Contemporary backyard garden in Sydney with with lawn edging.

This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.

Contemporary Food Forest

Sweet Smiling Landscapes

Mid-sized modern backyard full sun xeriscape in Santa Barbara with gravel, a wood fence and with lawn edging for spring.

Stadgartenlounge

besgen Landschaftsarchitektur

Design ideas for a small modern side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Cologne with with privacy feature, decking and a wood fence.

Custom Metal Fencing

Great Lakes Metal Fabrication

Custom wrought iron fencing, wavy contemporary metal panels, steel privacy screen for neighbors, decorative metal fencing design.

To read more about this project, click here or start at the Great Lakes Metal Fabrication metal railing page

Spa deck and screen

Dorthy Pautz Landscape Architect

a raised deck was added so that a new corner spa could be nestled into the garden and be seat height, eliminating the need for steps up to a tall hot tub. A removable section of the deck allows access to the mechanical panel in the spa. A cut-corner spa was selected to allow more circulation around the spa. Custom lattice panels with a narrow trellis top complete the spa experience and provide privacy from adjacent houses in this tiny urban garden.

West London Courtyard Garden

User

A private garden designed, with minimal maintenance in mind, for a newly converted flat in Ealing. It has a long taxus hedge to provide year-round interest viewable from the property as well as to act as a backdrop to a Prunus ‘Accolade’ when it is in flower and leaf. This cherry tree is positioned centrally opposite a cantilevered glass box extruding from the facade of the building.

Garden Restoration

Wilber & King

Photography by Stacy Bass
Large traditional backyard partial sun formal garden in Other with with privacy feature and concrete pavers for fall.

Railway sleepers used to create edges and raised beds. Box balls add formality a

Alexandra Froggatt Design

Alexandra Froggatt
This is an example of an expansive contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Cheshire with gravel and with lawn edging.

House Refurbishment, Bangor

Leon Smith Architects

Leon Smith Architect Robert Malone Photography
Inspiration for a traditional garden in Belfast with with lawn edging.

Project on a sloping site

Landscapes & Cie

Clare Obéron
Photo of a country backyard garden in Rennes with gravel and with lawn edging.

Brookline Brownstone

a Blade of Grass

A bluestone border delineates the formal lawn, which serves as a transition space within the landscape.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Boston with natural stone pavers and with lawn edging.

Custom TLC Steel Privacy Screen

TLC Gardens

Custom steel art screen designed to match the continuous interior and exterior color palette separates the master bedroom patio from the public outdoor rooms. The custom TLC Steel pergola is scaled to fit this particular patio, creating a sense of place and intimacy.

Barrington Hills Residence

Grant and Power Landscaping

Design ideas for a large contemporary backyard shaded garden for summer in Chicago with with privacy feature and natural stone pavers.

Featured Projects

Baraca Design & Remodeling

backyard remodel Laguna HIlls Orange county
Small contemporary backyard full sun xeriscape in Orange County with with privacy feature, concrete pavers and a stone fence for spring.

The Palm House Richmond

Phillip Johnson Landscapes

Outdoor shower built off the existing bathroom making use of a small courtyard
Inspiration for a small and australian native modern courtyard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Melbourne with with privacy feature and natural stone pavers.

Battersea Family Home

Imperfect Interiors

This lovely Victorian house in Battersea was tired and dated before we opened it up and reconfigured the layout. We added a full width extension with Crittal doors to create an open plan kitchen/diner/play area for the family, and added a handsome deVOL shaker kitchen.

Terrasse du jardin

Terrasses des Oliviers - Paysagiste Paris

Small modern backyard partial sun formal garden in Paris with with privacy feature, decking and a wood fence for spring.

Southport Beach

LaurelRock

This was a creative collaboration with ROBIN KRAMER GARDEN DESIGN (their design combined with LaurelRock's plant installation and pruning). We used proper pruning techniques to square the hornbeam, green velvet, and 'Dee Runk' boxwood hedges, along with the pleaching of the linden trees.

Corrugated metal fence

Project Masterz

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard partial sun xeriscape in Austin with with privacy feature.

Garden Design Ideas with with Lawn Edging and with Privacy Feature

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.