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Affordable Garden with Gravel Ideas and Designs

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Cliffmore
Cliffmore
The Garden Design CompanyThe Garden Design Company
Medium sized traditional back partial sun garden in Boston with a garden path and gravel.
Herb Gardens
Herb Gardens
Ecoscape Environmental DesignEcoscape Environmental Design
Medium sized traditional back garden in Denver with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Woodland Garden Path
Woodland Garden Path
UserUser
Low maintenance shade gardening
Photo of a medium sized eclectic back formal fully shaded garden for spring in Seattle with gravel and a garden path.
Vegetable Gardens
Vegetable Gardens
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
Purchased livestock troughs are a fun, easy and economical alternative for a small vegetable garden. Deer fencing keeps it safe, and cute garden art adds impace. Photo credit: The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
Culver City Garden Oasis
Culver City Garden Oasis
BE Landscape DesignBE Landscape Design
Allen Haren
This is an example of a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden seating in Los Angeles with a vegetable patch and gravel.
Jeux d'ombrages
Jeux d'ombrages
Sigmap-JardinSigmap-Jardin
Mur décoratif percé d'une fenêtre ouvrant sur la montagne
Inspiration for a contemporary private partial sun garden in Marseille with gravel.
Modern Rustic Garden
Modern Rustic Garden
Ash and LineAsh and Line
Inspiration for a large modern back formal and private fully shaded garden for summer in Houston with gravel.
A Cotswold garden in Stow on the Wold
A Cotswold garden in Stow on the Wold
Joanne Alderson DesignJoanne Alderson Design
The pathway to a traditional stone Cotswold house in Stow, this scheme has now matured & the yew domes are spectacular
This is an example of a medium sized classic front full sun garden for spring in Oxfordshire with a garden path and gravel.
Modern Manhattan Beach Strand front yard with colorful succulent plantings.
Modern Manhattan Beach Strand front yard with colorful succulent plantings.
Outside InStyleOutside InStyle
Terraced front entry with plantings that complement the modern exterior.
Design ideas for a small modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and gravel.
North Shore Midcentury Modern
North Shore Midcentury Modern
Calafia DesignCalafia Design
Japanese maple pops against the house and creates a peaceful back entry from the garden to this Midcentury home. Bluestone steppers are set into bluestone chip gravel. Photo Calafia Design Hardscape installed by Krugel Cobbles
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
A linear planting of molinia Moor Flame grass bisects a wedge-shaped plant bed with a specimen magnolia. Beach pebbles and slate chip mulch provide textural contrast. Renn Kuhnen Photography
Magical View
Magical View
Suncrest GardensSuncrest Gardens
Sidewalk from fireplace patio to garage door continues bluestone material and pattern dry laid within gravel walkway. Plant choices reflect partial shade conditions and include Kolkwitzia, ‘Dream Catcher’ Beauty Bush.
water-wise in the Santa Monica Mountains
water-wise in the Santa Monica Mountains
SVA Home and GardenSVA Home and Garden
This is an example of a medium sized modern front xeriscape partial sun garden in Los Angeles with gravel and a retaining wall.
Woodland by the Beach
Woodland by the Beach
Billy Goodnick Garden DesignBilly Goodnick Garden Design
Casual seating just outside the dining room and paths connecting dining area and re-purposed shade structure with portable chiminea for night-time gatherings. Plant material includes Japanese maple, Myers asparagus, New Zealand flax, ground morning glory (not invasive). California natives: Pacific Coast iris, Polystichum fern, redbud.
Historical Garden Retreat
Historical Garden Retreat
NC DesignsNC Designs
Photo of a medium sized mediterranean back xeriscape partial sun garden for spring in San Luis Obispo with a garden path and gravel.
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Garden Nest Residential LandscapeGarden Nest Residential Landscape
Photo By: Jude Parkinson-Morgan
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary back garden in San Francisco with a water feature and gravel.
Potrero Hill Lookout
Potrero Hill Lookout
Seed Studio Landscape DesignSeed Studio Landscape Design
photo by Seed Studio, editing by TR PhotoStudio
Small modern back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and gravel.
Wood Fences
Wood Fences
VIKING FENCE COVIKING FENCE CO
Medium sized classic side full sun garden for spring in Austin with a retaining wall and gravel.
Scripps Ranch Naturalistic Kid-friendly Landscape
Scripps Ranch Naturalistic Kid-friendly Landscape
Revolution LandscapeRevolution Landscape
Naturalistic kid play space.
Photo of a medium sized mediterranean back xeriscape full sun garden in San Diego with a climbing frame and gravel.
Lawn Conversion
Lawn Conversion
Rock & Rose Landscapes San FranciscoRock & Rose Landscapes San Francisco
Design ideas for a medium sized front partial sun garden for winter in San Francisco with a garden path and gravel.

Affordable Garden with Gravel 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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