Concrete Outdoor Area Pairs Perfectly With Water Features and Play Area

This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury backyard formal garden in Denver with a container garden and brick pavers.

Kiehl - Harbor Oaks

Dane Spencer Landscape Architecture

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

1950s Beaumaris

Genus Landscape Architects

A garden restoration to complement a stunning 1950s modernist house in Beaumaris. A path of recycled clay bricks provide access through a vegetable garden of timber planter crates.

Antique Garden

Outdoor Creations Landscape & Design Inc.

A full sun gated entry to a rear garden with lustrous cool season annuals transitioned by warm season perennials set in a southern environment with a colonial Williamsburg Virginia appeal to an old Wilmington Garden estate with the Copper fountain restored and functional

Less Is More.....Unless It's A Bore

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

The entry monument greets visitors and guests while the home peeks out in the distance. The signage strongly reflects the architecture as an integrated landscape design component.

Montecito - East Valley Rd

CB Paint and Decor, Inc.

Incredible Interior and Exterior repaint for a French Chateau style Montecito Estate.
Photo of an expansive midcentury courtyard full sun formal garden for summer in Santa Barbara with a container garden and brick pavers.

1930’s Canberra Bungalow

Journey Home Interior Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury front yard full sun formal garden for spring in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a water feature and brick pavers.

Beadle Buddy

The Ranch Mine

This is an example of a midcentury side yard garden in Phoenix with brick pavers.

Blackburn 7 Star Renovation

Ecocraft

Charlie Kinross Photography * ----------------------------------------------- Landscaping By Ben Harris Gardens
Small midcentury courtyard full sun xeriscape in Melbourne with brick pavers.

Mississippi River Mid-Mod

J. Jorgensen

Landscaping: Walkabout Outdoor
This is an example of a large midcentury front yard full sun formal garden for summer in Minneapolis with a garden path and brick pavers.

Coronado Island Contemporary Coastal Home

Gravel To Gold, Inc.

This Coronado Island Mid-Century Modern home includes many wonderful design elements including gorgeous brick paths, patio and driveway, a gas fire pit, boulders, wooden bridges over water collection swales, stunning custom wood gates, and water-wise plants with a smart irrigation system, and no-mow turf.

Our Work

Papescapes

Replica of Labyrinth Chartres Cathedral
Design ideas for a large midcentury front yard full sun driveway in Houston with a garden path and brick pavers.

Labyrinth Garden

Landscape Contractors

Ryan Pape
Midcentury front yard full sun driveway in Houston with a garden path and brick pavers for summer.

Tunbridge Wells Courtyard

Farlam & Chandler

Ben Chandler
Photo of a small midcentury backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Kent with a garden path and brick pavers.

After: Mid-Century Modern

Hicks Nurseries

Approach: The rectangular pool was sighted on the east side of the property leaving the main lawn available for entertaining. It was installed with a 2’ wide bluestone coping and connected to the existing patio using a combination of 2’ x 2’ and 2’ x 3’ bluestone stepping stones. The plantings include an alley of upright Hornbeams underplanted with Liriope ‘Big Blue’ and Perovskia to create organic, simple lines characteristic of mid-century design. For the perimeter, we used a combination of screen plantings, forsythia, and Hydrangeas to soften the fence. The pool itself was accented with clean lines of gravel beds outlined with steel edging and planted with ornamental grasses to reinforce the mid-century modern feel.

Westchester Native Garden

Segal Shuart Landscape Architects

Segal Shuart
Photo of a midcentury courtyard partial sun outdoor sport court in Los Angeles with brick pavers.

St-John's Rehab Hospital

Arbordale Landscaping

The three-tiered fountain is surrounded by a clipped circular Boxwood hedge and filled in with annual planting for colour and seasonal interest. The paving is especially interesting with the spoke detail running from the boxwood hedge to the bordering gardens. Yew hedges and wrought iron gates/fence sections close in the space, but also allow views into the expansive landscape in the distance.

Marvelous Mid Century

Ketti Kupper Conscious Life Design

Terraced Courtyard with dry creek and floating steps. Photo by Ketti Kupper.
This is an example of a small midcentury side yard xeriscape in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and brick pavers.

California Native Matilija Tree Poppy

Outside InStyle

Romneya coulteri known as Matiliya Poppy. California Native Plant Giant Tree Poppy known as the Fried Egg Flower. Low water feature planting can tower to a seven foot height. Butterfly friendly, drought tolerant, and a California wonder. Photo by Katrina Coombs

AllScape Design + Installation

Spencer Frazier Photo

AllScape Design + Installation www.spencerhardyfrazier.com ©Spencer Frazier 2017
Design ideas for a large midcentury backyard partial sun xeriscape for spring in Santa Barbara with a vegetable garden and brick pavers.

Midcentury Garden Design Ideas with Brick Pavers

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.