Tropical Waterfall adorned with natural rock and pebbles that descends to a pond with beautiful Tropical foliage including our favorites the Bromeliads.

Melbourne Beach Pool Landscaping Before and After

Construction Landscape, LLC.

Bringing the tropics to this Melbourne Beach pool landscape. We added height with the silver triangle fan palm then a center impact with the European fan palm, pops of color on the corners by using cordylines then a touch of yellows greens pinks and purples to add the topical flowers as all grows in. The mermaid head statue looks as though she is coming up through the colorful foliage.

Backyard Designs

Eileen G Designs

Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical backyard full sun garden in Miami with brick pavers.

Garden Waterfall Water Features Los Angeles

Sierra Pacific Design

Garden waterfall water features in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jamie Schevers.
Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical backyard partial sun garden in Los Angeles with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Tropical Paradise in Boca Raton

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Tropical vegetation surrounds the garden path in this Boca Raton tropical landscape. The path is accented by two benches, garden stools used as end tables, a bird bath, and container gardens. Photo by Pamela Crawford.

Lagoon

Inscapes Landscaping

Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard shaded garden in San Francisco with with pond and concrete pavers.

Petit jardin exotique avec mini-piscine

Sigmap-Jardin

This is an example of a tropical full sun garden in Marseille with decking.

Balmain - Inner city garden

sticks and stones Landscape Design

This is an example of a small tropical backyard full sun garden in Sydney with a retaining wall and decking.

Secret Urban Garden

Land2c Landscape Architecture

Land2c photo To create a 'room' feel a door was used in lieu of a gate. The door locks from the inside and can be opened from the outside with a key. The path leads to a landing with stairs up to the house or down to the sunken terrace. The fencing matches the house adding to the unity. Climbing hydrangeas are beginning to cover the garden walls.

Drought Tolerant Tropical and Lush

attriniti

Inspiration for a tropical backyard full sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Pride of Madeira in Full Bloom

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Pride of Madeira, native to Canary Islands and Madeira, look fabulous in their large clusters! Lauran Corson
This is an example of a large tropical sloped garden in Orange County.

Garden 6 months post planting

Creative Botanic

A small tropical foliage garden featuring bold foliage plants including heliconias, cordylines and canna lillies.
Design ideas for a small tropical front yard full sun formal garden for summer in Sunshine Coast with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Garden Pathways

Arroyo Seco Construction

This is an example of a small tropical side yard partial sun garden for summer in Santa Barbara with a garden path and brick pavers.

Our Portfolio

SoCal Concepts, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized tropical front yard partial sun driveway in Orange County with a retaining wall and mulch.

Merritt Island Landscape Design

Hortus Landscaping

The permaculture design will provide privacy for the residents and lush curb appeal for neighbors.
Inspiration for a large tropical front yard shaded garden in Orlando.

The Ramsey Home

Photoscape Landscape and Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical front yard garden in Miami.

Fruit Tree Care Team--The art of edibles

Arbor Services, Inc of Santa Barbara

Karen Christman, Arbor Services, Inc.
Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard garden for spring in Santa Barbara with a vegetable garden.

Charming up a Caribbean-colonial front yard

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Entry steps were enhanced with Spanish ceramic tile with patterned tile on the risers creating interest to the true Spanish style, it also complemented with the contemporary custom wrought iron veranda gallery.

Earlier Work

BORDEN Landscape Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical front yard full sun garden for winter in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

A taste of the tropics

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The owner of this urban terrace house wanted the small backyard to be a mini-retreat that could be used as additional living space. By removing the lawn and extending the courtyard area slightly, space was created for a dining table and a sun-lounger with space to move around. A small utility area doubles as space for a productive vegetable garden. As planting space in the courtyard was limited, plants were selected that could add drama and lushness without taking up too much space. Bold colours and textures and strong vertical lines from the canna lilies and clumping palms create the feeling of a lush tropical retreat all-year round. The pine timber fence was stained with Resene Waterborne Woodsman "Iroko" which forms a rich backdrop to the courtyard

Tropical Garden Design Ideas

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.