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Design ideas for a small traditional backyard partial sun garden for spring in Portland with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Typical Residential Projects

Richard P. Rauso, ASLA, Landscape Architects

Richard P. Rauso, ASLA
Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun garden for summer in Other with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Traditional Landscape

This is an example of a traditional formal garden in Orange County with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Traditional Garden

Landscaping Solutions

Inspiration for a small traditional backyard shaded formal garden in London with natural stone pavers and with raised garden bed.

Water feature

Magnolia Landscape and Design Co.

Firepit patio with pondless waterfall.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard garden in Minneapolis with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Elegant Country Estate

Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.

Mid-sized traditional front yard full sun formal garden in New York with natural stone pavers and with flowerbed for summer.

Romantic Tarrytown Terrace

Westover Landscape Design

Often, less is more. Take this landscape design composed of climbing roses, hydrangeas, and lilies surrounding a bluestone terrace. This small, suburban garden feels both expansive and intimate. Japanese forest grass softens the edge of the terrace and adds just enough of a modern look to make the garden’s owners, urban transplants, happy. “My husband and I were looking for an outdoor space that had a secret-garden feeling,” says homeowner Anne Lillis-Ruth. “We’ve had fun adding furniture, antique planters, and a stone fountain to [landscape designer] Robert Welsch’s beautiful landscape. The white and green plantings provide the perfect backdrop to my collection of colorful table linens, glassware, and china. We love our garden!” Dean Fisher loved it, too. “The setting is so lovely and relaxed. It evokes the south of France, with its intimate scale and the integration of house and patio through the use of the vines and other plantings.”

Updating the Existing

Marilyn's Dreamscapes L.L.C.

This is an example of a traditional shaded garden in Chicago with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Ranch Ridge Retreat

Providence Design

Photography: Rett Peek
This is an example of a traditional garden in Little Rock with natural stone pavers and with fireplace.

Milton Residence

a Blade of Grass

Photo by Pete Cadieux
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional side yard shaded garden in Boston with natural stone pavers.

54" Tall Aluminum Ornamental Pool Fence

Paramount Fencing

Robert LaPlante
Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard garden in Philadelphia with natural stone pavers.

Gardens!

Outdoor Digs LLC

Photo of a mid-sized traditional backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in New York with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Garden

LandZen Landscape Design & Construction

Mid-sized traditional sloped formal garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Stairs

CAPITOL HARDSCAPES

Inspiration for a large traditional backyard partial sun garden in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Turtle Lake Garden

Zaremba & Company

Photo by George Dzahristos
Inspiration for a traditional garden in Detroit with natural stone pavers.

Gallery

Greater Detroit Landscape Company

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard full sun formal garden for spring in Detroit with with pond and natural stone pavers.

Fulham Garden

Tom Howard Garden Design and Landscaping

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard garden in London with a vertical garden and natural stone pavers.

Glencoe French Chateau - Formal Pool and Landscape

Arrow. Land + Structures

Glencoe IL Formal sideyard garden walk leading to rear yard pool oasis. French inspired theme. By: Arrow. Land + Structures. Landscape Architects and Builders----The sideyard path leads visitors towards the rear yard poolside retreat. Sideyards present an opportunity to create an an articulated approach that pulls you in towards your destination.

Unique Projects

Lewis Brothers

Inspiration for a traditional backyard full sun garden in Philadelphia with natural stone pavers.

Hillside with rugged stone path: late spring

Cultivar, Inc.

In late spring the white deutzia and nepeta begin to bloom, and the azaleas continue to flower. Spirea foliage and buds add chartreuse and pink touches.

Traditional Garden Design Ideas with Natural Stone Pavers

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.