Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden for fall in Chicago with a container garden.

Beautiful pond, pool,pergola and garden

Vision Scapes & Associates

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional backyard partial sun garden in San Francisco with a water feature.

Back Yard Family Fun!

AJ's Landscaping & Outdoor Construction

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard xeriscape in San Francisco with a fire feature and concrete pavers.

Zwischen Brutalismus und Minimalismus

KUBIKm

This is an example of a mid-sized modern side yard partial sun garden for summer in Essen with a retaining wall and concrete pavers.

Hillside Landscape in Fort Collins, Colorado

Deep Seeded Landscape and Design, Inc.

A flagstone staircase leading to a flagstone patio turned this hillside into a focal point. Landscape lighting illuminates the walkway and patio at night, creating an inviting entertaining area.

Landscape Renovation

Berkeley Design Group

Overgrown and Neglected Landscape Turned Low Maintenance and Welcoming
Photo of a mid-sized traditional front yard full sun garden for winter in Cincinnati with concrete pavers.

Farmington Residence

Beus Landscape, Inc.

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional front yard partial sun formal garden in Salt Lake City with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Contemporary Garden Boulder

High Desert Designs, llc

Spring has sprung! A mix of early season ground cover, tulips, feather reed grass and sage all green up quickly and give you garden pleasure as soon as April.

Showcase - English Garden

Sisson Landscapes

Sisson Landscapes
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden in DC Metro with gravel and a vegetable garden.

Outdoor Design & Plantings

Q Design Group LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard partial sun formal garden in Other with a water feature.

Spanish Colonial Revival in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Home Design

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

Poolesville, MD - Front Entrance Remodel

Diversified Contractors / DC Patio

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional front yard garden in DC Metro with a garden path and brick pavers.

Entrances, Fences & Gates

Maher & Greenwald Fine Gardens

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden in New York with natural stone pavers and a garden path.

Wallingford

Sage and Stone LLC

Design ideas for a mid-sized arts and crafts backyard partial sun garden for summer in Seattle with natural stone pavers.

Backyard Oasis

H2O Designs

Take a virtual tour through Jeff Duggins & Rachel A Duggins (Owners H2O Designs & Outdoor Living "By Design") backyard near Lexington, KY. There are 2 large ponds, multiple streams, waterfalls, and fountains, not to mention the fire pit and pool. It's truly a Backyard Oasis! photo credit Jeff Duggins

Landscape Designs

BEECHWOOD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard garden in Philadelphia.

Ni-water Composition

Outdoor Craftsmen

Photo of a mid-sized country backyard full sun formal garden in Denver with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Rooftop Garden

Zeterre Landscape Architecture

Photo of a mid-sized asian backyard partial sun formal garden in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Moss Hill House Landscape

place architecture:design

Clean lines and a refined material palette transformed the Moss Hill House master bath into an open, light-filled space appropriate to its 1960 modern character. Underlying the design is a thoughtful intent to maximize opportunities within the long narrow footprint. Minimizing project cost and disruption, fixture locations were generally maintained. All interior walls and existing soaking tub were removed, making room for a large walk-in shower. Large planes of glass provide definition and maintain desired openness, allowing daylight from clerestory windows to fill the space. Light-toned finishes and large format tiles throughout offer an uncluttered vision. Polished marble “circles” provide textural contrast and small-scale detail, while an oak veneered vanity adds additional warmth. In-floor radiant heat, reclaimed veneer, dimming controls, and ample daylighting are important sustainable features. This renovation converted a well-worn room into one with a modern functionality and a visual timelessness that will take it into the future. Photographed by: place, inc

Josephine Remodel

WA Design Architects

wa design
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in San Francisco with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Mid-sized Black 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.