Small country front yard partial sun garden in San Francisco with a garden path and mulch for spring.

Container Gardens

Shapiro Didway

Design ideas for a small traditional front yard full sun garden for summer in Portland with a container garden.

Front Landscape

Urban Oasis Outdoor Living

Design ideas for a small traditional front yard full sun garden for spring in Dallas with a garden path and concrete 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.

Fall Containers

Smalls Landscaping

Leave a spot in your landscaping to add a container to fill during the seasons to keep the color and landscape looking fresh.
This is an example of a small traditional front yard partial sun garden for fall in Chicago with a garden path and mulch.

No lawn front yard

Land Studio C

Land Studio C
This is an example of a small contemporary front yard full sun garden for spring in San Francisco with gravel.

Urban Front Yard Re-Landscape

Landscape Connection

Sustainable Low Water Urban Denver Colorado front yard transformation 1 year after landscape re-design.
Photo of a small arts and crafts front yard xeriscape in Denver with decomposed granite.

Brookline Brownstone

a Blade of Grass

A bluestone border delineates the formal lawn, which serves as a transition space within the landscape.
Photo of a small traditional front yard full sun formal garden in Boston with natural stone pavers.

Modern Landscape in Mill Valley

Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Newly installed plantings that provide a beautiful variety of colors and textures for year-round appeal. And chosen to soften and enhance the beauty of the horizontal fencing and concrete planters. Architect: Barry Peterson, Studio300A Architecture. Planting Plan Design and Photos: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Small Spaces

Maria Hickey & Associates Landscapes

Design ideas for a small traditional front yard garden in Boston with mulch.

New Perennial Style

Hey Nice Garden

In Oakland we designed a small front yard that packs a lot of color. This new perennial garden is low-water and provides a lush setting in contrast to the wide open walkway to the front porch. The clean symmetry of the poured concrete path is offset by the wild display of flowering plants.

Coan Waterfront Landscape, Camano Island, WA

Lankford Associates Landscape Architects

Round rock and simple plantings that hide the septic field, emphasize the contemporary nature of the architecture. A blue stone walkway connects the parking to the street. Simplicity was emphasized to focus attention to the garden across the street. Drought resistant and salt friendly plantings were used throughout. Located on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington State. Photo by Ian Gleadle

Museum District 1 - Landscape Design, Installation, Maintenance

Hogue Landscape Services

Inspiration for a small modern front yard full sun formal garden for spring in Houston with with raised garden bed, natural stone pavers and a wood fence.

The Junction - Front Yard Urban Upgrade

Infinite Possibilities Landscape & Design

Design ideas for a small transitional front yard partial sun garden for summer in Toronto with with path and natural stone pavers.

Garden

Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP

Container gardens sit next to a concrete paver driveway and modern home just nextdoor.
Inspiration for a small contemporary front yard full sun garden in Los Angeles with with raised garden bed and a wood fence.

Victorian Foundry

greencube garden and landscape design

Paying homage to the foundry and its history we have implemented lots of wonderful weathering corten steel in strong geometric wedges. Someone said 'its a bit rusty', we hope you like it, its a rich and developing patina that gets warmer in colour with age and works contextually with the original use of the building. We have designed a garden for a victorian foundry in Walsingham in North Norfolk converted into holiday cottages in the last decade. The foundry originally founded in 1809, making iron castings for farming industry, war casualties ended the male line and so in 1918 it was sold to the Wright family and they continued to trade until 1932, the depression caused its closure. In 1938 it was purchased by the Barnhams who made agricultural implements, pumps, firebowls, backplates, stokers, grates and ornamental fire baskets............ and so we have paid homage to the foundry and its history and implemented lots of wonderful weathering steel. The planting palette inlcudes large leafy hostas, ferns, grasses, hydrangeas and a mix of purple and yellow with a sprinkling of orange perennials.

Heat-Loving Garden

FormLA Landscaping

California native chaparral foliage fills the petite front garden. The Western Redbud, ideal for small gardens, bring shade to the front porch and seasonal color to the garden.

Front Yard Landscape

Stephanie D Poole

The meandering flagstone pathway is planted with dymondia margaretae and blue chalksticks (Senecio serpens). The blues are often punctuated with dark browns of aeonium arboreum and phormium jack spratt.

Shady Madrona Front Patio

Erin Lau Landscape Design- Seattle

A shady front yard paver patio in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle under a large Sequoia tree. Corten steel planters with Creeping Jenny and Carex spilling over. The steel gas firepit brings warmth to the seating area wrapped by a cedar built-in bench.

Bronxville Traditional

Winston Fayer Landscape Design

Photo of a small traditional front yard full sun garden in New York with a garden path.

Small Front Yard 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.