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

Los Altos Hills

April Philips Design Works

The spa deck, water feature and greenwall.
Design ideas for a small contemporary backyard full sun garden in San Francisco with a vertical garden and decking.

Outdoor Kitchen by Furniture@Outdoor Living

furniture@no7

example bespoke outdoor kitchen, living space
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Hampshire with a vertical garden and decking.

Апрелевка

ASK-land

Contemporary front yard full sun formal garden in Moscow with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers for summer.

Memorial modern

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape for spring in Houston with a vertical garden and concrete pavers.

Modern relaxed garden

High Desert Designs, llc

This is an example of a small contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Denver with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers.

Sichtschutz Manufaktur

Gärten von Heininger

This is an example of a small contemporary side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Frankfurt with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers.

Bronte

Dr Garden Landscaping and Garden Maintenance

Mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun garden in Sydney with a vertical garden and concrete pavers.

Tropical Garden, Port Melbourne

Kihara Landscapes

Thanks to Entanglements, Bentleigh for these great photos featuring our landscaping and their amazing metal art work as seen upfront in these photos. Garden also features sustainable bamboo decking, vertical garden and water feature

Spring's Cottage: One Bedroom Spanish-Style Cottage

New Avenue

New Avenue Inc.
Design ideas for a contemporary garden in San Francisco with a vertical garden.

Overview

Atlas Architects

Behind the rolling hills of Arthurs Seat sits “The Farm”, a coastal getaway and future permanent residence for our clients. The modest three bedroom brick home will be renovated and a substantial extension added. The footprint of the extension re-aligns to face the beautiful landscape of the western valley and dam. The new living and dining rooms open onto an entertaining terrace. The distinct roof form of valleys and ridges relate in level to the existing roof for continuation of scale. The new roof cantilevers beyond the extension walls creating emphasis and direction towards the natural views.

Residental Vertical gardens

Modula' Greenwalls

Design ideas for a small contemporary backyard full sun garden in Melbourne with a vertical garden.

Senkgarten

FRITZplan

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun garden for summer in Frankfurt with a vertical garden and gravel.

Memorial modern

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape for spring in Houston with a vertical garden and concrete pavers.

Meeresrauschen

Gärten von Heininger

Stefan Heininger
Design ideas for a large contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Frankfurt with a vertical garden and gravel.

Dorrington Project 2.0

Boodle Concepts

Garden design & landscape installation in Melbourne by Boodle Concepts. featuring low-maintenance Australian native plants, mesh screening (developing into a vertical green garden with native Wisteria vine) and permeable paving to ease stormwater flow.

Eingangsbereich mit neuem Charakter

Frank Dahl - Lebensraum Garten

Hier haben wir den Eingangsbereich grundlegend und umfassend modernisiert. Der Handlauf und das Glasgeländer schaffen eine durchgehende Transparenz, die Neupflanzung mit üppigen Hortensien und langblühenden Stauden schaffen eine freundliche Empfangssituation. Dazu als Aha-Erlebnis der leise plätschernde moderne Brunnentrog! Der Zugang zum Untergeschoss wurde komplett neu mit Großformat Betonplatten gestaltet und wie im hinteren Gartenbereich mit einer Gabionenwand gestützt und mit einem Pflanztrog ergänzt. Sichtschutz und Eibenhecke geben dem Garten einen definierten Rahmen. Alle Fotos von Frank Dahl

Interior Residential Green Wall Installation

Green Dot Grass

Where horticultural limits are reached, our artificial green walls are the market-leading solution for spaces where plants cannot grow. Our green walls transcend the need for light and water and are at home anywhere your imagination takes them. Vistafolia® Panels are manufactured to the highest standards faithfully replicating nature’s beauty using colours and forms virtually indistinguishable from real plants.

Contemporary backyard oasis

Land Studio C

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

Courtyard Garden with antic steel water feature

Maximize Design

This is an example of a contemporary courtyard garden in Dublin with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers.

Contemporary Garden Design Ideas with a Vertical Garden

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.