Design ideas for a small arts and crafts side yard full sun driveway in Houston with concrete pavers.

Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard partial sun formal garden for spring in San Diego with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Edible Living Room

Beaudry Garden Design

Photo of a large arts and crafts side yard partial sun garden for summer in San Diego with gravel.

Palo Alto Historic Home

Boxleaf Design, Inc.

Situated in old Palo Alto, CA, this historic 1905 Craftsman style home now has a stunning landscape to match its custom hand-crafted interior. Our firm had a blank slate with the landscape, and carved out a number of spaces that this young and vibrant family could use for gathering, entertaining, dining, gardening and general relaxation. Mature screen planting, colorful perennials, citrus trees, ornamental grasses, and lots of depth and texture are found throughout the many planting beds. In effort to conserve water, the main open spaces were covered with a foot friendly, decorative gravel. Giving the family a great space for large gatherings, all while saving water.

Kerrisdale

Craine Projects Ltd

Reclaimed granite cobble sett
Design ideas for a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard shaded garden for spring in Vancouver with with raised garden bed and decking.

Side Yard

Chaffey Building Group

Soundview Photography
Design ideas for an arts and crafts side yard partial sun formal garden in Seattle.

Lake Minnetonka Landscape For Living - Flagstone Walk. Minnesota Landscape.

Anderson Design / ErosionZ. Minnesota Landscape.

This Flagstone Walkway is a simple, but elegant, connection from front yard to lakeside. The path is a garden walk as well, edged with cottage gardens. Credit: Tad Anderson. All rights exclusively reserved.

Drivable Grass Permeable Pavers Before & After

Super-Sod

Will Crowder, Super-Sod employee, took these pictures of Hancock Outdoorscape's Drivable Grass project.
This is an example of a large arts and crafts side yard partial sun driveway in Charlotte with concrete pavers.

Oakleigh East Garden

Kath Baggaley Garden Design

The addition of the pergola and deck (where once there was a cramped ugly tiled porch) add to the appeal. A combination of drought tolerant perennials flourish here including Salvia leucantha, clipped Browalia and Gaillardias. The metal obelisks support floxgloves and delphiniums in spring.

Remodel - 5th Ave W., Kirkland

Home Designs Northwest

Design ideas for a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard full sun garden in Seattle with a vegetable garden and brick pavers.

Ponds With Waterfalls

Action Water Gardens Inc

Photo of a small arts and crafts side yard garden for summer in Bridgeport with with pond.

Windgate Ranch 1

Merit Landworks

This is an example of a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with with privacy feature and gravel.

Potomac Kitchen Garden and Outdoor Living Area

Landscape Projects, Inc.

Large boulder steps facilitate circulation in the back yard, with drift roses and hakone grass plalying off each other. The kitchen garden area is to the right. Designed by H. Paul Davis Landscape Architects. ©Melissa Clark Photography. All rights reserved.

Wawasee Lake Project

Beyond Landscaping

This is an example of a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard partial sun garden in Other.

Craftsman-Style Cedar Vine Arbor @ Sideyard Walkway

Regenesis Ecological Design

Clematis armandii 'Evergreen Clematis' (foreground) arches over a custom-built cedar arbor, modeled to accentuate the home's Craftsman-style architecture. Welded mild-steel panel fills create a scaffold for Akebia quinata 'Five-leaf Akebia Vine' (background), lending seasonal privacy and afternoon shade along this narrow sideyard access walkway.

Edible Gardens

Gardenalia Property Services, LLC

Matching raised wood bed and fence. Great craftmanship!
Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts side yard full sun formal garden for spring in Other with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Potomac Kitchen Garden and Outdoor Living Area

Landscape Projects, Inc.

In this Potomac MD garden, a large area has been dedicated to space for raised vegetable and herb beds, as well as more open spaces for annuals and other kitchen plantings. Designed by H. Paul Davis Landscape Architects. ©Melissa Clark Photography. All rights reserved.

Historic Cottage W/ Courtyard

Bay Gardens

Mid-sized arts and crafts side yard full sun garden in New York with a garden path and gravel for spring.

Berkeley Redwood and Welded Wire Mesh Fence

Ian Moore Design

Ian Moore Design
This is an example of a small arts and crafts side yard garden in San Francisco.

Urban Meadow & Garden

Gardenalia Property Services, LLC

Design ideas for a large arts and crafts side yard full sun driveway in Other with a retaining wall and concrete pavers.

Arts and Crafts Side Yard Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Arts and Crafts 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 arts and crafts 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 an Arts and Crafts Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes an arts and crafts 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 an arts and crafts 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 arts and crafts 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.