Design and photo by Bob Trainor
Inspiration for a traditional front yard full sun garden for summer in Boston with a water feature and concrete pavers.

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.

Los Angeles

Zucker Design Associates, Inc.

This is an example of an expansive mediterranean side yard partial sun formal garden in Los Angeles with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Charlotte Vermont Property With Water Feature

Landshapes

This is an example of a large modern backyard full sun garden in Burlington with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Concrete and Paver Stones

Summer Sun Landscape

Large transitional backyard partial sun garden in San Francisco with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Montecito

Tracy Lynn Studio

Photography: Ryan Garvin
Midcentury courtyard full sun xeriscape in Phoenix with concrete pavers and a water feature.

South Bay Provençal

Gabriela Yariv Landscape Design

Jennifer Cheung
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean backyard full sun formal garden in Los Angeles with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Modern Tranquility

Campion Walker Landscapes

To anchor a modern house, designed by Frederick Fisher & Partners, Campion Walker brought in a mature oak grove that at first frames the home and then invites the visitor to explore the grounds including an intimate culinary garden and stone fruit orchard. The neglected hillside on the back of the property once overgrown with ivy was transformed into a California native oak woodland, with under-planting of ceanothus and manzanitas. We used recycled water to create a dramatic water feature cut directly into the limestone entranceway framed by a cacti and succulent garden.

Sage Creek Cir. Custom Home

Dahl Luxury Homes

Design ideas for a large mediterranean front yard full sun xeriscape for summer in Phoenix with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Montecito Zen

Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture

Ciro
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary backyard full sun garden in San Luis Obispo with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Small Space Remodel

The Design Studio of Wendy Harper

A wall fountain adds a focal point in the small courtyard off of the living room. A formal 'X' pattern and box hedges organize the space. Photo: Wendy Harper Master Builder: Ken Palmer

Cold Climate Modern

Pacific Ridge Landscapes Ltd

Tiered concrete water feature with built in planter. Prairie Ridge Landscapes Ltd
Inspiration for a large modern backyard garden in Vancouver with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Miller Residence

Knotty By Nature Landscapes

Photo of a small modern backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Denver with concrete pavers and a water feature.

The Lemon Tree Trust Garden

User

THE LEMON TREE TRUST GARDEN A garden inspired by the resilience, determination and ingenuity of refugees living in Domiz camp in Northern Iraq, was unveiled at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Lemon Tree Trust garden, designed with the input of refugees, highlighted the unexpected beauty hidden in the camp. The garden was designed to be used as a space to begin to organise the chaos inherent in forced migration, while also providing a sense of normality, wellbeing, peace and civility to broken lives. Beautiful yet drought tolerant planting educated visitors about the type of plants refugees grow in the camp. Ingenious vertical planting, inspired by refugees’ use of everyday objects, and including input from refugees themselves, provided ideas for planting in limited spaces. Trees laden with fruit, including figs, lemons and pomegranates, provided scent and crops to harvest. Brutal, harsh materials, such as concrete and steel, widely available in the camps, were elevated with techniques such as polishing, casting and crafting into patterns and intricate Islamic inspired designs. Colourful and textural planting softened the hard materials. Cooling and calming water flowed throughout the space, collected in channels and pools, recycled and pumped back through the brimming central Islamic inspired fountain, representing the importance of grey water reuse and the many makeshift fountains refugees have built in their own gardens in Domiz camp. Tom Massey progressed to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with a 10x13m Main Avenue garden, after two successful show gardens at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The garden was built by award winning contractor Landscape Associates and was awarded an RHS Silver-Gilt medal. The Lemon Tree Trust supports the development of urban agriculture and greening innovation for refugees and displaced people, promoting food production, well-being and community: lemontreetrust.org Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer

Eastside Curb Appeal

GO Designs Inc.

Old world curb appeal, Silver mist flagstone, leuders limestone, arroyo rock & cedar mulch surface level w/steel reinforced concrete sub-surface footers and underground drainage. Native landscape, evergreens & perennials. Waterfeature accent and low voltage landscape lights. Photography by Brain Wancho

Garden design: Inner City

Secret Gardens

Our clients have a busy life so they wanted their inner city garden to be low fuss and look low fuss. They wanted outdoor spaces that looked relaxed, with a simple and soft palette of finishes that acknowledged their coastal location. The site conditions and their brief also called for plants that were hardy and that would tolerate the full sun and sandy soils. The structural finishes and the plant colours provide a harmonious blend and compliment the design choices of the interior.

Seat Wall and Night Lighting in SW Portland

Drake's 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Center

This long exposure shows the well balanced and slow flow of water over each cranny of the basalt slabs stacked atop one another. An auto-fill valve connected to the automated sprinkler system keeps it full and stress-free. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Montecito Zen

Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture

Ciro
Expansive contemporary backyard full sun garden in San Luis Obispo with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Backyard Spa

LandArt

View of the backyard patio and landscape from the hot tub.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard partial sun garden for summer in Toronto with a water feature and concrete pavers.

De Beauvoir House

Studio 30 Architects

A contemporary refurbishment and extension of a Locally Listed mid-terraced Victorian house located within the East Canonbury Conservation Area. This proposal secured planning permission to remodel and extend the lower ground floor of this mid-terrace property. Through a joint application with the adjoining neighbour to ensure that the symmetry and balance of the terrace is maintained, the house was also extended at 1st floor level. The lower ground floor now opens up to the rear garden while the glass roof ensures that daylight enters the heart of the house.

Garden Design Ideas with a Water Feature 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.