This attractive wood fence provides privacy and adds a beautiful backdrop to this backyard landscape. It provides a contrast to these white roses. Behind this wood fence is a drainage ditch, but you wouldn't know it! Consider wood fencing for your backyard landscape. TRU Landscape Services

Hillside of Color and Texture

KL Designs Residential Landscape Planning LLC

The Arbutus Marina is a beautiful specimen plant. This shrub can be pruned to expose the lower burgundy branches. It is evergreen and gets a small bell flower in spring. The bloom is followed with fruits that look like strawberries. The fruits begin yellow and as they ripen turn orange and then red. The fruit is edible to humans but very bland. The local birds enjoy the fruit but as it does fall this plant is best in a plant bed where the fruits can be ignored to decompose and give back tot eh soil. It is best away from pavements but is lovely set off from a patio area.

Australian Garden Show Sydney 2014

Earth Matters Consulting

Mid-sized and australian native transitional front yard full sun garden in Sydney with a container garden and mulch for spring.

Custom Wood Fencing: Front yard

Cool Cat Fence

Design ideas for a transitional garden in Seattle.

Front Hardscape and Plantings - Curb Appeal in Brandywine, MD

LiveWell Outdoors

Brick walkway; new planting beds alongside walkway; compliments house; plants will grow in and look great next year; space for bench as not to impede on walkway; improved curb appeal

Suburban Manor with Terraced Landscaping

Absolutely Outdoors

This beautiful home features terraced landscaping with a variety of plantings, pottery, crushed granite pathways, and stonework that matches the home's facade.

Lake Zurich Front Yard Landscape Design & Installation

Poul's Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.

Photo of a transitional front yard garden in Chicago with with path and brick pavers.

Dallas Transitional Pool, Spa and Fire Staycation

Mike Farley Pool Designer, SWD, ASLA

Beautiful Dallas Transitional style Pool project with an perimeter overflow spa, fire bowls, fire bar, LED lights, LED gusher, recessed diving board, Travertine decks, and a large outdoor kitchen for lots of grilling. Project designed by Mike Farley. Landscaping by Joey Designs. Photo by Farley Designs.

Resin Bound Driveway Install

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Design ideas for a transitional garden in Other.

Serrao

J. Montgomery Designs, Inc.

This is an example of a transitional backyard garden in San Francisco with natural stone pavers and a water feature.

Fountainhead Driveway

Design Paving

This finish compliments painted brick.
Mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway in DC Metro with concrete pavers.

Custom Redwood Privacy Fence

Flores Artscape

An in=progress backyard makeover with a redwood privacy fence and some drought-tolerant plants in mulch and gravel.
Inspiration for a transitional garden in Los Angeles.

Townhouse Gardens

Garden Gate Landscaping

Charles W. Bowers/Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Design ideas for a small transitional front yard partial sun garden for summer in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Schmidt Project

Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design

corten steel firepit, Corten steel fireplace, corten steel fountain, lawn for dogs, modern fireplace, modern fountain, modern outdoor design, modern outdoor living space, modern planters, odor resistant synthetic turf, paver, seat wall with backrest, sheer decent waterfall Sloped landscape design, syn-lawn, synthetic turf BE Burk Photography

Mount Pleasant Garden

Molly Scott Exteriors, LLC

A custom designed fence and gate provides privacy. Contemporary gate hardware by 360 Yardware. Hardscape, Lighting, Water Feature and Planting by John Shorb Landscaping, Inc. Fence by Expert Fence, Inc. Deck by Oakdale Construction Furniture by client All Photos by Molly Scott, Molly Scott Exteriors, LLC

Silverdale Landscape

Brookside Landscape and Design

Design ideas for a large transitional backyard full sun xeriscape in Seattle with natural stone pavers.

Residential Work

Mauri Landscapes

Photo of a large transitional backyard full sun xeriscape in Las Vegas with a garden path and gravel.

Landscapes

Mott's Landscaping

Transitional garden in Salt Lake City.

Orinda 6

Garden Nest Residential Landscape

Photo By: Jude Parkinson-Morgan
Inspiration for a transitional front yard garden in San Francisco.

Cap d'Ail Garden Design

Atelier Nelumbo Garden Design

Transitional garden in Nice.

Transitional Orange Garden Design Ideas

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.