Mid-sized country front yard garden in Seattle with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Tunbridge Wells showing 'Lutyens" bench seat at back of garden

Urban Garden seating area, photographs by Garden designer Andrew Cowen
Photo of a mid-sized country backyard shaded formal garden for summer in Kent with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

5 bedroom home, Westminster West, Vermont

Putney Design

A small scale front lawn surrounded by lush mixed planting beds serves to separate this country home from the nearby road. It is early autumn in this view, with the local sugar maples already dropping golden leaves while hydrangea shrubs and annual flowers are still in bloom.

Irish Cottage on Lake Minnetonka

yardscapes Inc.

This front entry was designed by David Kopfmann, of Yardscapes, to complement the architecture of this new construction home. The homeowner wanted it to feel like an Irish farmhouse. A dry-stacked stonewall, stone path, and minimal plantings were installed to compliment the architecture of the home.

Street Facing

Kaibab Landscaping

This is an example of a country garden in Denver with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Orinda Rustic Entryway

Leigh Designs

Inspiration for a small country front yard partial sun garden for spring in San Francisco with a garden path and mulch.

Black Bear | Cordillera, CO

Meadow Mountain Homes

Massive addition and renovation adding a pond, waterfall, bridges, a chapel, boulder work, gardens and 5,000 SF log/stone addition to an existing home. The addition has a large theater, wine room, bar, new master suite, huge great room with lodge-size fireplace, sitting room and outdoor covered/heated patio with outdoor kitchen. Photo by Kimberly Gavin.

Flagstone Step Garden Path

James Martin Associates

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Westlake Hills 1

The Garden Design Studio

Jessica Mims, See In See Out
This is an example of a large country front yard full sun formal garden for spring in Austin with a garden path and concrete pavers.

The Prairie At Post Estate

CAVINESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

This Caviness project for a modern farmhouse design in a community-based neighborhood called The Prairie At Post in Oklahoma. This complete outdoor design includes a large swimming pool with waterfalls, an underground slide, stream bed, glass tiled spa and sun shelf, native Oklahoma flagstone for patios, pathways and hand-cut stone retaining walls, lush mature landscaping and landscape lighting, a prairie grass embedded pathway design, embedded trampoline, all which overlook the farm pond and Oklahoma sky. This project was designed and installed by Caviness Landscape Design, Inc., a small locally-owned family boutique landscape design firm located in Arcadia, Oklahoma. We handle most all aspects of the design and construction in-house to control the quality and integrity of each project. Film by Affordable Aerial Photo & Video

Napa Valley Farmhouse

Carreiro Builders

Large country courtyard full sun driveway in San Francisco with a garden path and brick pavers for spring.

Hesson Residence

The New Leaf Landscaping Company

Inspiration for a mid-sized country front yard full sun driveway for fall in Detroit with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Fence& Gate @ Marina Del Ray

California Deck Builders

Clear Redwood Fence & Gate
Photo of a mid-sized country front yard full sun garden in Los Angeles with a garden path.

Front Landscape

Urban Oasis Outdoor Living

Inspiration for a small country front yard full sun driveway for spring in Dallas with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Contemporary Mountain House

Richard Padgham Fine Custom Homes

Galina Coada Photography
This is an example of a country garden in Atlanta with a garden path.

Grasses and Bocce Court

Lou Penning Landscapes Inc.

Large country backyard full sun garden in San Francisco with a garden path and gravel.

Sunset gardens' 50th anniversary remodel

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New bridge at Sunset headquarters, Menlo Park photos-Chris Jacobson, GardenArt Group
Design ideas for an expansive country courtyard shaded garden in San Francisco with mulch and a garden path.

Création jardin nouvelle construction

Nature in the Garden

Aménagement d'un nouveau jardin
Inspiration for a mid-sized country front yard garden for summer in Other with a garden path.

Spring Beauty

FormLA Landscaping

At the top of the trail, a Western Redbud deepens shade. It's pink blooms and seeds lift the eye from the magenta of Hummingbird Sage blooms and an expansive river-rock-filled divot, designed to help sink stormwater.

Modern Farmhouse Garden

Derviss Design

modern farmhouse vegetable garden
Design ideas for a mid-sized country backyard full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a garden path, gravel and a wood fence.

Country Garden Design Ideas with a Garden Path

Get Inspired by Country 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 country 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 Country Garden for Your Home

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