A scheme comprising a shared garden for residents of newly converted flats in Ealing, West London. Alexandra's scope also included design of the front drive, an inner courtyard and small roof terrace. A bespoke concrete seating area was cast in-situ and incorporates a generous planter filled with grasses interspersed with Taxus baccata domes. The client’s love of olives led to beds of young trees underplanted with Mediterranean species such as Lavandula and Santolina sited both sides of the lawn. Another stipulation of the client’s brief was that the garden should include an outdoor lap pool. Alexandra’s design incorporates turquoise mosaic tiles internally along with a bullnose Yorkstone coping. A summer flowering Cornus florida f. rubra was selected to provide beautiful colour alongside the pool in the summertime months. A row of tall Betula amongst herbaceous planting sit on the rear boundary of the garden to screen the train line behind.

Pollinator Garden and Green Roof

K. Dakin Design Inc.

This residential green roof and ground level garden was designed with the client’s specific lifestyle in mind. The client had long dreamed of being able to look out her bedroom window into a life-filled rooftop scene with flowering native plants and grasses frequented by local birds, butterflies and bees. A biodiverse, native plant filled ground level garden was also a high priority. K. Dakin Design made this dream a reality, selecting climate adapted plantings that would appeal to these wildlife visitors, benefitting the homeowner, the regional ecosystem and the pollinators themselves.

Le Jardin, Boca Raton

Jaguar Garden Designs

The new triple Palm fills in nicely between the 3 older Sable Palms. The ornamental planting is being kept low height to support a contemporary feeling and a wide and open space in between the circular driveway. No blocking hedges or too large shrubs.

Проект участка 6 соток - ковровый цветник ц входа.

Ландшафтная мастерская Алены Арсеньевой

Вход на участок оформлен живой изгородью из спиреи японской Golgmound. Далее ковровый цветник из многолетних цветов. Автор проекта: Алена Арсеньева. Реализация проекта и ведение работ - Владимир Чичмарь

Lakefront Idyll - Gravel Courtyard

Hortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden Design

Gravel Courtyard
Inspiration for a large contemporary courtyard partial sun xeriscape in New York with with flowerbed, gravel and a wood fence.

Butterfly Weed

Schumacher Associates

One of our favorite native plants, Asclepias tuberosa, is a host plant to Monarch butterflies.
Small contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape in Philadelphia with with flowerbed and mulch for summer.

Eleganter Stadtgarten

besgen Landschaftsarchitektur

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Bonn with with flowerbed, concrete pavers and a metal fence.

Le jardin des embruns à Pornic

Duval&Bossennec - Paysagiste concepteur

This is an example of a large contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Nantes with with flowerbed and decking.

Left Front Yard Garden Area

Landscape Logic

Front yard garden with succulents, river rock, a King Palm tree, aloe & agave, artificial turf, modern metal gates, stacked stone veneer on the house, landscape lighting; designed by Tony Vitale of Landscape Logic

Baldivis Garden

Naturesque

Mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape in Perth with decking and with flowerbed for spring.

AFTER - Wider view from the deck looking North

Metamorphic Design

A very low profile planting was used to keep an open & unobstructed flow between deck & lawn
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun garden in Vancouver with decking and with flowerbed.

Highlights

Blue Hibiscus Gardens

Another successful lawn replacement along with new bluestone paths and landing
Inspiration for a contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Athlone Town-Urban Garden Design

Colin Cooney Designs

Feature planting bed with half standard holly trees, hydrangea limelight and ornamental grasses.
Mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun garden in Other with with flowerbed, natural stone pavers and a wood fence for summer.

Xeriscape & Landscape Design

Aria Alfresco

Xeriscaped Planting Beds, and Traditional Sod Make This Landscape Design Unique and Beautiful
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun garden in Denver with with flowerbed.

moderne Vorgartengestaltung mit insektenfreundlicher Bepflanzung

Christian Liesen GmbH Garten und Landschaftsbau

Staudenpflanzung bei Frost mit schönem Winteraspekt mit Einfassung aus Sichtbeton-Winkelsteinen und -Blockstufen
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary front yard full sun formal garden for winter in Frankfurt with with flowerbed and concrete pavers.

White Garden

Tracy Foster Gardens

Small suburban garden on a slope, landscaped to give a contemporary, romantic space with seating, pergola, water bowl and shed. White planting gives a relaxing, fresh feel

Экстерьер загородного дома

Максим Гримм

Contemporary side yard garden in Other with with flowerbed for summer.

Commercial Garden

Schumacher Associates

A wet area in this garden next to a fountain is the perfect place for these variegated iris plants. Visited frequently by a large herd of deer, these plants hold their own.

Labyrinth Garden

K. Dakin Design Inc.

Dakin has been working with the owners of this site realize their dream of cultivating a rich and meaningful landscape around their home. Because of their deep engagement with their land and garden, the landscape has guided the entire design process, from architecture to civil engineering to landscape design. All architecture on site is oriented toward the garden, a park-like, multi-use environment that includes a walking labyrinth, restored prairie, a Japanese garden, an orchard, vegetable beds, berry brambles, a croquet lawn and a charred wood outdoor shower. Dakin pays special attention to materials at every turn, selecting an antique sugar bowl for the outdoor fire pit, antique Japanese roof tiles to create blue edging, and stepping stones imported from India. In addition to its diversity of garden types, this permacultural paradise is home to chickens, ducks, and bees. A complex irrigation system was designed to draw alternately from wells and cisterns. 3x5lion.png Dakin has also had the privilege of creating an arboretum of diverse and rare trees that she based on Olmsted’s design for Central Park. Trees were selected to display a variety of seasonally shifting delights: spring blooms, fall berries, winter branch structure. Mature trees onsite were preserved and sometimes moved to new locations.

Rain Garden - Collecting Stormwater Runoff

Hortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden Design

Hilltop Retreat - The final master plan includes a poolside butterfly garden, private hot tub retreat, lavender ledge, woodland plantings, hilltop crabapple grove, sweeping beds of spring bulbs, custom deck planters, and a native rain garden to catch storm water runoff... All areas are planted for year-round interest! -Automatic entrance gate -Native rain garden and trench drain to catch storm water runoff -Private hot tub retreat -Tasteful low-voltage landscape lighting plan highlighting select hardscaping and plantings

Contemporary Garden Design Ideas with with Flowerbed

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.