 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 Traditional Garden for Your Home

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