Raised garden beds on a designated permeable patio offer easy access to edibles. Hummingbirds will also find a treat along the flagstone path banked with Mexican Lobelia, as well as California native Hot Lips salvia and Heucheria maxima.

Garden Redo

User

Now the space is a well organized highly productive organic vegetable garden. The deer no longer can get in and the heavy clay soil is no longer a problem.

A Modern Farmhouse in Woodside

User

A drought tolerant landscape

Toro Canyon Tuscan Style Pool and Landscape | Santa Barbara CA

Natural Concepts Landscaping Contractors

Kurt Jorday

Latah Creek Homestead

Pacific Garden Design

Despite being just a couple miles from the downtown core, this home feels decidedly rural. Its streamside setting provides an opportunity for urban homesteading, with the homeowners maintaining a vegetable and herb garden as well as raising small livestock. The low-maintenance landscape complements the contemporary residence with geometric forms, but uses natural materials and native or drought-tolerant plants to blend the home into its setting.

Manogue

Landscape Design Associates

Cape Cod Style New Back Yard

Laughlin Design Associates, Inc.

From left to right notice the raised garden beds, the tri colored beech tree in the left corner, the ledgered raised stone beds, clean gravel garden bed surface, the raised core ten garden planters, custom in line drip irrigation and the espaliered fruit trees against the fence. Rick Laughlin, APLD

Cape Cod Style New Back Yard

Laughlin Design Associates, Inc.

Notice the custom aluminum siding in the upper left hand corner(it is a screen), the tri colored beech tree, the ledgered raised garden beds, gravel surface for the raised vegetable planters, the core ten steel raised vegetable beds, custom in line drip irrigation, the fragrant plants and the espaliered fruit trees against the back fence. Rick Laughlin, APLD

Fremont Landscape Transformation

Art Garden Design

The design intent was to unify this flat and expansive landscape. To create more flow and access, a new deck with wrap around stairs opens into the backyard. At the base of the stairs, a flagstone pathway transitions to a vegetable garden area, with picnic table and raised boxes, built out of salvaged Redwood boards. For visual interest and accessibility, moss rock retaining walls with timber ties and gravel pathway are carved into the hillside. Another seating nook made of flagstone looks directly into a rose garden. Beyond the roses, a Mediterranean planting pallet defines this landscape with seasonal blooms, defined foliage textures and edible fruit trees.

The Art of Food in the Garden

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design

Circular, custom aluminium raised beds are supplemented with less expensive mail order beds to keep the project more cost effective, but still beautiful and functional.

Ventura

Isabel Moritz Designs

Small space landscape design. Drought tolerant planting with relaxed elements but structured spaces.

Putting Greens Anyone?

Garden Lights Landscape and Pool Development Inc.

Great Artificial Putting green in Lafayette Ca. with Moss Rock retaining wall and a practice cups. Let play a round in our own back yard, with Unique Lighting coming from the trees, and side walls.

nichoir pour oiseaux et palissades en bois et acier

Duval&Bossennec - Paysagiste concepteur

Alexandre DUVAL

Pergolas for the bitter melons

Nhien Ngo

Bee Garden / Apiary

Ivy & Bloom

An under-utilised corner of the garden was transformed into a romantic apiary, or bee-yard, featuring brightly painted hives and vintage furniture. The pebbles are a practical surface for working on the hives and retain water for the plants. Plants selected are a mix of bee-friendly perennials, herbs and vegetables, including dahlia, salvia leucanthe, anenome japonica and dianthus, buckwheat, blue kale, rhubarb, and silver lemon thyme. Woolly thyme, festuca coxii and purple alyssum soften the pebbles. Photos by Dee McQuillan

Herb garden

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Midtown Commons Courtyard

Native Edge Landscape

After their brand new construction was completed, this family had a beautiful and comfortable home that truly fit their needs. However, this new construction lacked an outdoor living space, which left the backyard feeling stark and bare. With this blank slate, we were able to create a relaxing environment for this family to enjoy. Faced with the challenge of using every square-inch of this small space, Native Edge was able to design a landscape that left this family worry-free. We incorporated a low maintenance composite decking system, modern raised metal planters, and a bubbling urn water feature to tie this peaceful landscape together. The poor drainage of the lot gave us the opportunity to create a striking cat walk and drainage feature, which left ample room for their vegetable and herb garden hobby. There is even a nook for the family dog to enjoy!

Asbury

Natural Wonders Landscaping

Texas Native Landscape, with custom earth box.

5 Senses In The Garden

Spirit Garden Design

Edibles can be incorporated into designated veggie planters or planted directly into the garden. Incorporating fruit trees, blueberries, and huckleberries allow for convenient harvesting and munching by kids young and old.

Citrus Trees with Native Plants

FormLA Landscaping

Citrus trees do well among the native grasses and foliage. Because the natives need no fertilizers or pesticides to thrive, fruit is also chemical free.

Xeriscape Design Ideas with a Vegetable Garden

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.