Jaime Seymour-Newton
This is an example of a small tropical front yard shaded garden for spring in Miami with natural stone pavers.

Our Work

Littlefield Landscapes

Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in Boston with with pond and natural stone pavers.

Our Landscaping

Delray Garden Center

Mid-sized tropical front yard partial sun garden in Miami with a garden path and brick pavers for spring.

Duffy's Forest Project

Joanne Green Landscape & Interior

This new contemporary home required a complementary sub-tropical garden, while maintaining complete practicality due to the horse stables, horse round yards, riding arena, chicken coup and aviary that was required for keeping many well-loved animals. To achieve this, a number of challenges needed to be overcome, starting with the fact the location and exposed nature of the site meant the plantings needed to withstand some very harsh conditions, including extreme heat in summer and bitter frosts in winter, as well as prevailing winds. To counter this, we added to the nature strip surrounding the property, increasing the planting to improve privacy and assisting in creating a wind breaks to the gardens – as well as providing a habitat for birds and native wild life. The garden areas around the main driveway and entry pathways, pool surrounds and spaces around the house were filled with a mixture of hardy plants with a sub-tropical bent, such as Frangipani’s, N.Z. Flax, Yucca’s, Gardenia’s, Murraya and Bird-of-Paradise, with striking selected succulents as accents. An extensive driveway of second hand bricks was installed to provide access to the horse stables, house and visitor parking, bordered on both sides by swathes of lush green Flax Lily, Mat Rush and Cardboard Palms, among random sandstone rocks to provide interest. All the new garden spaces were built with sandstone paving, steel edging and pebble inserts, making use of interesting lighting to highlight key areas and showcase the entire piece. Several new courtyards with entertainment and living areas were created to ensure the space was liveable for the whole family, and a prominent water feature was installed to give the garden a feeling of tranquillity. The end result is a beautiful, lush tropical escape that can be enjoyed by everyone – even the horses.

Tropical Oasis

Plant Systems Landscape

Large tropical front yard full sun formal garden in Other with a garden path and concrete pavers for spring.

Melissa's backyard

Father Nature Landscapes of Tacoma, Inc.

Water feature close-up, natural Lynch creek boulders with ornamental grasses, low voltage lighting and river rocks. Bruno Adaro
Large tropical backyard full sun xeriscape in Seattle with a water feature and gravel for spring.

Recent Projects

Landscaping By Anthony, Inc.

This is an example of a large tropical backyard full sun garden for spring in Miami with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Residential Property in Hamilton Parish

Brown & Company Limited

Wooden dock area with rope handrail and outdoor lighting down the steps and throughout the pathway.
Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard partial sun garden for spring in Other with decking.

The Koi Pond

Conscious Environments Inc.

A koi pond is just another feature of this backyard paradise. The pond features a cascading stone wall, natural stone veneer, and glass tile.
Inspiration for a large tropical side yard partial sun garden for spring in Orange County with natural stone pavers.

Water Feature Bliss

OUTHOUSE design

This project is a great example of looking at the strengths of the existing space, how our clients want to use the garden and simply removing hurdles that don’t encourage flow. The upper deck was small and impractical for dining, narrow timber steps didn’t encourage connection and a supporting post in the middle didn’t help matters. In a nutshell the client didn’t venture far from the back door. So, after confirming a clear client brief, the next step was to engage with a professional Engineer and obtain the green light to replace the vertical support post with a suitable beam. This simple but vital change opened up the complete space, enabled us to extend the deck and widen the steps. The next stage was to encourage the complete family into the garden and what better way to do this than create a focal point. Creating extensive seating encourages year-round use, with warm summer days under the scented frangipani tree to those cooler evenings with the advantage of our client’s fire pit. Recycling the site sandstone to create a feature pond and installing oversized paving, brings character to the garden. Low maintenance lush planting combinations soften the garden and give year-round interest. The final touches are the external seating cushions crafted by our client and what a great final touch to a super family garden.

Master Gardener's Inspiration

Sustainable Horticultural Environments

Susan Follick
Design ideas for a tropical backyard full sun formal garden for spring in Orlando with a garden path and gravel.

Annuals For Spring, Summer and Fall color.

All Seasons Maintenance & Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical full sun garden for spring in Philadelphia.

Backyard Water Feature

Magic Garden Dreams

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard partial sun garden for spring in San Diego with a water feature, with pond and river rock.

Foodscaping

Littlefield Landscapes

Tomatoes, cukes, basil, many herbs for cooking and sharing
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical backyard partial sun formal garden for spring in Boston with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Coconut Grove Miami Project

Hagan Binder Design

Small tropical front yard partial sun garden in Miami with a garden path and decomposed granite for spring.

The Creek House

Define Landscape Architecture

Inspiration for a large tropical backyard full sun xeriscape for spring in Brisbane with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

The wonders of the rainforest

User

Neoregelias; Guzmania lindenii (variegated bromeliads);Tree-fern; Rhoeo Stripe Me Pink (Tradescantia Spathacea)
Design ideas for a small tropical front yard shaded garden for spring in Other with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Captiva Bayside Residence

Alair Homes Sanibel

Photography by LeAnne Ash
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical front yard full sun driveway for spring in Tampa with gravel and a garden path.

Backyard Remodel - Culver City

Prime Builders & Experts

Project Description: 3D Backyard Design We created a 3D rendering to fully show our client the outcome of her backyard remodel project. You can see from the 3D renderings we literally brought her vision to life. Complete Backyard Remodel We installed new pavers for the large walkway that runs from the front to the back of the backyard. We built a large concrete wall with stucco all around for privacy. The new courtyard also has new pavers, grass sections, and a sprinkler system. We planted new trees and built a wood-raised vegetable bed. For decorative accents, we added new concrete steps, smart exterior lights, artificial turf installation, river rock installation, and new drain lines to prevent flooding. We also built a custom floating deck that sits in between trees.

Sai Kung Kids Garden

Hunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden Design

Large tropical backyard shaded formal garden in Hong Kong with with outdoor playset and mulch for spring.

Tropical Garden Design Ideas for Spring

Get Inspired by Tropical 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 tropical 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 Tropical Garden for Your Home

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