Landscaping Project in Easttown Township

At this couple’s house, we worked in the front and rear. Out front, we enlarged the bedded area to embrace the front walkway and to be more proportionate with the large covered porch. Then we brought in conditioned bio-soil to improve the existing site. Next, we transplanted some larger crowded Boxwoods throughout and added shrubs, perennials and bulbs to the bedded area to make a more welcoming feel to the front of the house and giving it year-round interest. In the rear, we enlarged the beds around the patio, created pathways to the lawn and made a step way/walkway to the patio from the driveway. For the latter, we used slab flagstone steppers and river rock to check the flow of water coming from uphill during heavy rains. We added water-loving shrubs and perennials to create an inviting feel to the rear area.

Elegant Entrance

The Narrow Lane

This is an example of a small contemporary side yard partial sun garden for spring in Boston with with rock feature and river rock.

Petaluma Landscape-Dry River Bed

The Great Backyard

This is an example of a large eclectic backyard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with river rock.

Project Three

Pearson Landscape Services

This is actually part of the back yard drainage that doubles as a path. The berm on the right diverts water, flowing into the yard the, around the swimming pool. The gravel area we are looking is another level of drainage.

Irvine

Design Focus International

© Lauren Devon www.laurendevon.com
Inspiration for a large traditional backyard full sun xeriscape in Other with decomposed granite.

Glencoe English Country Manor Beauty

Krugel Cobbles, Inc.

Water feature creates a soothing space by smaller patio, summer flowers in full bloom create the background.
Design ideas for a traditional backyard shaded garden in Chicago with a water feature and river rock.

Mid-Century Modern Sacramento Home

Benning Design Construction

Photo of a mid-sized midcentury front yard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Sacramento with with pond and river rock.

Montecito Hedgerow

Montecito Landscape

The fire pit is ready for a cozy evening of stargazing and conversation. Here you can see the raised garden beds full of herbs and flowers and the herbal borders of thyme, sage, lavender, nepeta and teucrium.

Project | Quartz

flaura

This is an example of a mid-sized country backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Other with with fireplace, river rock and a wood fence.

Berkeley Shade Garden

Art Garden Design

To create privacy and a shade garden sanctuary we used river stone stepping stones, moss rock and ferns. The raised planting bed and boulders to sit and mediate on are surrounded by Japanese maples, tree ferns and fragrant shrubs. This shade garden is magical.

Jardin terrasse

Jardin Japonais

Un petit jardin japonais dans un écrin de verdure sous la pluie
Inspiration for a mid-sized asian backyard partial sun garden in Paris with with pond and decomposed granite.

#awholenewview Part 2 -- the gardens

Yancy Interiors + Home, LLC

Design ideas for a country full sun garden in Other with a vegetable garden and river rock.

Newport Beach Modern

Dunn Gardens, Inc.

Inspiration for a modern front yard garden in Orange County with river rock.

Sandpiper Cabins

Focal Point Landscape Solutions Ltd.

This is an example of an expansive traditional sloped full sun xeriscape for winter in Vancouver with a retaining wall and river rock.

New Custom Modern Single Family Home in San Francisco

MESH dbs

Mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun garden in San Francisco with a water feature, river rock and a stone fence.

Xeric Modern

Califia Ecodesign

Succulent frontyard garden with bocci ball court (in progress). Entry walkway, bench and loads of aeoniums, senecios, aloes, echeverias and acacias. Plus a few ulta-low-water mediterranean and California natives too.

Valliant Drive Retaining Wall Planters

Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.

A complete front yard makeover that started with some old massive trees and a sloped front yard in dead grass. We designed and built an absolutely beautiful new front yard that serves our clients in their green thumb endeavours!! Utilizing Kodah wall block we built stepped raised planters as retaining to create tiers and poured an exposed aggregate wide front entrance sidewalk with entrance pillars and coach lighting. We also left one large spruce and "spruced it up" with some fieldstone to cover the roots. Talk about curb appeal!!

Garden Landscaping in Austin, TX

YardDoc

This expanded view of the courtyard in the last picture shows how the whole design comes together. The wildflower theme carries over to the water feature. The water feature itself is reminiscent of nature, almost appearing as a rock balancing on top of a boulder. While the primary plant colors are yellow and green, we broke this up slightly by planting low growing purple flowering plants. This garden landscape design demonstrates how much planning goes into areas that appear deceptively simple.

Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens

Jesse York, Landscape Designer

This award-winning design epitomizes luxury and formal Italian garden elegance, with natural decomposed granite walkways leading through meticulously arranged parterre gardens. Adhering to a sophisticated white, purple, and green color palette, these gardens bloom with carefully selected roses, irises, and geraniums. Celebrated annually on upscale garden tours, this project has become a beacon of design excellence, capturing the traditional Italian style with unparalleled sophistication.

Golden Spiral

The Other Side Landscapes Pty Ltd

From the custom fabricated outdoor mirrors to the integrated lighting in the lounge deck and the tailor made stepping stones and feature plant pots this garden is bespoke from beginning to end. Minimal garden treatments were provided to accentuate the impressive pool, home and outdoor room elements. Designed for luxuriant living inclusions such as drip irrigation and LED garden lighting contribute to this award winning project. The main features of this landscape include the diamond sawn white sandstone pier caps, the brahman granite herringbone driveway, impressive formal plantings with features of specimen succulents in recycled pots. Based on the a logarithmic spiral this garden required extensive protection of existing structures through the demolition of an existing swimming pool and the construction of a sweeping spiral like face brick retaining wall. The wall has a double bull nose capping and is raked and curved to meet the existing contours. The garden was intended to be functional, productive, provide habitat for a range of native fauna, relaxation and recreation for the owners. Features of this sustainable landscape include the hardwood bespoke day bed, circular frog pond, custom made and sourced special dry pressed bricks, and the sustainable, productive and elegant plantscaping. Photos by Peter Brennan

Garden Design Ideas with Decomposed Granite and River Rock

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.