Large traditional backyard partial sun formal garden in Toronto with brick pavers and a wood fence for summer.

Our clients wanted to completely renovate their yard, taking it from a relatively plain and simple space to one that had more functionality, more privacy, and more curb appeal. Their main desire was for a raised sitting area for friends to gather and to entertain, a "VIP lounge" of sorts. We got busy designing a great raised lounge style area with a massive pergola overhead for some ambience. That coupled with stripping out and redoing the entire yard, adding many more trees, skirting their deck and moving the fence back to allow for bin storage at the front of the yard, all to make the yard flow better and have a better utilization of space. Mission Complete!!

Rosewood Canyon at Story Rock

Creative Environments

We provide award-winning pool, spa, landscape design, and construction services. Consult with our designers today by calling (480) 777-9305.
Inspiration for a large mediterranean backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Phoenix with decking and a metal fence.

Pergola Patio

Via Flora Landscapes

Paver patio and pergola for relaxing and sharing family meals. Raised beds and trellis for vegetable and flower gardening all season long.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden in Raleigh with concrete pavers.

The Family Garden

Ron Rule Consultants Ltd.

Photo: Ron Rule Consultants Ltd.
Inspiration for a traditional backyard formal garden in Vancouver.

AFTER - Patio with seated area adjacent the hot tub

Metamorphic Design

Seated area next to the covered hot tub continues the conversation comfortably...
This is an example of a mid-sized modern sloped full sun garden for spring in Vancouver with concrete pavers and a wood fence.

Tailor made Steel Pergola with Polycarbonate Roof & Entry Gate

Urban Skies

This bespoke pergola was inspired by the colours and aesthetics of the client’s home, a stunning grade II listed 17th century property set within a small hamlet in St Albans. The brief was to create an outdoor area that would work socially and house a dining/BBQ area whilst providing protection from the elements. We used a small, mild steel profile to construct an elegant frame that supports a flat roof of 16mm twin wall polycarbonate roof which naturally provides shelter in wet weather. We included a 50x25mm Iroko timber batten soffit to introduce horizontal lines as a decorative feature that are spaced apart to let natural light through into the dining area. The inclusion of our bespoke pivoting shutters was to offer solar shading in a variety of positions, especially against the evening sun.

Аромосад

Julia Dide

Photo of a traditional full sun garden for summer in Other.

Burbank Project

Roy Altaras Landscape Design and Build

Photo of a country backyard xeriscape in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers.

Windsor Companies

This home is perched at the top of a steep hill that descends to a small lake. The slopes were eroding, the outdoor dining areas were too small and the wooden timber walls and steps were beginning to fail. Our simple, richly detailed solution demonstrates Windsor's ability to work with our clients and creatively solve landscape issues. A large wooden deck, a stone terrace, and a sinuous stone wall replaced the old deck and steps. The magnificent swimming pool is now surrounded by warm patterned concrete tiles; the terrace is home to a large overhead wood pergola for shelter from the sun, a stone fireplace for evening entertainment, and a lively cascading waterfall. This project earned Windsor Companies a Merit Award for Excellence in Landscape Design by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association. Photos by Paul Crosby.

Solar Pergola

Stellar Construction

Inspiration for a large transitional backyard full sun garden in Portland.

Deck and Turf

Thrive Landscape And Design

We redesigned this client's existing back yard to iclude a composite deck, artificial turf, flagstone walk, bed swing, steel retainers, new plantings, jasmine trellises, and new plantings.

Mariner Drive

CMA Design Studio Inc

Inspiration for a tropical side yard garden in Miami.

Complete Landscape and Patio Design Project With A Fiberglass Pool & Swim Spa

M.E Contracting

This complete backyard landscaping project features a beautiful stone interlocking patio and walkway, a brand new fiberglass pool installation with a swim spa, and even a handcrafted wooden pergola to top it all off!

Rural Garden - Worcestershire

Wilson Associates Garden Design

Oak framed pergola with wire trellis system and Clematis climbing. Firepit area below.
Photo of a country backyard full sun garden for summer in Other with natural stone pavers and a wood fence.

New build garden transformation

My Country Garden Design Solutions

I created a larger dining terrace for the client to allow for their expanding family. This also included a better proportioned path to access the terrace. The design included a bespoke wooden pergola hung from the side of the garage and with tensioned training wires for the wisteria and clematis to climb up and over and help provide dappled shade. The design also includes raised wooden beds. One area dedicated to growing their own fruit and veg and the other to pollinator friendly planting

Pergola detail

Sibil Archer Design Services

Pergola
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard shaded garden with natural stone pavers.

Pitcher's Prow

Mary Barensfeld Architecture

With a panoramic view across the San Francisco Bay, from San Jose to the Golden Gate Bridge, Pitcher’s Prow, a landscape for a professional baseball player, emerges prow-like from a hillside site in Oakland, California. Nestled against the existing house, a plunge pool and upper and lower seating and entertainment terraces cascade downward as a series of concrete and cedar planes. A steel pergola pinwheels its cantilevered triangular arms outward to shade the built-in grilling and upper seating area at the top of the site.

San Rafael Eichler Front and Back Yard Remodel

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

The "Gracie Modern Arbors" (by TerraTrellis) offer eye-catching focal points. Three installed to bring interest and needed height over a long pathway ramp with grape vines. Another frames a stairway to the hillside with a flowering Passion vine. The sloped hillsides were revamped to include low-water and low-maintenance plants that include CA natives, flowing grasses, other Mediterranean plants and several succulents.

Outdoor Oasis

Absolute Design

Visalia, CA
Design ideas for an expansive mediterranean backyard full sun garden for summer in Other with natural stone pavers.

Pergola Green Garden Design Ideas

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.