Design ideas for a small traditional backyard full sun formal garden for spring in Boise with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Fireplace

Culver's Lawn and Landscape, Inc.

Design ideas for a large traditional backyard full sun garden in Cedar Rapids with a fire feature and brick pavers.

Traditional Landscape

This is an example of an expansive traditional backyard partial sun garden for summer in Boston with a fire feature.

Hardscaping

Wood Lawn & Landscaping

fire pit and patio
Photo of a traditional backyard garden in Other with a fire feature and concrete pavers.

Classic Beauty- Clyde Hill

Orion Rockscapes

Design ideas for a traditional side yard shaded formal garden for summer in Seattle with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Softscape

Outer Image Design

Small traditional courtyard garden in Houston with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Outdoor Patio Rails at NH Lake

Modern Metal Solutions

Inspiration for a large traditional backyard garden in Manchester with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living

Accent Landscapes

This landscape is designed for play. Featuring a sports court, play set, in ground trampoline, bocce ball court, putting green, and a pool offer lots of outdoor sport and play activities.

Rio Verde Back Yard Renovation

Giardinello Landscape & Design, LLC

Back Yard renovation that included re-grading the existing space and the construction of a decorative, travertine, split - faced retaining wall, custom outdoor kitchen with bartop, travertine patios, custom fire feature, artificial turf and new planters. Colorful, desert plants were added to compliment the yard.

Formal French Entertaining

Columbine Design - CLOSED

The homeowners of this old home in Greenwood Village, Colorado wanted two things: a space large enough to hold the dinner and cocktail parties they often hosted for business, and adhering to a strong traditional French design. The hardscape and custom pergolas are the foundation for a large entertaining area large enough for several tables. A Campania International fountain from Birdsall & Co. in a custom-made basin provides the focal point to the dining area. Several levels of retaining walls provide not only symmetry, accentuated by planted cast stone containers and pedestals, but also space for a bocce ball court at the highest level. A built-in barbecue and fire pit surrounding by teak Adirondack chairs make for a more intimate dining and conversation space, balancing out similar 'outdoor rooms' sprinkled throughout the landscape. Gravel pathways are reminiscent of traditional French gardens. Photos by Bryan Kopp

Country Garden- Fire Pit

Gale Nurseries Inc.

Inspiration for a large traditional backyard partial sun garden for spring in Philadelphia with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Meydenbauer Bay Hideaway

Alderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction

Beautiful white porcelain pavers extend throughout the project for a simple, clean-looking, and easy-to-maintain design. We worked with the natural grade by adding stairs. These also separated the kids' space and kept the hot tub at a more accessible, natural-looking height. Since the homeowners planned to eventually add exterior doors out to the main outdoor living area, our architect designed the landscape with this in mind. The fire pit area is out of the way of the future doors yet still easily accessible. It also provides the perfect vantage point from the client's favorite swinging bench overlooking the fire pit to the property's immaculate lake view. The finished backyard space meets our homeowner's needs flawlessly. From enjoying the lake view by the fire to watching the kids' basketball game from the hot tub, there are several picture-perfect places for this family to make memories for years to come!

Woodland Fire Pit Patio

a Blade of Grass

Bluestone patio with fieldstone sitting wall and fieldstone fire pit with custom cedar cover. Photo by Pete Cadieux
Inspiration for a small traditional backyard partial sun garden in Boston with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Timeless Sophistication (Mississauga, ON)

Partridge Fine Landscapes Ltd.

Sharp linear features guide your eye around this backyard. The fire table welcomes your gaze as warmly as the fire that flickers within. Your eye is inevitably drawn to the stone veneer accenting an exquisite outdoor kitchen and bar enclosed beneath a pergola that has been crafted to mirror the distinct features of the house. Finally, your gaze moves down the varied flagstone path, past formal garden beds and stone veneer pillars bursting with colour, to the pool with its clear blue water and interlock patio. Each glance beckons you forward, begging you to stay and live luxuriously.

Gallery

Chapman Builders Supplies

This is an example of a large traditional backyard garden in Toronto with a fire feature and brick pavers.

Parkview Hills

SURROUNDS Landscape Architecture + Construction

The project was a complete rear renovation involving a new swimming pool, patio areas, fireplace, outdoor kitchen, deck renovation, and surrounding landscape, and lighting. The site was very challenging due to very steep slopes and a limited amount of land area to accomplish the overall goals of the project. Those were lawn areas for the kids to play as well as patio space for entertainment and a swimming pool. Due to county requirements, multiple infiltration trenches were needed to accommodate the Chesapeake Bay ordinances. Photography: Morgan Howarth. Landscape Architect: Chad Talton, Surrounds Inc.

Fire Bowl Area

Carey Ezell Landscape Design LLC

Mixed evergreens and shrubs with ornamental grasses and perennials borders a backyard lawn and fire bowl area.
Photo of a large traditional backyard full sun garden for summer in Boston with a fire feature.

Princeton Pool

MT Carpenter Landscape Inc.

Design ideas for a large traditional backyard full sun garden for summer in Minneapolis with a fire feature and brick pavers.

Fire Place

User

An outdoor gas fireplace to keep the smell away but friends close.
Photo of a small traditional backyard partial sun xeriscape in Salt Lake City with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Back Yard Family Fun!

AJ's Landscaping & Outdoor Construction

Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard xeriscape in San Francisco with a fire feature and mulch.

Traditional Garden Design Ideas with a Fire Feature

Get Inspired by Traditional 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 traditional 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 Traditional Garden for Your Home

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