Raymond Bray
Photo of a large traditional backyard partial sun garden for summer in Other with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Design ideas for a mediterranean garden in Los Angeles with a garden path.

Inspiration for a contemporary side yard garden in San Francisco.

Garden Entry - General Contractor: Forte Estate Homes photo by Aidin Foster
Mid-sized mediterranean side yard partial sun formal garden in Orange County with natural stone pavers and with path for spring.

A traditional garden in the French style that contains fruits, berries, herbs, cutting, and vegetable garden.
Photo of a traditional garden in Chicago with a vegetable garden.

Often, less is more. Take this landscape design composed of climbing roses, hydrangeas, and lilies surrounding a bluestone terrace. This small, suburban garden feels both expansive and intimate. Japanese forest grass softens the edge of the terrace and adds just enough of a modern look to make the garden’s owners, urban transplants, happy. “My husband and I were looking for an outdoor space that had a secret-garden feeling,” says homeowner Anne Lillis-Ruth. “We’ve had fun adding furniture, antique planters, and a stone fountain to [landscape designer] Robert Welsch’s beautiful landscape. The white and green plantings provide the perfect backdrop to my collection of colorful table linens, glassware, and china. We love our garden!” Dean Fisher loved it, too. “The setting is so lovely and relaxed. It evokes the south of France, with its intimate scale and the integration of house and patio through the use of the vines and other plantings.”

Joe Runde
Inspiration for a transitional formal garden in Chicago with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Photo: Nanette Wong © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a small traditional patio in San Francisco with concrete slab and no cover.

Photographer: Roger Foley
Photo of a traditional backyard patio in DC Metro with natural stone pavers, no cover and with fireplace.

lynnlandscapedesign.com - Back yard shade garden using classic garden favorites, including Hydrangea, Heliotrope and Ajuga. A path from the pergola leads to a tennis court behind the trees. Working with the arborist employed to maintain the oaks on the 4 acre property, care was taken to plant and irrigate in such a way as to protect the mature trees.

Photo by George Dzahristos
Photo of a traditional full sun garden in Detroit with natural stone pavers and a garden path.

You gotta love California…even in the drizzle!
Design ideas for a small traditional backyard rectangular pool in New York with a hot tub and concrete pavers.

This veggie bed is accessible from every angle and easy on the back - everything grows right in front of you...no bending over required. Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton

This is an example of a traditional backyard garden in New York with natural stone pavers and a garden path.

Perennial color is of course the most popular as the investment pays dividends as time goes on. Annual color then is trustworthy, filling the void between successive perennial blooms and providing consistent color throughout the summer. Photographed by Phil Steinhauer

Guest cottage forecourt, with flagstone paving, also created by removing a section of the driveway. The planting and pots compliment the style of the house. This garden has been featured on the Marin Ecological Garden Tour 2009 through 2011. Simmonds & Associates, Inc.

Dennis Mayer Photographer
Large two-storey stucco beige house exterior in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

An axis through the hillside layers with korean grass steps above.
Photo of a mid-sized modern sloped full sun xeriscape for fall in Los Angeles with concrete pavers.

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard patio in Miami with tile and a roof extension.