Transitional front yard garden in Austin with a container garden.

Daniel Driensky
Photo of a small transitional front yard partial sun garden for summer in Dallas with a container garden.

Spring Annuals & Bulbs

Greenhaven Landscapes Inc.

Hannah Goering Photography
This is an example of a large transitional front yard garden for spring in Chicago with a container garden.

Shaker Heights Rooftop

Lifestyle Landscaping, Inc.

Evergreen boxwood visually seperate and enclose the main patio space.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional rooftop full sun garden for summer in Cleveland with a container garden.

Palm Beach Container Gardens

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Succulents fill this Palm Beach county container garden photographed by Pamela Crawford. See over 500 photos of Palm Beach landscapes and container gardens on her web site, pamela-crawford.com. Pamela designs landscapes throughout Palm Beach County, FL, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, the town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and Wellington. See over 500 photos of container gardens on her website at pamela-crawford.com. Pamela designs landscapes throughout Palm Beach County, FL, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, the town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and Wellington.

Our Work

QPS Landscape & Pool Professionals

Photo of a large transitional backyard full sun formal garden in Toronto with a container garden and natural stone pavers.

California Native Garden

Susan Friedman Landscape Architecture

The raised planter surrounding the deck provides a decorative succulent barrier. Tom Minczeski, Photographer Gardelle Landscape Construction
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional backyard full sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a container garden and decking.

Southampton Farm

Warren's Nursery

Design ideas for an expansive transitional sloped partial sun formal garden in New York with a container garden and gravel.

Fall Containers

KMS Gardens and Design

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional backyard full sun garden for fall in Chicago with a container garden and natural stone pavers.

Artificial Grass for Rooftops, Decks and Patios

SYNLawn

SYNLawn transformed this New York rooftop into a beautiful outdoor living area. We can enhance your quality of life by creating a more usable and functional space with the installation of our artificial grass. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.

Roof Deck Living

Christy Webber Landscapes

With amazing city views, its hard not to want to spend all your time living outside. With this design, you can. In one corner you have planters packed with seasonal vegetables that can be picked, rinsed and served, all within about 10 footsteps. Want some protein with that? No problem. The outdoor kitchen is set to feed a crowd, all while engaging friends over the bar, and into the dining area. Here, with built-in retractable pergola canopies, you can control your environment to whatever shade, sun, or night sky setting you desire. And then, when you can eat no more, kick-back and relax in the comfy, heated lounge seating area.

Container Plantings

Weatherill & Associates

Inspiration for a large transitional front yard partial sun garden in San Francisco with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Fabulous Prairie Style Home

Suncrest Homes

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional backyard shaded garden in Other with a container garden.

Tribeca NYC Rooftop Splendor

Design Farm Group

Meeka Van der Wal
This is an example of a small transitional rooftop full sun garden for summer in New York with a container garden.

Bath Courtyard

Green & Gorgeous

Portuguese Laurel add structure, height and screening, creating a stark separation between the courtyard and lawn areas.
This is an example of a small transitional courtyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Other with a container garden and gravel.

Gardens & Garden Paths

Ruckel / Dillon / Wright, Inc.

Design ideas for a large transitional backyard full sun garden in Houston with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Palm Beach Container Gardens

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Cannae lilies and dragon wing begonias fill this container garden designed and photographed by Pamela Crawford. See over 500 photos of Palm Beach landscapes and container gardens on her web site, pamela-crawford.com. Pamela designs landscapes throughout Palm Beach County, FL, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, the town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and Wellington.

Shawnee Hilltop

Nature's Touch

When it comes to pool design, for some homeowners less is more. As opposed to a natural and rustic setting, these homeowners chose a contemporary theme focused on clean lines and geometric design. For this project, we ripped out a previous existing pool and installed a new lap pool design. Parallel to the lap pool, sits a square toddler pool. Planter boxes sitting behind lounge chairs are surrounded by a retaining wall containing a lush green softscape. Six pieces of large stone were used for a fire feature. The flames dance through large, decorative chunks of glass for an element of lighting effect.

Courtyard garden

Matthew Giampietro Garden Design

Courtyard garden landscape design project in Hollywood Florida with banter boxes to give the finishing garden detail to the courtyard garden
Mid-sized transitional courtyard full sun formal garden in Miami with a container garden and gravel.

Container Gardening

Colorful Impressions, Ltd.

This is an example of a small transitional courtyard shaded garden in Dallas with a container garden.

Transitional Garden Design Ideas with a Container Garden

Get Inspired by Transitional 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 transitional 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 Transitional Garden for Your Home

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