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Back Garden with a Potted Garden Ideas and Designs

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Poolside Container Garden
Poolside Container Garden
Columbine Fine Landscape Gardening and DesignColumbine Fine Landscape Gardening and Design
Photo of a back garden in New York with a potted garden.
Country Farmhouse Gathering
Country Farmhouse Gathering
Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for a small country back formal full sun garden for summer in Bridgeport with a potted garden and gravel.
Urban Ranch
Urban Ranch
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Medium sized modern back xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Houston with a potted garden and concrete paving.
Stylish City Refuge
Stylish City Refuge
Hufnagel Landscape Design & Construction GroupHufnagel Landscape Design & Construction Group
Small contemporary back garden in New York with a potted garden and natural stone paving.
Paleface Ranch
Paleface Ranch
Van Wicklen DesignVan Wicklen Design
Large farmhouse back formal full sun garden in Austin with a potted garden and mulch.
Flower Containers
Flower Containers
Sylvan Gardens Landscape ContractorsSylvan Gardens Landscape Contractors
Photo of a small traditional back full sun garden in Other with a potted garden and decking.
West View
West View
Seed Studio Landscape DesignSeed Studio Landscape Design
image: Travis Rhoads Photography
Inspiration for a small modern back full sun garden in San Francisco with a potted garden and decking.
Brownstone Backyard in Jersey City, NJ
Brownstone Backyard in Jersey City, NJ
Solicito and Son Landscape ContractingSolicito and Son Landscape Contracting
Design ideas for a small classic back partial sun garden in New York with a potted garden.
Custom Greenhouses
Custom Greenhouses
BC Greenhouse Builders LtdBC Greenhouse Builders Ltd
Our Cottage 8x10 double glass greenhouse offers unbeatable insulation for colder climates. With additional ventilation and decorative options, this is the jewel in your yard.
Wordly in Los Altos
Wordly in Los Altos
Peruri Design CompanyPeruri Design Company
Designed by Sindhu Peruri of Peruri Design Co. Woodside, CA Photography by Eric Roth
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary back formal full sun garden in San Francisco with a potted garden and natural stone paving.
Wildlife View House
Wildlife View House
Landscape Design West, LLCLandscape Design West, LLC
This container garden in the Tucson Catalina Foothills supports wildlife such as hummingbirds and butterflies. This garden gives year-around color and interest that is low water and low maintenance! It is a great Wildlife View!
Container Gardens
Container Gardens
Table2GardenTable2Garden
This is an example of a medium sized modern back garden in Other with a potted garden and gravel.
Appleton Way
Appleton Way
Peters ArchitecturePeters Architecture
Clark Dugger Photography
This is an example of a large contemporary back full sun garden in Los Angeles with a potted garden and gravel.
Portland Road - Kingston
Portland Road - Kingston
Metre Squared ArchitectureMetre Squared Architecture
Gilda Cevasco
Photo of a small classic back formal full sun garden for spring in Other with gravel and a potted garden.
Summer Containers
Summer Containers
KMS Gardens and DesignKMS Gardens and Design
Medium sized classic back full sun garden for summer in Chicago with a potted garden.
Custom Raised Gardens
Custom Raised Gardens
customraisedgardenscustomraisedgardens
Cedar 4'x8'x18"High gardens with hardware cloth covers and 4 removable doors for easy access.
Design ideas for a large modern back formal full sun garden for spring in San Diego with a potted garden.
Lake House
Lake House
R.R. CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, LLCR.R. CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Large rustic back partial sun garden in Other with concrete paving and a potted garden.
Space for Peace
Space for Peace
Ecoscape Environmental DesignEcoscape Environmental Design
Turn off your phone and come sit. So simple. Yet so hard to do sometimes. Your landscape can be your sanctuary space away from the craziness of the day.
Cross Country Greenhouses
Cross Country Greenhouses
BC Greenhouse Builders LtdBC Greenhouse Builders Ltd
A traditional style greenhouse used as a flower garden.
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary back formal full sun garden for summer in Vancouver with a potted garden and natural stone paving.
Container Gardens
Container Gardens
Table2GardenTable2Garden
Even small spaces need great design. Container and small space gardens - decks, alcoves and patios are all great spots to "green" up with planted pots. Add color, texture and warmth to your small spaces - or drama to a large space - with a well-designed container. Birdbaths, fountains, troughs and more make great containers. Irrigation can be run to your containers or Oyas (water vessels) can be planted in the containers to provide irrigation and to keep your plants healthy.

Back Garden with a Potted Garden 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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