Oak Tree Setting With Hillside Views, Landscape Renovation, Northern California

APLD 2021 Silver Award Winning Landscape Design. An expansive back yard landscape with several mature oak trees and a stunning Golden Locust tree has been transformed into a welcoming outdoor retreat. The renovations include a wraparound deck, an expansive travertine natural stone patio, stairways and pathways along with concrete retaining walls and column accents with dramatic planters. The pathways meander throughout the landscape... some with travertine stepping stones and gravel and those below the majestic oaks left natural with fallen leaves. Raised vegetable beds and fruit trees occupy some of the sunniest areas of the landscape. A variety of low-water and low-maintenance plants for both sunny and shady areas include several succulents, grasses, CA natives and other site-appropriate Mediterranean plants complimented by a variety of boulders. Dramatic white pots provide architectural accents, filled with succulents and citrus trees. Design, Photos, Drawings © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

mill valley gem

Jennifer Messina Interiors

Photo of an expansive transitional backyard garden in San Francisco with mulch.

The Judge's House

Garden Mates LLC

Another lovely urn by our friends at Lunaform. Here the container is planted for summer. While a tropical canna dominates, notice the variegated iris and the 'air' plant at the center of the urn. Trailing annuals spill over the edge. Drip irrigation in the containers help keep them fresh between maintenance visits.

Front Yard

Sundance Landscaping Limited

Design ideas for an expansive traditional front yard full sun driveway for summer in Calgary with mulch.

Mulch

Design One Landscaping

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary backyard partial sun garden for summer in Detroit with mulch.

Traditional Pool Project - Grimsby

LandArt

Photo of an expansive traditional front yard garden in Toronto with mulch.

Wild Wing Residence

Deep Seeded Landscape and Design, Inc.

Photo of an expansive arts and crafts front yard full sun garden in Denver with with rock feature and mulch.

Governors Island Full Landscape Design Project

Belknap Landscape Company

Karen Bobotas
Expansive country backyard full sun formal garden in Boston with a fire feature and mulch for summer.

Residential Tuxedo Park

Karen Arent Landscape Architects

Inspiration for an expansive country backyard formal garden in New York with a garden path and mulch.

Laguna Beach - Temple Hills

Corbin Reeves Construction

Photo of an expansive contemporary backyard partial sun garden for spring in Orange County with mulch.

Garden ponds, creeks and billabongs

Phillip Johnson Landscapes

Wetlands in Clarkefield with curved timber boardwalk, beautiful planting and waterfalls.
Photo of an expansive backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Other with with waterfall and mulch.

Carter Lakeside Landscape Design

Bailey Construction & Landscape Group, Inc

Bailey Construction & Landscape Group, Inc. This is a lakeside landscape design. This landscape plan included A paver patio, block retaining wall, landscape lighting, new sod, flagstone walkway, grading, mulch, and new plantings. We also relandscaped the front yard.

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Waterfall Pond Supply

This is an example of an expansive traditional backyard full sun garden in Seattle with with pond and mulch.

Hangman Valley Contemporary

Pacific Garden Design

After living with the original 1980s landscaping for a few years after purchasing their home, these homeowners were ready for an update. We preserved mature plantings where possible, but integrated new material to better suit the homeowners' style and the Northwest setting.

Wild Wing

Deep Seeded Landscape and Design, Inc.

This is an example of an expansive arts and crafts front yard full sun driveway in Denver with with rock feature and mulch.

Growing and recycling food

Equinox Landscape

Photo of an expansive backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in San Francisco with a container garden and mulch.

Lennox Property

Treehouse Landscape Design

This beautiful property featured beautiful decks, patios, a pool, water fall, sport court and stone planters, but the landscape needed to be expanded, refreshed and revived for sale. Using an eye for beauty and balance, we added beautiful plants, lighting, a new lawn, bark, a fire pit area, screening shrubs for the neighbors, and new plants for the patio planters. It turned out beautiful and was sold at a great price for the sellers.

Estate Landscaping with Privacy

Burkhart Outdoors, Inc.

This is an example of an expansive contemporary front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Chicago with with flowerbed and mulch.

Thornleigh Property

Daniella Photography

Daniella Photography
This is an example of an expansive contemporary front yard partial sun garden in Sydney with a container garden and mulch.

San Rafael Eichler - Mid-Century Modern Back & Front Landscape Remodel

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

The front and back areas surrounding this Eichler home were updated with the mid-century modern design aesthetic in mind. The back landscape includes concrete retaining walls and pathways and the "Gracie Modern Arbors" (by TerraTrellis) provide eye-catching focal points, three installed to bring interest and needed height over a long pathway ramp with grape vines. Another frames a stairway to the hillside with a flowering Passion vine. The sloped hillsides were revamped to include low-water and low-maintenance plants that include CA natives, flowing grasses, other Mediterranean plants and several succulents. The Front landscape takes on a minimalist design with architectural Barrel Cactus, Artichoke Agaves, stately Thatching Reeds, a Blue Palm (Brahea 'Clara') a Mediterranean Fan Palm and other easy-care plants. The corten steel sculpture offers a striking focal point adjacent to the front doorway.

Expansive Garden Design Ideas with Mulch

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.