Part of a backyard landscape design that includes a flagstone patio, redwood pergola, steps, railing, planter boxes and gate. There's also a decomposed granite walkway, mulch and drought-tolerant plants.

Large contemporary front yard full sun formal garden in Adelaide with a garden path and mulch.

Allen Haren
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun formal garden for spring in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Illuminazione per un giardino pensile.
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary rooftop garden in Florence with a vegetable garden and decking.

Fence & Gate clear RedWood Marina Del Ray
Design ideas for a large contemporary front yard partial sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Steven Prudhomme
Design ideas for a contemporary backyard garden in Boston.

Custom made cedar planter boxes located at the end of an outdoor kitchen. These are for growing culinary herbs. The patio is made from Belgard Mega Arbel concrete pavers. Designed and built by Botanica Atlanta.

A family in West University contacted us to design a contemporary Houston landscape for them. They live on a double lot, which is large for that neighborhood. They had built a custom home on the property, and they wanted a unique indoor-outdoor living experience that integrated a modern pool into the aesthetic of their home interior. This was made possible by the design of the home itself. The living room can be fully opened to the yard by sliding glass doors. The pool we built is actually a lap swimming pool that measures a full 65 feet in length. Not only is this pool unique in size and design, but it is also unique in how it ties into the home. The patio literally connects the living room to the edge of the water. There is no coping, so you can literally walk across the patio into the water and start your swim in the heated, lighted interior of the pool. Even for guests who do not swim, the proximity of the water to the living room makes the entire pool-patio layout part of the exterior design. This is a common theme in modern pool design. The patio is also notable because it is constructed from stones that fit so tightly together the joints seem to disappear. Although the linear edges of the stones are faintly visible, the surface is one contiguous whole whose linear seamlessness supports both the linearity of the home and the lengthwise expanse of the pool. While the patio design is strictly linear to tie the form of the home to that of the pool, our modern pool is decorated with a running bond pattern of tile work. Running bond is a design pattern that uses staggered stone, brick, or tile layouts to create something of a linear puzzle board effect that captures the eye. We created this pattern to compliment the brick work of the home exterior wall, thus aesthetically tying fine details of the pool to home architecture. At the opposite end of the pool, we built a fountain into the side of the home's perimeter wall. The fountain head is actually square, mirroring the bricks in the wall. Unlike a typical fountain, the water here pours out in a horizontal plane which even more reinforces the theme of the quadrilateral geometry and linear movement of the modern pool. We decorated the front of the home with a custom garden consisting of small ground cover plant species. We had to be very cautious around the trees due to West U’s strict tree preservation policies. In order to avoid damaging tree roots, we had to avoid digging too deep into the earth. The species used in this garden—Japanese Ardesia, foxtail ferns, and dwarf mondo not only avoid disturbing tree roots, but they are low-growth by nature and highly shade resistant. We also built a gravel driveway that provides natural water drainage and preserves the root zone for trees. Concrete pads cross the driveway to give the homeowners a sure-footing for walking to and from their vehicles.

This is an example of a contemporary backyard garden in Los Angeles with decking.

Photo: Adelina Iliev Photography
Photo of a contemporary garden in London.

Design ideas for a large contemporary garden.

Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a vertical garden and concrete pavers.

Redwood deck with grey stain on hill with glass railing and redwood posts.
Photo of a large contemporary backyard full sun outdoor sport court for summer in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and decking.

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Contemporary garden in San Diego.

The back garden for an innovative property in Fulham Cemetery - the house featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs in January 2021. The design had to enhance the relationship with the bold, contemporary architecture and open up a dialogue with the wild green space beyond its boundaries. Seen here in summer, this lush space is an immersive journey through a woodland edge planting scheme.

Tumbled glass, underlighted with LED light rope. These glass panels glow at night. They are connected to a low voltage transfomer. I saved clear glass, then broke it up with a hammer and tumbled it in a cement mixer. It only takes about 40 minutes to make the shards completely safe. You can ram your hand into this stuff with immunity. Very interesting. Imagine guiding a person to a destination with a ribbon of light, compared to the common walkway light

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

This installation of blown glass spears mimics the verticality of the tree trunks in the surrounding forest.
Inspiration for a contemporary garden in Charlotte.

Mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun garden in San Francisco with with path and concrete pavers.