An enlargement of circle drive island with a synthetic turf play lawn anchored by terraced steel tree planters. Photo by Rachel Paul Photography
Large modern front yard full sun driveway in Austin with a garden path and brick pavers for spring.

Entry Landscapes

Modern West, Inc.

Design ideas for a large modern front yard driveway in San Diego with a container garden and brick pavers.

Finished Interlock Projects

Life Long Landscaping

These apartments were in need of some color and life. We added this raised planter bed and added a variety of plants that would suit the surrounding landscape.

Modern and Colorful Front yard

Cool Designs for Landscapes

This client's house is located on a busy corner, so she wanted a 'different' fence. The fence is a zig-zag pattern in black. The stepping stones are are keep the angular design of the house. These are new plantings of salvia, agave, and various echeverias.

Landscaping

PLS Landscaping

Photo of a large modern backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Other with with raised garden bed, brick pavers and a wood fence.

Waverley

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

Bronze-trimmed ceiling planes slide between the brick masses, and floor-to-ceiling glazed openings are captured by thin-profiled bronze frames (Photography by: Matthew Millman)

Retaining Planter Walls

Kraft Custom Construction

After completing an interior remodel for this mid-century home in the South Salem hills, we revived the old, rundown backyard and transformed it into an outdoor living room that reflects the openness of the new interior living space. We tied the outside and inside together to create a cohesive connection between the two. The yard was spread out with multiple elevations and tiers, throughout which we used to create “outdoor rooms” with separate seating, eating and gardening areas that flowed seamlessly from one to another. We installed a fire pit in the seating area, built-in pizza oven, wok and bar-b-que in the outdoor kitchen, and a soaking tub on the lower deck. The concrete dining table doubled as a ping pong table and required a boom truck to lift the pieces over the house and into the back yard. The result is an outdoor sanctuary the homeowners can effortlessly enjoy year-round.

Beach Front Yard Parking Pad Makeover

Green Apple Landscaping

Design ideas for a small modern front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Toronto with brick pavers.

Hidden Bird Bath Pathway

Campos Landscaping

Mid-sized modern backyard garden in Los Angeles with a water feature and brick pavers.

Front Garden Design / Front Garden Driveway / Front Garden Ideas

Stylish Gardens

Small modern front yard full sun driveway in Sydney with a garden path and brick pavers for summer.

Perennials in corten raised bed

Scamells Garden Design

Corten planter with draught tolerant, Mediterranen inspired planting with purples and orange flowers
Photo of a mid-sized modern backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in London with with raised garden bed and brick pavers.

Crabtree Road

Four Seasons Garden Center & Custom Landscape

Large modern backyard garden in Detroit with with path and brick pavers.

Woodland

Regenesis Ecological Design

Recycled brick pathway along stacked locally quarried basalt stone wall system, placed granite boulders, and drought tolerant landscaping. anna caitlin photography

Over The Rhine Courtyard

Two Brothers Brick Paving

This is an example of a modern courtyard garden in Cincinnati with a water feature and brick pavers.

Modern Andersonville Oasis

Himsben Design Studio, LLC

In this urban context, we were tasked with finding a low-maintenance landscape solution for our client who travels extensively for work. Our award-winning design created a new seating area centered around a fire pit with bench seating and built-in LED lights to create a destination in the landscape. Our design incorporated low-maintenance materials and hearty plantings to create a serene escape from the city that requires very little upkeep. Large planters display seasonal annuals and frame the raised deck area.

West London Courtyard Garden

User

A private garden designed, with minimal maintenance in mind, for a newly converted flat in Ealing. It has a long taxus hedge to provide year-round interest viewable from the property as well as to act as a backdrop to a Prunus ‘Accolade’ when it is in flower and leaf. This cherry tree is positioned centrally opposite a cantilevered glass box extruding from the facade of the building.

Outdoor Living

Long's Peak Landscape Incorporated

This is an example of a mid-sized modern front yard full sun garden in Denver with a garden path and brick pavers.

Beach Front Yard Parking Pad Makeover

Green Apple Landscaping

Photo of a small modern front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Toronto with brick pavers.

Santa Cruz Cottage

Summit Landscape

Changed the backyard from one single piece of lawn to multi facet design to create visual interest. Lush yet neat and low maintenance garden.
This is an example of a small modern backyard partial sun garden in San Francisco with with path, brick pavers and a metal fence.

Landscaping Projects in Oakland County

Earth Art Landscaping

This is an example of a large modern backyard full sun garden in Detroit with with waterfall and brick pavers.

Modern Garden Design Ideas with Brick Pavers

Get Inspired by Modern 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 modern 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 Modern Garden for Your Home

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