Modern Drought Tolerant Landscaping - Reseda

Modern Drought Tolerant Landscaping Designed and Installed

Even small spaces need great design. Container and small space gardens - decks, alcoves and patios are all great spots to "green" up with planted pots. Add color, texture and warmth to your small spaces - or drama to a large space - with a well-designed container. Birdbaths, fountains, troughs and more make great containers. Irrigation can be run to your containers or Oyas (water vessels) can be planted in the containers to provide irrigation and to keep your plants healthy.

Patios/Retaining Walls

Timberland Outdoor Services

Stone steppers with multi-tiered boulder retaining wall

Coastal front garden design Dover Heights NSW

Vogue & Vine - Landscape Designers Sydney

Coastal front garden in Eastern Suburbs Sydney. Using coastal plants and Sydney Sandstone rocks, we created a soft coastal landscape that had a designers touch but still a natural feel

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

Low Voltage LED's Illuminate Drought Tolerant Planting

Mediterrasian Landscapes

Terraces with drought tolerant plants

Anderson Outcropping Walls with Mixed Gardens

Omega Brick & Landscaping

Chilton Outcropping Retaining Wall surrounded by new mixed gardens and lush lawn in Grand Rapids Township, MI

Water Wise Landscape Refresh (Clairemont Mesa)

Ecology Artisans

Rainwater flow from the roof downspouts and overflow from the tank feeds this dry creek bed during rain events to help slowly percolate water into the hillside.

Flagstone Path Lined in Thyme

Regenesis Ecological Design

Thymus serpyllum (Creeping Thyme) creates an excellent ground cover between the flagstone pavers in this unique garden pathway.

Modern Driveway and Front Yard Danville, CA

DPG Pavers and Design

Paver driveway, drought tolerant planting, black mulch. Paver color and style selected to compliment paint and roof color.

California Ranch Dreaming

Christiane Holmquist Landscape Design

Emma Almendarez

Mediterranean Front Hillside Garden - Novato, California

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

The hillside garden two years after it was planted. This sloped hillside was been transformed into a beautiful tapestry of colors and textures in every season. I specified drought tolerant plants and shrubs that are low maintenance and deer resistant. Located in Novato, CA - Marin County. The hillside has filled in beautifully! © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Garden next to entry. Photography by Stephen Brousseau.

Sustainable Beauty

Vision Garden Design

Dymondia with its small silvery green leaves makes a great drought-tolerant lawn alternative.

Sustainable Beauty

Vision Garden Design

A low-water landscape using a mixture of California native and drought tolerate Mediterranean climate plants to create year-round interest.

Montrose Modern Home

Turf Supply USA

We were invited into the great project by David Morello and he was amazing to work with! This modern home and landscape was finished off with a beautiful Real Turf grass. The clean lines of this home and landscape were complimented with perfectly level and manicured artificial grass.

Landscaping

Good Earth Water Gardens

Perennial hillside.

Patios & Pathways

Gardens by Gabriel, Inc.

North San Luis Obispo County gets mist too! These beautiful stone slabs carve natural elegance out of the Mediterranean plant-covered slope

SF Retro Modern

The Garden Route Company

An Eichler remodel with a steep hillside garden. This project pushed the limits of creating flat space where there was none! The angular architecture of the garden is balanced with bold and textural free form plantings. Color, texture and juxtaposed angles.

Residential Projects

User

Xeriscape Design Ideas with Mulch

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.