Coastal Entry Garden
This is an example of a small beach style front yard full sun xeriscape in New York with with path and river rock.

Westport Cottage

Minglewood, LLC

Cottage Shrub and Perennial Garden
Design ideas for a small beach style front yard full sun xeriscape for summer in Providence with a garden path.

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.

The Courtyard

Conscious Environments Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized and australian native beach style courtyard full sun xeriscape for spring in Orange County with a water feature, concrete pavers and a wood fence.

Front Yard Landscape

Stephanie D Poole

The meandering flagstone pathway is planted with dymondia margaretae and blue chalksticks (Senecio serpens). The blues are often punctuated with dark browns of aeonium arboreum and phormium jack spratt.

SK ARBORS & GATES

Ninzan Studio, LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized beach style side yard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Tampa with a garden path, concrete pavers and a wood fence.

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.

Project Highlights

Kalorama Landscape, Inc.

This is an example of a beach style backyard xeriscape in Los Angeles with concrete pavers.

Permeable Paver Lakeside Patio

Landscapes by Tom LLC

granite steps, with permeable paver landings, and a permeable paver patio
Mid-sized beach style backyard full sun xeriscape in Boston with a retaining wall and brick pavers for summer.

Anderson

Banyon Tree Design Studio

Boulders, custom fire pit boulder, outdoor seating, oyster shells from the farm, San Juan Island fire pit patio, Napa Valley Olive tree, vines, entertaining, hang out patio

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.

Beachside Garden & Firepit

Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

A relaxing garden room with views of Long Island Sound, a quartzite gas fire pit with sandstone patio are set amongst drifts of panicum grass, beach roses and flowering alliums. Stepping stones connect the space to the house, and a set of cantilevered concrete steps leads to a private beach.

Slope Planting

Groundswell Landscaping

Slope a little more than a year after planting with colorful drought tolerant combination of boulders, grasses & succulents.
Inspiration for a beach style full sun xeriscape in San Diego.

Xeriscape Garden, Jungle Forest Garden, Vegetable Garden & Subtropical Garden

Roland Oehme Landscape Architecture

This is an urban single family home situated on a narrow lot that is about 1/8 of an acre and is only 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean. I designed a completely new garden and installed everything along with the client’s help. The garden I designed consisted of an ornamental grass garden, a xeriscape garden with decomposed granite mounds, fruit trees and shrubs located throughout, a jungle forest garden, and raised brick vegetable beds in the rear. Previously, there was a wood deck covering almost the entire property that was removed by the owner. We installed root guard around all of the walkways. I installed the raised brick vegetable beds and walkways around the vegetable beds. Many of the plants were chosen to provide food and habitat for pollinators as well. Dozens of fruiting plants were located in the garden. So, it is called the “Garden of Eatin”. Landscape design and photo by Roland Oehme

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.

Mahogany Island #4

Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.

Our client contracted us to design and build a functional and interesting water front project that had to be family friendly!! They wanted a cozy fire pit area that also contained a 3 piece natural rock bubbler. They also wanted a spa area with lounger space for sunbathing as well as a beach area for sandcastles and beach toy storage. No expense was spared with a custom pergola, natural rock retaining and steps as well as landscape lighting and well placed trees and shrubs. Concrete edge and aggregate beds make for a low maintenance dream yard!!

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Columbine Landscape, Inc.

Mid-sized beach style front yard full sun xeriscape in San Diego with a vertical garden and concrete pavers for summer.

vertical succulent garden

Tri County Landscape

A small succulent garden in backyard.
Design ideas for a small beach style backyard full sun xeriscape in Tampa with brick pavers.

Permeable Paver Lakeside Patio

Landscapes by Tom LLC

granite steps, with permeable paver landings, and a permeable paver patio
This is an example of a mid-sized beach style backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Boston with a retaining wall and brick pavers.

Beach Style Xeriscape 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.