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Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens

Jesse York, Landscape Designer

This award-winning design epitomizes luxury and formal Italian garden elegance, with natural decomposed granite walkways leading through meticulously arranged parterre gardens. Adhering to a sophisticated white, purple, and green color palette, these gardens bloom with carefully selected roses, irises, and geraniums. Celebrated annually on upscale garden tours, this project has become a beacon of design excellence, capturing the traditional Italian style with unparalleled sophistication.

Bocce Ball Court

Conscious Environments Inc.

A regulation size bocce ball court is incorporated into the hillside of a Tuscan Villa style backyard remodel.
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Updated Scotts Valley Estate

Wildflower Landscape Design at K&D Landscaping

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Provence comes to California

Sweet Smiling Landscapes

This beautiful property is located in the hills above of Montecito with 360 degree of views onto the Channel Islands and the surrounding mountains. Inspired by the Japanese landscape design principal of the borrowed landscape the gardens on this property serves as a kind of picture frame from which to view the natural beauty of its surroundings. This 15-year-old costume-built home was crafted with all the style and workmanship ship found in Villa or Château in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, the garden design was not as well thought out as the house was. Most of this property receives baking sun, drying winds and is in an extremely high fire danger area. Do to these factors many of the plants on the property were unsuitable for their location. The original planting scheme was also lifeless and colorless. Poor landscape maintenance had left many of the plants on the property sick and dying. We came in to revive this landscape, breathing new life into it. Creating a drought tolerant and fire wise landscape was of utmost importance to these clients. Staying true to the more formal landscape styles found in Southern Europe we also want to create an opportunity to design seamlessly blend with its natural surroundings. We did that by incorporating a lot of California native plants. This vast property also contains an avocado orchard and a vineyard. By adding California native plants the property is inviting in native birds and insects that help keep pollinate the orchard and vineyard and keep pest problems at bay. Because these clients enjoy harvesting from their land we added elements of edible landscaping to this project. We filled pottery and planter beds with fruit trees, culinary and medicinal herbs as well as flowers that can be used in cut flower arrangements. Lastly, we went through carefully pruning diseased plants, treating pest problems an improving the soil. Now the landscape is not only more beautiful it is more protected against fire, is more water wise and integrate into its surrounds with a wholistic approach.

Guest Cabins at Healdsburg Estate

Character Builders Inc. General Contractors

Bespoke guest cabin with rustic finishes and extreme attention to detail. Materials included reclaimed wood for flooring, beams and ceilings and exterior siding. Venetian plaster with custom iron fixtures throughout.

Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity

Coleman Design Group Landscape Architecture, PLLC

Landscape installation by house members with contractor supervision to save money. Front corner elevation.
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Our Completed Work

Sonshine Landscape Co.

New build conversion to DG landscape. minimalist with wood/dg steps. Succulents and grasses.
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Artesia Showhome Parade Water Feature

Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.

Some of the show homes that we landscaped in Artesia highlighting great curb appeal including a simple water feature that the home builder wanted out front. Address rocks and large trees are easy upgrades that really make the home pop!!

Foo

The Ranch Mine

Photo by Roehner + Ryan
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Urban Front Yard Re-Landscape

Landscape Connection

Sustainable Urban Denver Colorado front yard transformation 1 year after landscape re-design.
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Historic Spanish Territorial

Red Bark Design, LLC

Red Bark Design, LLC 2014
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Riverstone #8

Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.

Our client wanted a cost effective and low maintenance yard that was still functional and beautiful! No problem!! With easy to mow sod areas separated from bedding by concrete edge the maintenance is very easy. Aggregate side yards are maintenance free and a smart programmable wifi irrigation system that works from your phone makes watering a breeze. Enjoy!!

Front yard Mid Century Native

BE Landscape Design

This front yard went from water hogging grass and old school roses, to a flourishing native garden.
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Oregon Wine Country Modern Japanese Garden

Ross NW Watergardens

Modern Japanese garden featuring a granite chip dry garden.
Large modern full sun formal garden in Portland with decomposed granite.

Pacific Highland Ranch (Carmel Valley)

Kreative Landscape Designs

Foundations of the custom-built rectangular-shaped gas-fireplace.
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First home

Coy Land Techs

Coy Land Techs handled everything from design to construction on this back yard that once an empty lot and is now a backyard retreat.
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2379 Elden Ave F

Evan Little - Nook Real Estate

http://www.creativenoodle.net/
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Residential 06

Coleman Design Group Landscape Architecture, PLLC

Boyd Coleman
Mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden in Phoenix with a water feature and decomposed granite for summer.

Belmont Modern Rustic

Kristen Rudger Landscape Design

Jude Parkinson Morgan
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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.