The transition to several garden rooms, a gravel path leads from the rear terrace to the many spaces. The entry is flanked by the New England fieldstone seat wall, capped in blue stone. The path is lined with cushwa brick outlining the formal garden filled with boxwood, pachysandra ground cover, hydrangea, magnolia, and eastern redbud. Photo Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan

Cor Ten Raised Beds

CSDesign llc

Inspiration for a contemporary backyard full sun garden in Seattle with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Contemporary Farmhouse New Construction (Hoffman-Yountville, Napa)

Holder Parlette Architecture + Landscapes

Design ideas for a large country backyard full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with gravel and a vegetable garden.

Woodcote garden

Joanne Winn Garden Design

Nicola Stocken-Tomkins
This is an example of a country backyard full sun garden in London with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Vegetable Gardens

Eden Condensed

This vegetable garden of 3 cedar raised beds was part of an over all drought tolerant garden.
This is an example of a small traditional backyard full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Santa Ynez Ranch

Carson Douglas Landscape Architecture

William Carson Joyce
Photo of a mid-sized and australian native country backyard full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a vegetable garden and gravel.

San Raymundo

Dennis Mayer - Photographer

Dennis Mayer, Photographer
Traditional backyard garden in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Culver City Garden Oasis

BE Landscape Design

Allen Haren
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in Los Angeles with gravel.

NYNÄSHAMN romantisk och naturlig trädgård

Garden by Anna

Aneta Zajaczkowska
Photo of a country backyard garden for fall in Stockholm with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Featherbrook Garden, Near Devizes, Wiltshire

PKA Architects Ltd

Photo of a traditional full sun garden in Wiltshire with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Ketchum ID

Jay Thayer Landscape Architect, Inc

This is an example of a country full sun garden in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Vegetable garden - Petaluma

Equinox Landscape

Design ideas for a mid-sized country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Cliffmore

The Garden Design Company

Lance Kelly
This is an example of a mid-sized country backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Northbend Backyard Resort

Alderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction

Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden in Seattle with gravel and a container garden.

Grey Doors

box architecture

Raised vegetable beds Landscape design: Dermot Foley Landscape architects Photo: Paul Tierney Photography
Large contemporary sloped full sun garden in Dublin with a vegetable garden and gravel for summer.

Martha's Vineyard Estate

CBA Landscape Architects, LLC

Large beach style backyard full sun formal garden in Boston with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Custom Residence - Canton GA

Caldwell-Cline Architects & Designers

This is an example of a country full sun garden in Atlanta with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Fawn Hill Farm

Susan Cohan Gardens

A large kitchen garden and family play and entertaining space that incorporates vegetable gardens, a small orchard, a bocce court and dining and seating areas.

Grace Design Associates

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional front yard partial sun garden in Santa Barbara with a container garden and gravel.

BriarHill

Your Space By Design

Visual Hues
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional side yard full sun xeriscape in Calgary with gravel.

Garden Design Ideas with Gravel

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.