Garden Ponds Unlimited LLC Natural look rock stairs with gravel pathway.
Expansive traditional backyard full sun garden in Oklahoma City with a water feature.

Montrone Legacy Gardens | Outdoor Lighting

Hammerton Lighting

Hammerton
Design ideas for an expansive country backyard partial sun formal garden in Salt Lake City with a garden path and gravel.

A Garden for Every Season

Cottage Gardener, LTD

This project was designed and installed by Cottage Gardener, LTD. These photos highlight our effort to create seasonal interest throughout the entire year.

Pip's Place - a large country garden in Buckinghamshire

Joanne Alderson Design

A beautiful courtyard leading from this Georgian style house with huge copper planters & a stone surround pool. All British stone
Inspiration for an expansive traditional courtyard full sun garden for summer in Oxfordshire with natural stone pavers.

Reibel Project : Western Outdoor Designs

Western Outdoor Designs

Western Pavers can help make you patio a natural extension from indoors to your outdoor living environment. Borders in different paver styles and colors help define the area and shape of your patio and make smaller spaces seem larger.

Northbrook Illinois Shade Garden in June

Van Zelst Inc

Photo by Kirsten Gentry and Terra Jenkins for Van Zelst, Inc.
Expansive asian backyard shaded garden in Chicago with natural stone pavers for summer.

Belgard Patio and Walkway with Firepit and Cedar Pergola

DREAMSCAPES Landscape and Design

This is an example of an expansive backyard garden for summer in Seattle with a fire feature and concrete pavers.

Resin bound driveway Surrey

Clearstone Resin Bound Paving

Resin gravel driveway for country house in Hertfordshire
Expansive traditional garden in Hertfordshire.

water features

Fishel Pools

Fishel Pools is the number one custom pool builder in Springfield, Missouri and the surrounding area. Since 1976, Fishel designs have earned numerous design awards for creativity and craftsmanship. Whether it’s a backyard paradise or a large commercial project, every Fishel Pool is custom-designed and built with your specific needs in mind. No cookie-cutter pools. Ever! Over 1,000 unique Fishel designs can be found at residences, country clubs, hospitals, community and neighborhood’s, camps, resort’s, and multi-family residential complexes. Contact Fishel Pools today to find out more and remember “When it has to be the best, it’s a Fishel!”

Jones Road

Adam Woodruff LLC

Designer: Adam Woodruff www.adamwoodruff.com Image: © 2013 Adam Woodruff + Associates All Rights Reserved
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary backyard garden in St Louis.

Southampton Farm

Warren's Nursery

Design ideas for an expansive transitional sloped partial sun formal garden in New York with a container garden and gravel.

Mediterranean garden with curving pathways of DG and drought tolerant plants

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Clematis armandii vine Photo: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design, http://www.digyourgarden.com

Hokulia

Three Roses Interiors

Exterior pre entry to main entry doors to residence.
Expansive tropical partial sun formal garden in Hawaii with a garden path for summer.

1900's Farm House Remodel

yardscapes Inc.

Custom metal and cedar gate David Kopfmann
This is an example of an expansive country side yard partial sun formal garden in Minneapolis with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Parterre Garden

Floren Design Ltd.

Parterre Garden
Expansive country backyard full sun formal garden in West Midlands with a garden path and natural stone pavers for summer.

LaurelRock Company: Back Country Manor

LaurelRock

Neil Landino
Inspiration for an expansive traditional front yard partial sun driveway in New York with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Water Features

CHIP-N-DALE'S CUSTOM LANDSCAPING

Photo of an expansive traditional backyard partial sun garden in Las Vegas.

Back Yard Wonderland

Smalls Landscaping

The owners wanted to create a backyard entertainment area for family and friends. Privacy, pool, outdoor kitchen, water features, fire pit, fishing, multiple seating areas and lush, colorful landscape areas were all very important. Crafting this design combined the needs and personal style of the client along with functionality in an aesthetically pleasing space.

Wild Wing

Deep Seeded Landscape and Design, Inc.

Expansive arts and crafts front yard full sun driveway in Denver with with rock feature and mulch.

Arcadia Spanish Colonial | Tile Detail

Greey Pickett

The landscape of this home honors the formality of Spanish Colonial / Santa Barbara Style early homes in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. By re-grading the lot and allowing for terraced opportunities, we featured a variety of hardscape stone, brick, and decorative tiles that reinforce the eclectic Spanish Colonial feel. Cantera and La Negra volcanic stone, brick, natural field stone, and handcrafted Spanish decorative tiles are used to establish interest throughout the property. A front courtyard patio includes a hand painted tile fountain and sitting area near the outdoor fire place. This patio features formal Boxwood hedges, Hibiscus, and a rose garden set in pea gravel. The living room of the home opens to an outdoor living area which is raised three feet above the pool. This allowed for opportunity to feature handcrafted Spanish tiles and raised planters. The side courtyard, with stepping stones and Dichondra grass, surrounds a focal Crape Myrtle tree. One focal point of the back patio is a 24-foot hand-hammered wrought iron trellis, anchored with a stone wall water feature. We added a pizza oven and barbecue, bistro lights, and hanging flower baskets to complete the intimate outdoor dining space. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Landscape Contractor: Premier Environments Metal Arbor: Porter Barn Wood Photography: Sam Rosenbaum

Expansive Brown Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by 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 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 Garden for Your Home

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