Photo of a mid-sized front yard partial sun garden in Austin with a vegetable garden and concrete pavers.

Wide pathways and the blowsy California native plant Deer Grass are elements in this water-saving, low-maintenance front garden. Edible plants in this garden include grape, lemon, orange, and pommegranate. Cathy Edger, Edger Landscape Design

Ptown in Arlington

Natalie DeNormandie

Photo of a mid-sized eclectic front yard garden in Boston with a vegetable garden.

Potager

Catherine Rawnsley Garden Design

Luscious lavender
Photo of a small arts and crafts front yard full sun formal garden in Wellington with a vegetable garden.

Pretty Organic Vegetable Garden in front yard!

Home & Garden Design, Atlanta - Danna Cain, ASLA

A pretty, organic vegetable garden in the front yard. The 4 raised stone beds separated by mulched paths is called a parterre garden. Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.

Green Dodonaea Hopseed Privacy Screen

Outside InStyle

Green Dodonaea Hopseed privacy hedge protects young Avocado Tree. Photo by Katrina Coombs
Photo of a mid-sized modern front yard full sun formal garden in Los Angeles with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Sunset

Sweet Smiling Landscapes

Located on a steep hill above downtown Ventura, this modern Spanish house features panoramic views of town with the ocean and Channel Islands beyond. While the views are amazing from a large front deck, the steep slope presented some constraints on the landscape design. Although the property is about a third-of-an-acre, the only useable and open garden space is a small (about 500 square feet) area to the West of the house. The house sits at the back of the property, and another steep hill on the neighboring property behind is held back by a tall retaining wall, leaving just enough room for a narrow, hardscaped patio in the back yard. Bright plantings along the back of the property delineate the home from the neighboring property, and we chose plantings to help stabilize the soil and further develop the Spanish garden look while creating a lush, inviting feel. Additionally, we added 52 pieces of pottery to soften and add interest to the back garden and patio areas. Succulents, herbs, and California natives fill the pottery along with bright, sweet-smelling, tropical-looking, and climate-appropriate plants. Slope stabilization was paramount for the front hill. Beyond that, finding plants that would thrive on the steep slope was the next obstacle. Finally, the aesthetics could be addressed, and we worked to find plants that meshed with the architecture—blending plants with white and orange to play off the red-tiled roofs and white-plastered walls that are emblematic of the Spanish style of this house as well as the predominate style of the neighborhood. The flattish area to the West was designed with the idea of creating a contemporary take on the parterre garden. Reminiscent of Mediterranean gardens, this vegetable and herb garden substitutes formal hedges with formal Corten steel planters to honor the modern Spanish architecture of the house. The citrus, herbs, and vegetables serve the foodie clients well.

Sweet peas in a country garden raised bed

Greenwood Design Associates, LLC

Sweet peas cascade over the edge of this natural stone raised bed. Kelly Greenwood
Photo of a large country front yard full sun garden for spring in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Avoca Beach Designer Home

Adam's Garden

The goal in this job was to blend the driveway with the garden, creating a seamless space that accommodates parking, plants and people. Railway sleeper & turf driveways are increasingly popular and they are easy on the eye and effective for a space that blends as a car space and a garden. Some specialty feature work is the exposed water tank on a railway sleeper bench.

Belmont Modern Rustic

Kristen Rudger Landscape Design

Jude Parkinson Morgan
This is an example of a mid-sized modern front yard xeriscape in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and natural stone pavers.

Drought tolerant and deer proof

Brown Dion Design

This is their garden about a year later. Native and drought tolerant plants fill the area between the street and the set-back deer fence. The fence is transparent to keep a friendly face to neighbors.

Produce Place

Koheid Design

Design ideas for an arts and crafts front yard xeriscape in Orange County with a vegetable garden.

Chicken Coop

Revolution Landscape

Custom designed front yard chicken coop made of western red cedar. Plantings in the foreground include Feather Grass, multiple citrus varieties, and edible artichokes.

Saltair Terrace

Natasha Barrault Design

Kitchen garden, Herb garden, fruit and veggie planters. Espaliered fruits on steel trellises. Custom build planters and Circular Planter by Green Form. Photo Natasha Barrault.

Sidewalk Adjacent Edible Beds

FormLA Landscaping

Gravel paths wrap raised edible beds at the garden's edge. As with the orchard, these beds offer the family chances to encounter neighbors and passersby - and save the occasional trip to the grocery store.

French Normandy Residence

Charles Hilton Architects

HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Custom Home of the Year HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Project of the Year HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Best Custom Home 6,000-7,000 SF HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Best Remodeled Home $2 Million - $3 Million Brick Industry Associates 2013 Brick in Architecture Awards 2013 - Best in Class - Residential- Single Family AIA Connecticut 2014 Alice Washburn Awards 2014 - Honorable Mention - New Construction athome alist Award 2014 - Finalist - Residential Architecture Charles Hilton Architects Stefen Turner Aerial Photography

Our Residential Projects

Outdoor Design Group

We designed this large residential landscape in Arvada, Colorado to create curb appeal in the front with various perennials, grasses and boulders alongside an existing irrigation ditch. The backyard provides functional spaces that include a large garden and a flagstone patio. PC: Krista Lance Photography

Managed Moisture

User

An edible garden in the front yard uses the water saved by the CA native plants throughout the rest of the landscape.
Mid-sized modern front yard full sun garden in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and mulch.

andalusien

Stefan Marquardt

stefan marquardt (architekturbild.de)
Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean front yard full sun garden in Frankfurt with a vegetable garden.

Drought 2015 gardens

Susie Dowd Markarian, Landscape Design

Chris Kitterdge Photography, Susie Dowd Markarian Designer, Santa Rosa CA. LANDZEN contractor
Inspiration for a small mediterranean front yard full sun garden in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Front Yard Garden Design Ideas with a Vegetable Garden

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.