A stunning English cottage country garden design, with large beds of vibrant summer flowers, including swathes of Salvia through mixed borders of perennial and herbaceous planting to create soft movement and textures. We designed different areas to the gardens, each evoking a different ambiance. The gardens include a new heated pool and a sunken spa, with stunning views over the sun-lit fields beyond.

A Sense of Place

Designscapes Colorado Inc.

A view down the curved planting bed with and assortment of perennials and LED landscape lighting.
Photo of an expansive contemporary backyard formal garden for summer in Denver with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Rock Walls

Broward Landscape, Inc.

Tropical Landscape with rock wall
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical front yard driveway in Miami with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Ravine Garden Oasis

NLH Landscape Architects

Linda Oyama Bryan photography. Longshadow containers. The courtyard garden is lush with summer blooming hydrangea and begonias.
Inspiration for a traditional driveway in Chicago with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed.

Coastal Knoll - Hingham, MA

Sean Papich Landscape Architecture

Photography by Sean Papich and Monty & Nan Abbott
Photo of a large beach style front yard garden for summer in Boston with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed.

4th Street Townhouse, Park Slope

Harper Design Build

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in New York with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Fallston, Maryland - Pavilion

Lehnhoff's Landscaping, LLC.

The end of the irregular stone patio is highlighted with a Virginia boulder surrounded by the Maryland state flower black eyed Susan in full bloom.
Design ideas for a large arts and crafts backyard full sun formal garden for spring in Baltimore with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Eleganter Stadtgarten

besgen Landschaftsarchitektur

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary side yard partial sun garden for summer in Bonn with with flowerbed, natural stone pavers and a metal fence.

Joyous Wildlife Habitat in Santa Monica

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

Boulders and a riot of California native and climate appropriate drought tolerant plants create a joyous garden.
Photo of a small eclectic front yard full sun xeriscape for spring in Los Angeles with with flowerbed, natural stone pavers and a stone fence.

Pollinator Garden and Green Roof

K. Dakin Design Inc.

This residential green roof and ground level garden was designed with the client’s specific lifestyle in mind. The client had long dreamed of being able to look out her bedroom window into a life-filled rooftop scene with flowering native plants and grasses frequented by local birds, butterflies and bees. A biodiverse, native plant filled ground level garden was also a high priority. K. Dakin Design made this dream a reality, selecting climate adapted plantings that would appeal to these wildlife visitors, benefitting the homeowner, the regional ecosystem and the pollinators themselves.

Lake Angelus Estate: Fire Pit

Zaremba & Company

The lakeside fire pit terrace offers a private place of respite. Casual plantings and specimen boulders surround a surface of irregular stone steppers with moss joints, all set against the dramatic backdrop of Lake Angelus. Photo by Chris Major.

Wildlife Garden

Fenton Roberts Garden Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard full sun garden for summer in Hertfordshire with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

West Coast English Retreat

Tierra Madre Fine Gardens

This is an example of a small contemporary backyard partial sun garden in Other with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Merry Mount

The Carter Rohrer Co.

This is an example of a traditional front yard garden in Atlanta with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed.

Planting

Britton & Associates

Inspiration for a traditional front yard garden in Dallas with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed.

A Cotswold garden in Stow on the Wold

Joanne Alderson Design

A classic Cotswold garden of rooms in Stow on the Wold. Topiary & swags of climbers define each space with stone & gravel paths lead from space to space

Joyous Wildlife Habitat in Santa Monica

Urban Oasis Landscape Design

The garden encapsulates the elements of a natural habitat.
Photo of a small eclectic front yard partial sun xeriscape for spring in Los Angeles with with flowerbed, natural stone pavers and a stone fence.

Wheelers Hill

Intrinsic Landscapes

The job was very detailed and involved bluestone paving, aggregate concrete, granite alfresco, brick feature fence, floating seat cladded with bluestone, steel pergola, feature screens, planter boxes, pots, steppers, irrigation, synthetic turf, custom drainage, lighting and of course beautiful plants. Working with a sloping block was challenging however it was levelled precisely and accurately.

Edible Gardens

Botanica Landscape Inc.

Citrus trees, lavender and rosemary create an edible garden in a front yard.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional front yard full sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Landscaping Services | Design & Build

Roots Landscaping Corp.

This is an example of a large contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Other with a container garden, with flowerbed, a garden path, with lawn edging, with privacy feature, with raised garden bed, a retaining wall, with path and natural stone pavers.

Garden Design Ideas with with Flowerbed and Natural Stone 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.