Location: Hingham, MA, USA This newly constructed home in Hingham, MA was designed to openly embrace the seashore landscape surrounding it. The front entrance has a relaxed elegance with a classic plant theme of boxwood, hydrangea and grasses. The back opens to beautiful views of the harbor, with a terraced patio running the length of the house. The infinity pool blends seamlessly with the water landscape and splashes over the wall into the weir below. Planting beds break up the expanse of paving and soften the outdoor living spaces. The sculpture, made by a personal friend of the family, creates a stunning focal point with the open sky and sea behind. One side of the property was densely planted with large Spruce, Juniper and Birch on top of a 7' berm to provide instant privacy. Hokonechloa grass weaves its way around Annabelle Hydrangeas and Flower Carpet Roses. The other side had an existing stone stairway which was enhanced with a grove of Birch, hydrangea and Hakone grass. The Limelight Tree Hydrangeas and Boxwood offer a fresh welcome, while the Miscanthus grasses add a casual touch. The Stone wall and patio create a resting spot between rounds of tennis. The granite steps in the lawn allow for a comfortable transition up a steeper slope.

Beach Style Landscape

This is an example of a mid-sized beach style backyard full sun garden for spring in Boston with natural stone pavers.

Coan Waterfront Landscape, Camano Island, WA

Lankford Associates Landscape Architects

Beach side patio with meandering river rock path lined with flowering thyme, sedum, ornamental grasses. Located on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington State.

Nantucket Residence

Sudbury Design Group

Located in one on the country’s most desirable vacation destinations, this vacation home blends seamlessly into the natural landscape of this unique location. The property includes a crushed stone entry drive with cobble accents, guest house, tennis court, swimming pool with stone deck, pool house with exterior fireplace for those cool summer eves, putting green, lush gardens, and a meandering boardwalk access through the dunes to the beautiful sandy beach. Photography: Richard Mandelkorn Photography

Water's edge

West Winds Nursery LLC

Perennial Geraniums, Autumn Bride Heuchera, Carex pennsylvanica were planted in massed drifts along this hillside. Vardar Valley Boxwood and Otto Luyken Laurel are used to add some height and evergreen foliage to the planting. The wide, serpentine sandstone slab staircase with generous sized landings are used to create a beautiful walk to the water.

North Bay Residence

Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects

Photographer: Jay Goodrich This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.

Boston

Araneo Landworks Inc.

Mid-sized beach style backyard garden in Boston with natural stone pavers.

Point Loma Ocean Friendly Landscape and Creative Patio

Revolution Landscape

Oceanic Theme: Shell inspired patio reflects the ornamental riverbed stone and aquatic painting.
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style backyard full sun xeriscape in San Diego with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Waterfront Property - Cedar Fence

Premium Fence Company

Photo of an expansive beach style backyard full sun garden for summer in Vancouver with with privacy feature, with a gate, with lawn edging, with path, a wood fence and concrete pavers.

Jardin bord de mer - Farniente en Ré

Erell et Rozanne - Jardins essentiels

Photo of a beach style garden in Other.

Nantucket Residence

Sudbury Design Group

Long Lake

MT Carpenter Landscape Inc.

Austen Adriaens Photography
Inspiration for a large beach style backyard full sun garden for summer in Minneapolis with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Contemporary Beach Front Garden

Brett Maloney Landscapes, LLC

Custom landscape lighting amongst colorful perennials. This is a handmade bronze lamp fixture with handmade glass globe and reclaimed redwood post. We had all the lighting on the lake side of the project created by an artist group in California. Photo by Landscape Artist: Brett D. Maloney.

the beach house fire pit

susan cox interiors inc.

susan cox interiors inc.
This is an example of a mid-sized beach style front yard full sun garden for summer in Toronto with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Eadie Mid Century Beach House

Dane Spencer Landscape Architecture

Giovanni Lunardi, composites by DKS
Design ideas for a beach style front yard full sun garden for fall in Portland.

Jardin bord de mer - Farniente en Re

Erell et Rozanne - Jardins essentiels

Rénovation d'un jardin sur l'Ile de Ré. Jardin sec sur gravier et bois (terrasse, traverses)
Photo of a beach style garden in Other.

Lake Cabana

Pippin Home Designs, Inc

Artist Eye Photography, Wes Stearns
Inspiration for a large beach style backyard xeriscape in Charlotte with concrete pavers.

Skagit Bay Waterfront, Camano Island WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

South facing terrace at the entry.
Mid-sized beach style front yard full sun xeriscape in Seattle with natural stone pavers for summer.

Patel Residence San Marcos, CA by AAA Landscape Specialists, Inc. 760-295-1980

AAA Landscape Specialists, Inc.

Patel Residence San Marcos, CA by AAA Landscape Specialists, Inc. 760-295-1980
Mid-sized beach style backyard full sun garden in San Diego with natural stone pavers.

Sea Glass House

Amy Martin Landscape Design

Beach Style Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Beach Style 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 beach style 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 Beach Style Garden for Your Home

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