Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard partial sun garden in Other with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers.

Beachy Victorian

Wildflower Landscape Design at K&D Landscaping

Inspiration for a mid-sized victorian side yard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with with flowerbed and mulch.

gardenUP Garden Designs

gardenUP®

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional front yard partial sun formal garden for spring in Boston with mulch and with flowerbed.

Elegant Country Estate

Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.

Mid-sized traditional front yard full sun formal garden in New York with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed for summer.

Planting Beds

NatureWorks Landscape Services, Inc.

Photo of a traditional backyard full sun garden for summer in Boston with with flowerbed.

Traditional Cottage Garden Rancho Santa Fe

The Design Build Company

Rancho Santa Fe landscape cottage traditional ranch house..with used brick, sydney peak flagstone ledgerstone and professionally installed and designed by Rob Hill, landscape architect - Hill's Landscapes- the design build company.

Modern Elegance

The Inspired Garden

Photo of a midcentury garden for spring in New York with with flowerbed.

Mt Barker - SA

Inspiring Landscape Solutions by Parveen Dhaliwal

Front garden planted lushly with various Australian native plants Mount Barker project, South Australia
This is an example of a small contemporary front yard full sun garden for spring in Melbourne with with flowerbed, concrete pavers and a metal fence.

Unity through a Wealth of Details

Ambiance Garden Design, LLC

Mid-sized arts and crafts backyard shaded formal garden in Charlotte with with flowerbed and natural stone pavers for summer.

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.

Farmhouse Front Landscape - Hawthorn Woods, IL

Ginkgo Leaf Studio

The border bed softens the straight edges of the home. A musclewood tree anchors the bed off the corner of the porch. Renn Kuhnen Photography
This is an example of a large traditional side yard full sun xeriscape for summer in Milwaukee with with flowerbed and mulch.

Sonoma Splendor

K. Dakin Design Inc.

This second home outside of Sebastopol, CA is perched on a ridge with sweeping views of Bodega Bay. The stunning scale of this environment also provides challenges to creating the feeling of shelter - making the house a home. Dakin approached this project with sight lines in mind, placing a large boulder so that it anchors a “near” view from inside the home to balance vastness of the ridge and ocean beyond. This attention to the owner’s perspective is also expressed through a layering of climate appropriate plants and California natives seen through the kitchen window. California evergreens such as camellias, silk tassels and madrones harmonize with existing sequoias, redwood groves and a wildflower meadow on site. The diversity of this climate zone is on display in this project, which also features succulents, Douglas fir and an olive grove. In addition to ocean weather, populations of gopher and deer on site made it necessary for Dakin to protect plant roots with baskets and select plant species resistant to deer.

Single level luxury

White Water Mountain Design & Development

John Hession
Inspiration for a traditional side yard garden in Boston with with flowerbed.

Glencoe French Chateau - Formal Pool and Landscape

Arrow. Land + Structures

Glencoe Residence Landscape. Brick Paver Driveway with Bluestone Motorcourt Border, Radiant Snow Melt Heat System, French Inspired Formal Entrance Landscape, Low Voltage Lighting, and Irrigation. Entire property Constructed by: Arrow. Designed by: Marco Romani, RLA - Landscape Architect.

Examples or our Gardens

Lee Bestall

Design ideas for a country full sun formal garden in Other with gravel and with flowerbed.

Burlington Retreat

Linden L.A.N.D. Group

Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Traditional backyard full sun formal garden in Burlington with concrete pavers and with flowerbed.

Color Rotations

Premier Service

Photo of a traditional front yard garden in Chicago with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed.

Brookline Brownstone

a Blade of Grass

The bluestone patio was screened from the neighbors with a wall of arborvitae. Lush perennial gardens provide flower cutting opportunities and color to offset the green wall.

North Arlington Residence

Katia Goffin Gardens

The Entry and Parking Courtyard : The approach to the front of the house leads up the driveway into a spacious cobbled courtyard framed by a series of stone walls , which in turn are surrounded by plantings. The stone walls also allow the formation of a secondary room for entry into the garages. The walls extend the architecture of the house into the garden allowing the house to be grounded to the site and connect to the greater landscape. Photo credit: ROGER FOLEY

Coan Waterfront Landscape, Camano Island, WA

Lankford Associates Landscape Architects

From the street, a round rock pathway leads to a small seating area next to the water with a small fire pit. Low maintenance, drought resistant and salt tolerant plantings were used in mass and clumps. This garden has become the focus of the neighborhood with many visitors stopping and enjoying what has become a neighborhood landmark. Located on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington State. Photo by R. Scott Lankford

Garden Design Ideas with with Flowerbed

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.