Inspiration for a beach style sloped full sun garden for summer in Seattle with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Front Yard Landscape

Stephanie D Poole

The seating area is located near the sidewalk and the bocce ball court driveway for convenient socializing. The African Tulip Tree will eventually provide shade to the seating area.

Manhattan Beach Residence

SUBU Design Architecture

Manolo Langis Photographer
Photo of a small beach style courtyard full sun garden in Los Angeles with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers.

Beach Bungalow

User

Sideyard pathway leads back to front.
This is an example of a mid-sized beach style side yard full sun garden in Orange County with natural stone pavers.

lake house

Princeton Scapes Inc

Lakeside outdoor living at its finest
Design ideas for a large beach style side yard full sun garden in Boston with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Coan Waterfront Remodel, Camano Island WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

View of house from beach. Scott Lankford, Landscape Architect. From the street, a round rock pathway leads to a small seating area next to the water with a small fire pit. Low maintenance, drought resistant and salt tolerant plantings were used in mass and clumps. This garden has become the focus of the neighborhood with many visitors stopping and enjoying what has become a neighborhood landmarkArchitect.

Beach House Entry

Andover Landscape Design & Construction

The client asked us to create a low maintenance, highly functional front entry to this beachfront retreat. As with most beach homes, guest parking is critical and creating an easy to navigate parking area is paramount to design success. We chose to maximize the front yard without turning it into a parking lot. Native crushed stone parking pads surrounded by sun loving, drought tolerant plants create exactly what the client was looking for.

House in Westport, Connecticut

Gary Brewer Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Peter Aaron
Beach style front yard full sun garden in New York with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Outdoor Kitchen, pool surround on the canal

Yardworks, Inc.

Yardworks, Inc.
Photo of a beach style backyard full sun garden in Other with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Atlantic Beach, Fl

Cynthia Burns Landscape Design

Photos by Celeste Burns Photography
This is an example of a small beach style backyard shaded garden in Jacksonville with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Traditional Elegance in Northport, NY

Above All Masonry Design, Inc

This Northport space was inspired by landscape designs that can be found in the Hamptons. Keeping angles straight, we used 24x24 bluestone slabs in a linear pattern without borders in the backyard and Ww softened the landscape with boxwoods, hydrangeas, and added arborvitaes for privacy. For the front entrance, a gravel driveway/courtyard (as in true Hamptons fashion) and natural stone steps welcomes visitors.

Nantucket Beach House

Ike Kligerman Barkley

Beach style backyard full sun formal garden in Boston with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Lakeside garden

West Winds Nursery LLC

The Pennsylvania Bluestone walk and native plantings of wildflowers, grasses and evergreens make this an attractive walk to the new dock.
Inspiration for a beach style sloped partial sun garden for fall in DC Metro with natural stone pavers.

Beach Style Landscape

Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style backyard full sun garden for spring in Boston with natural stone pavers.

Coastal Modern

NC Designs

Design ideas for a beach style side yard full sun garden in San Luis Obispo with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

On the Rocks

DeLeers Construction, Inc.

Design ideas for a large beach style backyard garden in Other with natural stone pavers.

Ocean Front

TMS Architects

TMS Architects
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style backyard garden in Boston with natural stone pavers.

Natural Eclectic Garden

Revolution Landscape

Photo of a mid-sized beach style backyard full sun xeriscape for winter in San Diego with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Sea Change - Covered Walkway

Woodhull

Inspiration for a beach style front yard full sun garden in Portland Maine with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Greenwood Lake Beautiful Planting

CLC Landscape Design

Two Montgomery blue spruce frame the stone steps leading to the pool area.
Photo of a large beach style backyard formal garden in New York with natural stone pavers and a retaining wall.

Beach Style Garden Design Ideas with Natural Stone Pavers

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.