Tom Howard Garden Design and Landscaping

A gravel path winds around the property, creating a simple edge between the home and the adjacent conservation easement natural area. A stone retaining wall creates a grassed terrace.

Winsor Green covered bbq area

Alderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction

A Rural Garden in Woodford

Blue Tulip Garden Design

Amazing Berkeley Back Yard

Sarah Herman Landscape Design

You can read more about the project through this Houzz Feature link: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/hillside-yard-offers-scenic-views-and-space-for-contemplation-stsetivw-vs~131483772

Warlingham detached home

Seasons in Colour

A rustic corner in the garden, with a bistro set painted in bright colours by Cuprinol Garden Shades. The scatter cushions feature a popular banana leaf pattern.

Contemporary Desert Fairways | Rear View of Home

Greey Pickett

Project Details: Contemporary desert landscape design for a private residence in the Desert Fairways neighborhood of Paradise Valley, AZ Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: PHX Architecture Contractor: Schultz Development Pool Contractor: Mossman Brothers Interior Designer: Est, Est Photography: Sam Rosenbaum Photography

Spanish Bungalow

Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture

Landscape Work

Desert Environments Landscape

William Hefner Architecture Interiors & Landscape

Studio William Hefner

Raised garden beds and deer fence

Red Cedar Landscapes

Waterways

Oliver Design Associates

Devlin

Total Sport Solutions, Inc.

Beautiful looking court blends well with the landscape. HyperDunk-603 basketball goal has a 36" x 60" x 1/2" Tempered glass backboard that is height adjustable down to 5'-6" Total Sport Solutions Inc

Connecticut Waterfall and Boulder Walls

Dragonfly Ponds & Patios LLC

This project was a challenge to integrate the existing grade and still achieve the customer's goals which were: a patio area for entertaining, space along the pool, and room for a fire pit. We were able to achieve all these goals in our design and use the grading challenges to enhance the landscape by adding boulder walls and a beautiful pool waterfall.

Inside Out

Ketron Custom Builders

White Falls

SURROUNDS Landscape Architecture + Construction

Landscape Architect: Chad Talton

St faiths garden

Hall Landscaping & Design

A modern take on a vegetable garden with formal garden

Emerson Mountain Waterfall

DreamScapes

Our client in Emerson has a beautiful home, perched on a magnificent mountain slope with incredible views. They asked Dreamscapes to design outdoor living spaces for them in order to fully utilize the property. Their wish list included a water feature, a deck for outdoor living, a patio to take in the distant views of the mountains, a place to garden, and a natural and native planting design to fit into the existing southeastern native woodlands and mountain environment. Living on the side of a mountain means bedrock. The design incorporates the natural slope and stone and works with the terrain. A new deck was constructed to extend out from the house, floating over the bedrock where it meets the new pond. From the top of the hill, a waterfall cascades down through the native plantings into the pond below. Natural boulders were used to build seating along the pond’s edge, where you can watch the fish, tend to the aquatic plants, listen to the frogs, and even take a dip to cool off. Two natural flagstone patios were built at two different elevations to sit and enjoy the views of the landscape and the mountains. Both patios are accessible by cut stone crab orchard steps set into the slope. The space at the end of the driveway was a blank canvas and the perfect place to design and build a garden of raised beds, enclosed in a traditional picket fence. It is now filled with vegetables, herbs, and cutting flowers. The local bees and butterflies love it too. And the beautiful landscape takes on a magical look after sunset. Landscape lighting was expertly placed, using a variety of fixture types to enhance the pond, waterfalls, trees and plants, bringing the spaces to life after dark. The homeowners are both multi-talented and wanted a place to incorporate their skills. They create original art, build detailed wood work and plant edible gardens, just to name a few. This new landscape gives them and their family and friends a place to work and play and relax. It has become a haven for people and wildlife alike. Outdoor living at its finest!

Althea

Helms Landscape Design, LLC

Grass was in it's dormant season. Added plants and fountain along back fence to jazz up outdoor living space in the heights

Flower Borders, Southampton, NY

Hotbotany

Turquoise Backyard 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.