Thorndon - A Garden Apartment in the City

Climber Chinese Star Jasmine trained over diamond espalier wirework | HEDGE Garden Design & Nursery
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional side yard partial sun formal garden in Wellington with concrete pavers and a vegetable garden.

Guilford Ocean Front Residence

Christensen Landscape Services

Donna Christensen
This is an example of a beach style side yard full sun garden for summer in Bridgeport with a garden path.

Boulder Design & Retaining Walls

Turfs Are Us

Photo of a mid-sized traditional side yard garden in Grand Rapids with a retaining wall.

Lake Austin Residence

Botanical Concerns LLC

8-10" thick limestone pavers provide attractive parking area. Native grasses and artemisia dress up the edge of the parking area.
Photo of a large country side yard full sun driveway in Austin with natural stone pavers.

Japanese-Inspired Hillside Garden

Redtwig, llc

Design ideas for a mid-sized asian side yard shaded garden in New York with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Traditional with a Twist

Southern Botanical, Inc.

Design credit: Bill Bib Photo credit: Melissa Preston
Photo of a transitional side yard garden in Dallas.

Vernon Hills Residence Entry Garden

Arrow. Land + Structures

Design & Photography by: Marco Romani, RLA
Photo of a small traditional side yard partial sun garden in Chicago with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Chestnut Hill Residence

Sudbury Design Group

This stately, Chestnut Hill, circa 1890, brick home sits on idyllic grounds of mature planting. Our objective was to integrate the new with the old world charm of the property. We achieved this with additional plantings, seasonal color, restoring and adding masonry walls and steps as well as the installation of an elegant eurocobble drive and courtyard. Photography: Greg Premru Photography

Bedminster New Jersey - Landscape Architect NJ

The POOL ARTIST | Brian T. Stratton

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Palo Alto Driveway Garden

Skyline design studio

The driveway on this lovely Palo Alto site does triple duty as a garden, a patio, and a functional drive. The overhead wisteria is grown on cables supported by the house and iron posts along the driveway, and gives an aura of seclusion to the back garden. An arbor built across the front of the garage creates a garden cottage effect, while the mural on the garage doors extend the garden scene into the distance, expanding the space. The brick patterns add another layer of detail and enhances the view from the house. photo: Diane Hayford

Garden gate path to side yard

Kim Rooney Design

Landscape by Kim Rooney
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional side yard partial sun formal garden in Seattle with a garden path and gravel.

Spring Hill Residence

Rhodes Architecture + Light

- Completed: 1999-2000 - Project Location: Kirkland, WA - Project Size: 4,300 SF - Project Cost: $175/SF - Photographer: James Frederic Housel Designed and built as a speculative house, the Spring Hill Residence includes 4,300 square feet of living area and a detached garage and upper level unit located in the west of market area of Kirkland. Spring Hill Residence was selected as the September 2000 Seattle Times/AIA Home of the Month and was featured in the February 25, 2000 Pacific Northwest Magazine. Awarded Best Custom Residence by the Master Builders Association, 2001.

Wagner Residence

Wagner Hodgson

Wagner Residence North Ferrisburgh, Vermont Keith Wagner drew from his love of flat land and open sky when it came to selecting a site and designing his own home. The resulting assembly of wood and metal outbuildings forms a minimalist compound containing a main house, guest house, painting studio and sculpture studio. The outbuildings are organized by and contained within a datum of low concrete walls, a tree bosque, hedgerows and a crushed stone sculpture court. The architecture gives way to the landscape and allows visitors to focus on nature. Keith's own large spherical sculptures dot the landscape and evoke the rolled hay bales seen across the New England landscape. Architectural Design: Keith Wagner with Birdseye Design Image Credit: Westphalen Photography

Good Neighbor Wood Fence Designs

Elyria Fence Inc.

Inspiration for a traditional side yard garden in Cleveland with mulch.

Eleganter Stadtgarten

besgen Landschaftsarchitektur

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Bonn with with lawn edging, natural stone pavers and a metal fence.

Ravenna Bungalow

Hayes Landscape Design Services

Inspiration for a small arts and crafts side yard partial sun garden in Seattle with with privacy feature, concrete pavers and a wood fence.

Coastal Modern

NC Designs

Design ideas for a beach style side yard full sun garden in San Luis Obispo with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Exterior Handrail with Lambs tongue rail end

Suburban Steel Supply Company

Country style outdoor living space.
This is an example of a large country side yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Columbus with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Meadow Garden

West Winds Nursery LLC

A low maintenance, easy care selection of tough perennials offering a long season of interest and flowers. The incentive for this planting space is to hide a long series of septic tank covers. They've completely disappeared under this sea of Willowleaf Amsonia, Salvia, Coneflowers, tall Henry Eilers Rudbeckia, and Prairie Dropseed. Photograph by Katherine Palmer

Orchard Avenue - Napa

Westwind Construction

www.jacobelliott.com
This is an example of an expansive country side yard full sun formal garden in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Green Side Yard 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.