Goodman Fabrications / Bluflame - Fire / Water

Bluflame USA - Fire and water Manufactures of water features, Fire Features, and all other metal products.
This is an example of a contemporary garden in Phoenix with a fire feature.

Front Yard Seclusion

CARL BALTON + ASSOCIATES

Conversation Area with Seat Wall and Fire table
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with a fire feature and concrete pavers.

Northcote Residence

Urban Angles

Design ideas for a contemporary courtyard formal garden in Melbourne with a fire feature.

Entertainers' Paradise

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

The fence and gate act as a wind break and reduce the blast of cool wind that comes in the evenings.
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape for spring in Los Angeles with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Fire Pit Area

Premier Outdoor Living LLC

Custom landscape design with boulder fire pit and stacked stone walls
Design ideas for a large contemporary backyard full sun garden in Philadelphia with a fire feature and gravel.

Sports Loving Paradise in North Scottsdale

Shearon Design Collective

This extraordinary backyard is designed to accommodate an active lifestyle, providing the ultimate gathering space for the entire family and guests. With an array of recreational features, including pickleball and bocce ball courts, a sunken seating fire pit, pool, soccer field, putting green, and sprawling turf lawns, this thrilling space offers endless opportunities for enjoyment. At its heart, a stunning shade structure matches the home's style while providing respite from the sun. With natural slate, a fireplace, and a stained wood structure, it creates a warm and inviting ambiance. Through creative solutions, this backyard paradise achieves a harmonious balance, becoming a central hub for sports, leisure activities, and cherished memories. It epitomizes an active and enjoyable lifestyle, offering a sanctuary for every family member to partake in their favorite activities and create extraordinary moments of fun and togetherness.

Modern Lake Side Retreat

Alderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction

At night, this gorgeous space comes to life. With a roaring fire, daintily-hanging lights, and a modern aesthetic that matches the home and outdoor bar, our client will relax and host in this space for years.

Small Space, Big Impact | High Star Lane | Dallas, TX

Bonick Landscaping

This patio is patterned with linear score joints which step down to a large gravel seating area with fire pit for entertaining.
This is an example of a small contemporary backyard full sun garden for fall in Dallas with a fire feature and gravel.

Camelback Mountain Contemporary | Rooftop Fire Trough

Greey Pickett

This “Arizona Inspired” home draws on some of the couples’ favorite desert inspirations. The architecture honors the Wrightian design of The Arizona Biltmore, the courtyard raised planter beds feature labeled specimen cactus in the style of the Desert Botanical Gardens, and the expansive backyard offers a resort-style pool and cabana with plenty of entertainment space. Additional focal areas of landscape design include an outdoor living room in the front courtyard with custom steel fire trough, a shallow negative-edge fountain, and a rare “nurse tree” that was salvaged from a nearby site, sits in the corner of the courtyard – a unique conversation starter. The wash that runs on either side of the museum-glass hallway is filled with aloes, agaves and cactus. On the far end of the lot, a fire pit surrounded by desert planting offers stunning views both day and night of the Praying Monk rock formation on Camelback Mountain. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Builder: GM Hunt Builders Landscape Contractor: Benhart Landscaping Interior Designer: Kitchell Brusnighan Interior Design Photography: Chris Loomis

Outdoor living in Santa Luz

Jesse York, Landscape Designer

Upon purchasing their new home, the homeowners were faced with a backyard that was entirely overgrown and not fit for use. With aspirations of extending their indoor living to the outdoors, they envisioned adding a pool to cater to their family's love for swimming and their fondness for hosting gatherings. The final design transformed the space into a highly functional and fashionable outdoor oasis, featuring a pool and spa complemented by a natural rock water feature, a Trex sun deck, a cozy fire pit with ample seating, a BBQ island complete with a bar top for outdoor dining, and a spacious covered patio attached to the back of the house.

Cardiff Remodel

ProPacific Builders, Inc.

Mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape in San Diego with a fire feature and concrete pavers for summer.

Expansive living

Bayon Gardens

Bayon Gardens landscape design and construction. Landscape Designer Sean Dowling show cases another set of fantastic design ideas. Also a Registered Builder, the skilful construction team by his side brings the design to life with the finest of detail. In this project we show case the use of custom concrete seating along with a fire pit. The use of natural stack stone is an important part of the project to tie back to the existing house. Photography by Tim Turner .

Sabino Mt

Terra Designs, Inc

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard garden in Phoenix with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Backyard Waterfall

Greenleaf Services, Inc.

Photo of a large contemporary backyard full sun garden in Other with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Firepits

Gravel and Green

Photo of a contemporary courtyard partial sun garden in Los Angeles with a fire feature and brick pavers.

View from the Lake

Southview Design

This is what the boaters see from the lake. A stunning beautiful boathouse and a winding granite boulder retaining wall lining the path up to the home where you will find three paver patios complete with an outdoor kitchen, firepit, hotub, infinity swimming pool and a lot of entertaining space.

Midtown Meadow

Change of Seasons - Gary Kernick

Photo of a contemporary backyard garden in Sacramento with a fire feature and gravel.

Bedford Park

ACRE landscape architecture + design studio

A lovely yard that started as a long bowling alley of lawn. We wanted to create a more human scale in the lounge area without building too many visual barriers. The overall effect is splashes of woodland across a contemporary canvas.

Grand Beach Entrance

Drost Landscape Design Construction & Maintenance

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden in Other with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Outdoor Living Space

Ross and Jack's Landscaping Inc.

Newly sodded back yard space complete with a well thought out landscape design to bring beauty and color to the outdoor living space.
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard formal garden in Chicago with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Contemporary Garden Design Ideas with a Fire Feature

Get Inspired by Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 Contemporary Garden for Your Home

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