Spirea, azaleas and roses conceal a cutting garden for floral arrangements.

ILCA Excellence in Landscape Gold Award - Hinsdale Restoration

The location and layout of the dining patio was designed to entice the residents into a part of the yard rarely used. Perimeter plantings provide definition to the lawn panel, while agave-filled planters set on masonry columns and frame the view.

Heritage Front Courtyard

sticks and stones Landscape Design

Golf Greens

Ultimate Services Professional Grounds Management

Victorian Style Estate

Mierop Design, FAPLD

The rear of the house overlooks this hillside garden and guest house. Designed for continuous gorgeous color throughout the season and incredible texture and visual interest throughout the winter months. Lisa Mierop

Belle Terre

Signature Pools & Patios

Getzcreative Photography

Artfully Accessible, West Sussex

Acres Wild

Accessible Family Garden, West Sussex, UK

Fence Gallery

VIKING FENCE CO

Halsey Farm Lane Southampton Village New York

Lear + Mahoney Landscape Architecture

Doug Young

Cottage Style Front Yard

Mindful Garden Design

Lots of color and texture in the plants here in this casual cottage-y front yard garden. Surrounded by an iron fence which supports a climbing rose, the enclosed space is full of texture-rich foliage to provide year round interest, from the foundation plants to the grasses and the ground covers. Photo by Laura Wright

Entertaining

yardscapes Inc.

This formal garden was designed for a side yard of large property. Dave Kopfmann, of Yardscapes, created a dry-stacked stone retaining wall around the limestone water feature, paver patio, simple plantings, and a gravel walkway.

Oak Park Italian Renaissance - Historic Charles S. Castle House

Arrow. Land + Structures

--Historic / National Landmark --House designed by prominent architect Frederick R. Schock, 1924 --Grounds designed and constructed by: Arrow. Land + Structures in Spring/Summer of 2017 --Photography: Marco Romani, RLA State Licensed Landscape Architect

New Home and Carriage House

Sacred Oak Homes

This Federal-style home and carriage house were co-designed and built by Sacred Oak Homes, transforming a simple 1970s house into an elegant estate. We separated and lifted the original structure from the foundation to create fourteen-foot ceilings on the first floor, added wings to all four sides and all new systems and finishes throughout. The carriage house, built from the ground up, features antique beams, cathedral ceilings, and a custom-built cupola. Photo by Noni MacLeay

Late spring 18 months after planting, the garden is filled with colour and the hedge is beginning to thicken up.

Ridge Farm

Woodburn & Company Landscape Architecture, LLC

Comfortably Formal

Hortus Oasis

This almost one-acre property hosts an historic Victorian home. The landscape design included an eight-foot-tall brick wall which required a variance, a retaining wall, new brick paving, a water feature, containers, and landscaping throughout the property. A wide variety of sun and shade loving plants and containers were used to create Victorian-style gardens. A flowering shrub border at the wall provides year-round bloom color.

Fountain Bed

Dream Gardens Landscape Design & Installation

Lush backyard fountain garden!

Framing an elegant heritage Nth Adelaide home

Flosski Studio

A young couple sought a refreshed, low-maintenance garden to complement their elegant stone heritage home. Flosski Studio created tiered diamond-shaped parterre garden with layers of emerald, chartreuse and fuschia planting, A new entry path featuring black and white chequered tiles strikes the balance between a heritage and contemporary aesthetic. Sweeping gravel areas extend to the back patio area where clipped native plantings punctuate the entertaining space. Sculptural forms such as a raised water fountain, large pots, spiral topiary and stone spheres offset the delicate plantings.

Exterior staircase leading to gazebo

Smith & Vansant Architects PC

Rob Karosis Photography www.robkarosis.com

Victorian Green Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Victorian 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 Victorian 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 Victorian Garden for Your Home

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