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Outdoor Design Ideas with Gravel and Mulch

Dartmouth House
Dartmouth House
Shane Marsh ArchitectsShane Marsh Architects
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary backyard patio in Brisbane with a fire feature, gravel and an awning.
Manly Beach
Manly Beach
Blayd LandscapesBlayd Landscapes
Inspiration for a modern partial sun garden in Sydney with gravel and a wood fence.
Gwinganna, Kiama
Gwinganna, Kiama
Lime Building GroupLime Building Group
Inspiration for a modern custom-shaped pool in Wollongong with gravel.
21 Wilkes Street
21 Wilkes Street
Mackenzie Wheeler Architects & DesignersMackenzie Wheeler Architects & Designers
Photo by Marianne Majerus
Industrial courtyard patio in London with gravel, no cover and a vertical garden.
South Austin Landscape
South Austin Landscape
B. Jane GardensB. Jane Gardens
Photo of a traditional backyard outdoor sport court in Austin with gravel.
DC Ranch
DC Ranch
CJ Gershon PhotographyCJ Gershon Photography
CJ Gershon Photography
Design ideas for a backyard full sun outdoor sport court in Phoenix with gravel.
Cor Ten Raised Beds
Cor Ten Raised Beds
CSDesign llcCSDesign llc
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard full sun garden in Seattle with a vegetable garden and gravel.
MILL VALLEY MODERN GARDEN
MILL VALLEY MODERN GARDEN
BRADANINI & ASSOCIATESBRADANINI & ASSOCIATES
POTS & HORIZONTAL BOARD FENCE, BRADANINI
Photo of a modern backyard garden in San Francisco with gravel and a wood fence.
A little piece of Asia
A little piece of Asia
Garden MentorsGarden Mentors
Small asian courtyard garden in Hamilton with a water feature and gravel.
Back Yards
Back Yards
Runde's Landscape Contractors, Inc.Runde's Landscape Contractors, Inc.
Joe Runde
Design ideas for a transitional formal garden in Chicago with a vegetable garden and gravel.
Grill Ideas
Grill Ideas
Bitter Neumann Appliance Furniture MattressBitter Neumann Appliance Furniture Mattress
Design ideas for a mid-sized country patio in Other with an outdoor kitchen, gravel and no cover.
Kyo no Zen Kuruma / 京の禅 「車」
Kyo no Zen Kuruma / 京の禅 「車」
WA-SO design -有限会社 和想-WA-SO design -有限会社 和想-
Takanori Tomiura(STUDIO BUG)
Large asian courtyard full sun formal garden in Osaka with gravel.
Casa de Maya
Casa de Maya
Hawkeye Landscape DesignHawkeye Landscape Design
A Southwest style courtyard was designed for family and critters to enjoy an enclosed outdoor space. The 'elk mountain' flagstone path winds thru a cactus garden featuring a 'mancave macho mocha, 'old man cactus and euphorbia tirucali. The perennial garden has a 'caesalpinia pulcherrima', vitex purpurea', cuphea ignea. The sitting garden includes a Furcrea mediopicta (mexico), Leucophyllum frutescens silver leaf (Rio Bravo), and Grevillea'long john' Sitting at the mesquite table one can enjoy the re-circulating boulder fountain which attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Brightly colored mexican tile enhances the barbecue. The fireplace with built-in light box has a private sitting area surrounded by an Aloe tree, acacia cultriformis and strelitzia juncea (South Africa)
Mid Century Modern
Mid Century Modern
Beaudry Garden DesignBeaudry Garden Design
Design ideas for a large traditional backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in San Diego with a container garden and gravel.
Japanese Tea House
Japanese Tea House
Miriam's River House Designs, LLCMiriam's River House Designs, LLC
Photo shows a front view of the Japanese tea House before an Tea Ceremony was held. Photo credits: Dan Drobnick
Inspiration for a mid-sized asian backyard partial sun garden in Cleveland with gravel.
Stone Terrace Garden
Stone Terrace Garden
Hedge LandscapeHedge Landscape
Nathan Graham - Stone terrace walls with soft perennial garden
Photo of a traditional backyard garden in Columbus with gravel.
Country Farm House
Country Farm House
a Blade of Grassa Blade of Grass
Peastone driveway with antique granite curbing and perennials planting beds.
Design ideas for a mid-sized country courtyard full sun driveway for summer in Boston with gravel.
Classic Estate Garden
Classic Estate Garden
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Exterior Worlds was contracted by the Bretches family of West Memorial to assist in a renovation project that was already underway. The family had decided to add on to their house and to have an outdoor kitchen constructed on the property. To enhance these new constructions, the family asked our firm to develop a formal landscaping design that included formal gardens, new vantage points, and a renovated pool that worked to center and unify the aesthetic of the entire back yard. The ultimate goal of the project was to create a clear line of site from every vantage point of the yard. By removing trees in certain places, we were able to create multiple zones of interest that visually complimented each other from a variety of positions. These positions were first mapped out in the landscape master plan, and then connected by a granite gravel walkway that we constructed. Beginning at the entrance to the master bedroom, the walkway stretched along the perimeter of the yard and connected to the outdoor kitchen. Another major keynote of this formal landscaping design plan was the construction of two formal parterre gardens in each of the far corners of the yard. The gardens were identical in size and constitution. Each one was decorated by a row of three limestone urns used as planters for seasonal flowers. The vertical impact of the urns added a Classical touch to the parterre gardens that created a sense of stately appeal counter punctual to the architecture of the house. In order to allow visitors to enjoy this Classic appeal from a variety of focal points, we then added trail benches at key locations along the walkway. Some benches were installed immediately to one side of each garden. Others were placed at strategically chosen intervals along the path that would allow guests to sit down and enjoy a view of the pool, the house, and at least one of the gardens from their particular vantage point. To centralize the aesthetic formality of the formal landscaping design, we also renovated the existing swimming pool. We replaced the old tile and enhanced the coping and water jets that poured into its interior. This allowed the swimming pool to function as a more active landscaping element that better complimented the remodeled look of the home and the new formal gardens. The redesigned path, with benches, tables, and chairs positioned at key points along its thoroughfare, helped reinforced the pool’s role as an aesthetic focal point of formal design that connected the entirety of the property into a more unified presentation of formal curb appeal. To complete our formal landscaping design, we added accents to our various keynotes. Japanese yew hedges were planted behind the gardens for added dimension and appeal. We also placed modern sculptures in strategic points that would aesthetically balance the classic tone of the garden with the newly renovated architecture of the home and the pool. Zoysia grass was added to the edges of the gardens and pathways to soften the hard lines of the parterre gardens and walkway.
Sheep's Run
Sheep's Run
Susan Cohan GardensSusan Cohan Gardens
Small, formal patio space set between a sunroom and an outdoor porch. Bird sculpture on plinth set in the adjacent walkway.
Design ideas for a small traditional courtyard partial sun garden in New York with gravel.
Tulips in planting beds
Tulips in planting beds
Conte & Conte, LLCConte & Conte, LLC
Conte & Conte, LLC landscape architects and designers work with clients located in Connecticut & New York (Greenwich, Belle Haven, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, Fairfield, Southport, Rowayton, Manhattan, Larchmont, Bedford Hills, Armonk, Massachusetts) Coloful planting beds, thanks to Fairfield House & Garden Co. for building these!

Outdoor Design Ideas with Gravel and Mulch

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