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Affordable Garden with a Rockery Ideas and Designs

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Rosanna
Rosanna
John French Landscape DesignJohn French Landscape Design
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Melbourne with a rockery and gravel.
Creek Bed Crossing
Creek Bed Crossing
The Horticulture Consultant & DesignThe Horticulture Consultant & Design
Inspiration for a medium sized classic front garden in Denver with a rockery and decorative stones.
Modern Privacy Screening
Modern Privacy Screening
Kim Rooney DesignKim Rooney Design
Kim Rooney
Photo of a traditional front garden in Seattle with a rockery and concrete paving.
Alderwood Landscape
Alderwood Landscape
Alderwood Landscape Architecture and ConstructionAlderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction
Design ideas for a small classic back garden in Seattle with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Mountain View Low Water Pollinator Garden
Mountain View Low Water Pollinator Garden
Paradise Garden & LandscapeParadise Garden & Landscape
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic front xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a rockery.
Bubbling Rock Water Features
Bubbling Rock Water Features
Superior ScapeSuperior Scape
A bubbling rock water feature add sound and movement in the garden and attract and support a host of local wildlife.
Small traditional back garden in Detroit with a rockery.
California Contemporary
California Contemporary
Sarah Herman Landscape DesignSarah Herman Landscape Design
Organic forms mesh with contemporary angles in this modern Albany California back yard. Concrete steps poured around Napa basalt boulders enhance the composition and form of each material.
Meditation Garden
Meditation Garden
Derviss DesignDerviss Design
A small reflective meditation garden with modern japanese styling details.
Small world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in Sacramento with a rockery and decorative stones.
Dry Creek
Dry Creek
Prestige Landscape & Tree Service LLCPrestige Landscape & Tree Service LLC
Here we improved this yard by adding a dry creek, a few boulders and lots of plants!
Design ideas for a medium sized front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Portland with a rockery and decorative stones.
mid-century courtyard home / laguna niguel
mid-century courtyard home / laguna niguel
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
a zen garden at the rear yard creates a sculptural space and provides for a beautiful view from a secondary bedroom
Photo of a small world-inspired back xeriscape full sun garden in Orange County with a rockery, decomposed granite and a stone fence.
Lakefront Courtyard
Lakefront Courtyard
Ashworth Design StudioAshworth Design Studio
This is an example of a small modern courtyard xeriscape partial sun garden for winter in Seattle with a rockery and decorative stones.
Mount Osmond | Garden Re-Design | Native Garden
Mount Osmond | Garden Re-Design | Native Garden
Catnik Design StudioCatnik Design Studio
Design ideas for a large modern sloped xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Adelaide with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Australian Native Front Yard
Australian Native Front Yard
City BotanicsCity Botanics
Photo of a medium sized contemporary front xeriscape full sun garden in Sydney with a rockery and brick paving.
Japanese style garden
Japanese style garden
PLT DesignPLT Design
This photo was taken four years after the garden was built with the plants well established and the trees maturing well. In spring the garden is carpeted with fallen cherry blossom creating a magical display.
Curb Appeal
Curb Appeal
Prestige Landscape & Tree Service LLCPrestige Landscape & Tree Service LLC
We upgraded our customers parking strip by creating a few berms, decorative river rock and edging.
Inspiration for a small front garden in Portland with a rockery and decorative stones.
Woodland Retreat in Arlington
Woodland Retreat in Arlington
blue house gardensblue house gardens
We transformed a muddy area with a swale, river jacks and large stepping stones
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic side fully shaded garden in DC Metro with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Entrée post travaux
Entrée post travaux
I.D.O jardinsI.D.O jardins
Aménagement de l'entrée avec escalier en pierre végétalisé et entrée gravier, pas japonais ardoise et végétaux
Photo of a medium sized mediterranean side partial sun garden in Marseille with a rockery and gravel.
Japanese style garden
Japanese style garden
PLT DesignPLT Design
The client wanted a low maintenance garden based on a Japanese theme. The original garden was a blank canvas as the house had just been built, however there was a considerable slope to the garden and it was quite overlooked. The design was based on a Japanese ‘Karesansui’ or dry landscape garden. To remove the slope the garden was tiered into an upper and lower level using large purbeck rocks. A dry river bed runs diagonally across the garden. Stepping stones allow access to the garden, with a Japanese style wooden humpback bridge crossing the dry river bed. This leads to an arbour in the corner, a place to sit, relax and enjoy views of the garden. Another seating area is located in the top corner of the garden next to a railway sleeper focal point. The planting scheme is low maintenance, being predominantly evergreen and offering all year round interest. Three feature blossoming Cherry trees were planted to further enhance the Japanese feel and prevent the garden from being overlooked. The end result is a calm and serene garden to sit and relax in and enjoy the different views.
Fall City Private Residence
Fall City Private Residence
Kim Rooney DesignKim Rooney Design
Landscape by Kim Rooney
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional front formal partial sun garden in Seattle with a rockery.
Dry Creek Native
Dry Creek Native
Eden's Garden DesignEden's Garden Design
Large irregular flagstone pavers surrounded by gravel to blend in with natural stone used for retaining walls
Medium sized front xeriscape garden in Salt Lake City with a rockery and natural stone paving.

Affordable Garden with a Rockery Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed garden is as important as the emphasis we place on the designs of our interiors. After all, our grounds (however modest) frame our homes and contribute to first impressions not only of our houses, but also of the households within. Options for garden designs can be as elaborate or low maintenance as your lifestyle and preferences permit – consider both your aspirations for how it should look and how much time you can invest in garden maintenance. Consulting a gardener or landscape designer will ensure you have a garden that suits your lifestyle, the local climate and soil conditions. But don’t forget that with Houzz your first stop can be collecting images of garden ideas and designs you love in order to inspire your garden plans and potentially share them with a landscape gardening professional.

How do I come up with a front garden design?

The priority for a front garden is kerb appeal. Begin by considering the area immediately around and leading up to your front door. You may want to opt for front garden designs that blend well with the style of your home – for example, abundant foliage and flowerbeds will perfectly complement a period property, whereas man-made materials, geometric shapes and contrasting textures are great ideas for a contemporary garden design. Even if your front garden is a small space, keep it tidy – if you have more space, make the most of it with garden ideas and features such as a manicured lawn, gravel driveway, water feature or garden fencing. If you don’t have the time or commitment to devote to gardening, then neatly pruned hedges, statement paving, hanging baskets, garden benches and outdoor lighting are all decorative, low maintenance garden ideas for your front garden design.

How should I design my back garden?

Back gardens typically offer more space than front garden designs and serve a more recreational purpose, so it’s important to know how you want to spend time in your garden before you design it in order to build in the features that you will enjoy. If you love relaxing in the garden and dining al fresco, think about patios, decking, garden furniture and BBQs. For the more horticulturally-inclined, incorporate flower beds, greenhouses or vegetable garden designs. Your landscape gardening professional can help you install structures such as sheds, pergolas and gazebos that complement your garden design, and artfully-placed garden ideas such as lawn edging and lighting will add definition to your chosen design.

How do I create a low maintenance garden?

The great news is, gardens aren’t exclusively for the green-fingered. Whether you’re not horticulturally-inclined or simply don’t have the time for a bit of landscape gardening, you can still have a garden design that looks the way you want by making some smart design choices. While many of us favour low maintenance gardens like urban gardens, roof terraces and patio gardens, lovers of greenery don’t need to sacrifice grass for paving slabs. Whatever you want from your garden, there are a variety of gardening solutions that can be built in to make life easier. For example, labour intensive features such as vegetable patches, greenhouses and flower beds can be optimised with an automatic irrigation system. These can be offset with fuss-free garden ideas such as hard landscaping, including gravel, paving or decking, and hard-wearing evergreens that require minimal upkeep. You might even consider replacing your garden fencing with slow growing hedging, which can be maintained less regularly than wooden fence panels. If having a lawn is important, there are different types of grasses in varying degrees of durability and maintenance. You may choose to take a more relaxed approach to your lawn – “wild” garden designs can have great charm if the grasses and flowers are chosen carefully. If you prefer a manicured lawn, it’s a good idea to invest in a “mulching” lawn mower that will recycle clippings and remove the need for cleaning up. Finally, there isn’t a more low maintenance garden lawn than artificial grass which can look highly realistic and keep your garden looking green. Garden ornaments are a great way to add interest to your low maintenance garden design – go for smart garden ideas such as solar garden lights which are both decorative and functional. Find some of the most popular design ideas on Houzz.
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