Contemporary Landscape Design for a Narrow Back Yard in Napa, CA

Napa, CA residence, adjacent to a steep rock hillside. My design solutions included a contemporary redwood horizontal fence to help screen the view of the hillside along with arbors for vines that help to break up the long narrow space. I designed a triangular-shaped pergola with decorative panels from "Parasoleil" that serves as an artful focal point while providing interesting shade patterns that casts its delightful shadow along fence and patio and bench below, changing its position as the sun moves throughout the day. The landscape design includes angular planting beds, concrete pavers surrounded by gravel and a small lower-water lawn for the family to enjoy. The photos show the just planted low-water plants, vines and olive trees and again after a couple of months. Drawings, Design and Photos © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Ocean Front Walk Marina del Rey

California Deck Builders

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary side yard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Gallery

GCSF Pavers and Landscape

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in San Francisco with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Birmingham Project

Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.

Design ideas for a small transitional front yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Detroit with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Contemporary outdoor living space with multiple seating areas

WM Design Studio

Michael John McGarr
Photo of a small contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Manchester with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Carroll Gardens Shared Rooftop Garden

Staghorn NYC

The owners of this shared Brooklyn rooftop garden needed to create three individual spaces without feeling too closed off, dark, or boxed in. The solution is a series of custom cedar trellises at varying heights mixed with lightweight planters that delineate each of the owner's deeded spaces. Flowering vines grow through the trellises to provide added privacy during the warmer months as well as pops of color and texture. River birch trees offer dappled shade and dimension, flowering perennials add color, fragrance, and attract pollinators, and ornamental grasses provide texture and movement while also masking some ugly HVAC units. The resulting rooftop space is open and breezy while also giving each family their own special private oasis.

Queen Creek Front Yard Beauty

User

This beautiful front yard landscape has a paver walk way way with a paver entry way as well. The focal point of the landscape is the raised stucco planter with the palm tree in it. Sitting under the windows of the house, there are columns that have copper planters with sculptural desert plants and in the garden beds are yellow flowering plants. All of this is tied nicely together with the green of the artificial turf!!

Palo Alto Contemporary Retreat

Boxleaf Design, Inc.

Meg Messina Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern backyard shaded garden in San Francisco with concrete pavers and a container garden.

Raised Planter

Conscious Environments Inc.

Photo of a mid-sized beach style front yard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Orange County with a container garden and concrete pavers.

McNair Residence

True North Landscaping

This is an example of a mid-sized backyard partial sun formal garden in Vancouver with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Residential Installations

Artificial Grass Pros

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Urban Ranch

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern front yard full sun xeriscape for spring in Houston with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Gates and Fences

Moneca Kaiser Design Build (MKDB)

This is an example of a mid-sized asian backyard partial sun garden for summer in Ottawa with a container garden and concrete pavers.

National Golf Course

Pro-Land Landscape Construction Inc.

Pro-Land designed and constructed this double entrance driveway creating a grand statement and some major curb appeal for this home. A large heated concrete driveway has plenty of room for cars to park. Gardens full of green and white perennials and shrubs are a classic look throughout every season. Natural stone pillars and walls flank each side of the driveway allowing the entrances to be closed by iron gates when the client wants. Lastly, natural stone walls, on either side of the front porch tie everything together and add some extra character to the house. Home Builder: Toryan Homes

Walnut

King Garden Design

Covering the AC unit and wall mounted heater with wood cover and planting
Inspiration for a modern backyard partial sun garden in Los Angeles with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Canyon Retreat

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

A close-up of one of the many large terra cotta containers.
Photo of a large tropical backyard full sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Birmingham Project

Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.

Inspiration for a small transitional front yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Detroit with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Palm Beach Container Gardens

User

An agave and flapjacks are planted in this coordinated container garden by Pamela Crawford. See over 1000 photos of Pamela's container gardens at pamela-crawford.com. This project is located in Jupiter, FL.

Landscape | A Beautiful Outdoor Living Space - The Rowhouse Building

Charm City Landscapes, LLC

From the rear garden, homeowners and visitors can look over the garden to the central patio and to the house deck, allowing for unobscured sightlines throughout the lengt of the property.

Del Mar Escape

CRCI

Teak trash enclosure with a copper patina lid and hardware
Design ideas for a small beach style side yard full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a container garden, concrete pavers and a wood fence.

Garden Design Ideas with a Container Garden and Concrete Pavers

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.