Central courtyard forms the main secluded space, capturing northern sun while protecting from the south westerly windows off the ocean. Large sliding doors create visual links through the study and dining spaces from front to rear.

Mid-century Modern Now

Robert Leeper Landscapes

Ed Lehmann
Design ideas for a midcentury front yard xeriscape in Austin.

Eichler 2

Envision Landscape Studio

Design ideas for a midcentury garden in San Francisco.

Shangrila - Marin County, CA

BK Interior Design

Hugo guards the entry to the back yard. Guests can either enter the back yard through the gates concealed entrance, or turn right and walk down the paved path to the front door. This space is a main garden feature that displays plant varietals from all over the world.

Kiehl - Harbor Oaks

Dane Spencer Landscape Architecture

Giovani Lunardi
Photo of a midcentury shaded garden in Portland with brick pavers.

niguel west mid-century modern

Moss Yaw Design studio

minimalist landscape detail at board-formed concrete wall
Photo of a small and desert look midcentury front yard full sun xeriscape in Orange County.

Palm Springs in Glen Iris

Davidson Design Studio

A Palm Springs inspired, arid garden provides a beautiful backdrop to this stunning modern home by Latitude 37 Homes. The open nature of the architecture and natural building materials frame views to the garden and allow the indoors and outdoors to work as one.

Bonifield Residence

Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture

This is an example of a midcentury garden in San Luis Obispo.

Midcentury Landscape

Large midcentury front yard partial sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a garden path and gravel for summer.

My Houzz: They’re Right at Home in Their Schindler House

Carolyn Reyes

Photo: Carolyn Reyes © 2015 Houzz
Design ideas for a midcentury backyard full sun xeriscape in Los Angeles.

Berkeley Hills House

Parco Studio

Taking notes from Lawrence Halprin's original landscape design, we recreated his "alpine pond" here.The new bedroom wing is situated so as to feed the pond with runoff collected by the home's butterfly roof.

San Rafael Eichler - Mid-Century Modern Back & Front Landscape Remodel

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

The front and back areas surrounding this Eichler home were updated with the mid-century modern design aesthetic in mind. The back landscape includes concrete retaining walls and pathways and the "Gracie Modern Arbors" (by TerraTrellis) provide 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. The Front landscape takes on a minimalist design with architectural Barrel Cactus, Artichoke Agaves, stately Thatching Reeds, a Blue Palm (Brahea 'Clara') a Mediterranean Fan Palm and other easy-care plants. The corten steel sculpture offers a striking focal point adjacent to the front doorway.

252 Cerritos | Palm Springs

DIYattic

Midcentury front yard garden in Orange County.

Outdoor Entertaining - Poolside

Lisa Parramore – Design + Build

A concrete wall in eggplant-colored stucco with built-in seating creates an outdoor room for entertaining poolside.
Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury backyard garden in San Francisco with a container garden.

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.

Berkeley Hills House

Parco Studio

A path made from decomposed granite with Juniper timber steps leads from the terraced vegetable garden, through the side courtyard, and to the backyard.

Coffman Studio

The Design Laboratory

Leland Gebhardt
This is an example of a midcentury garden in Phoenix.

Rustic oversized timber stairs and planters to olive and fruit orchards

Village Landscape Architecture

Rustic railroad tie stairway is luxuriously wide and support comfortably spaced blue shale pads between. These stairs provide a laid back yet classical access to the pool terrace from the tennis court, Olive orchard, guest parking area and future ADU. Plantings add much to the Mediterranean feel.

California Dreaming

lee luxford a+d

Midcentury garden in Vancouver.

Palm Springs in Glen Iris

Davidson Design Studio

A Palm Springs inspired, arid garden provides a beautiful backdrop to this stunning modern home by Latitude 37 Homes. Feature arid plantings provide contrasts in texture and colour amoungst rock beds and wrap naturally around a lush family lawn.

Succulent Midcentury Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Midcentury 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 midcentury 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 Midcentury Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes a midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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.