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Black Garden with a Retaining Wall Ideas and Designs

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Oak Tree Setting With Hillside Views, Landscape Renovation, Northern California
Oak Tree Setting With Hillside Views, Landscape Renovation, Northern California
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
APLD Silver Award Winning Landscape 2021. Dymondia ground cover filled in. An expansive back yard landscape with several mature oak trees and a stunning Golden Locust tree has been transformed into a welcoming outdoor retreat. The renovations include a wraparound deck, an expansive travertine natural stone patio, stairways and pathways along with concrete retaining walls and column accents with dramatic planters. The pathways meander throughout the landscape... some with travertine stepping stones and gravel and those below the majestic oaks left natural with fallen leaves. Raised vegetable beds and fruit trees occupy some of the sunniest areas of the landscape. A variety of low-water and low-maintenance plants for both sunny and shady areas include several succulents, grasses, CA natives and other site-appropriate Mediterranean plants complimented by a variety of boulders. Dramatic white pots provide architectural accents, filled with succulents and citrus trees. Design, Photos, Drawings © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design @digyourgardenlandscapedesign
Bench seating in foreground with native plants on hillside in background
Bench seating in foreground with native plants on hillside in background
June Scott DesignJune Scott Design
Rock outcroppings make a striking background for new lounge areas in this compact Los Angeles hillside garden. Working with the attributes of the site, we added native plants to drape over the stone, and converted hollowed stone planters into a firepit and water feature. New built-in seating and a cozy hammock complete the relaxing space, and dramatic lighting makes it come alive at night. Photo by Martin Cox Photography.
Landscape Lighting
Landscape Lighting
Michigan Chandelier CompanyMichigan Chandelier Company
This is an example of a large classic back garden in Detroit with a retaining wall.
Long Beach Drought Tolerant Landscape
Long Beach Drought Tolerant Landscape
CaliScape Landscape ServicesCaliScape Landscape Services
While the Southern California drought is keeping homeowners water usage to a minimum, there are an abundance of plants that thrive on minimal water. A combination of drip irrigation systems and drought tolerant plants can keep your exterior spaces green and beautiful as well as water efficient. This image features our design a few months down the road. With the addition of a few spring flowers, this front yard is officially ready for the Spring and Summer season.
Terrraced Retaining Wall With Steps Leading To Upper Patio
Terrraced Retaining Wall With Steps Leading To Upper Patio
The Sculpted EarthThe Sculpted Earth
Terraced Retaining Wall of AllenBlock Europa Series with low voltage landscape lighting and new plantings.
Photo of a medium sized traditional back xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Seattle with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Modern Landscape
Modern Landscape
All Natural LandscapesAll Natural Landscapes
Frank Spiker
Inspiration for a medium sized modern front formal full sun garden in Detroit with a retaining wall and brick paving.
Patios/Retaining Walls
Patios/Retaining Walls
Timberland Outdoor ServicesTimberland Outdoor Services
Stone steppers with multi-tiered boulder retaining wall
Photo of a medium sized traditional back xeriscape partial sun garden in Minneapolis with a retaining wall and mulch.
Versa Lok Wall
Versa Lok Wall
Sylvan Gardens Landscape ContractorsSylvan Gardens Landscape Contractors
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional front full sun garden in Other with a retaining wall and mulch.
Gardens
Gardens
Mary Adams Lines, LLCMary Adams Lines, LLC
Photo of a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden for spring in New York with a retaining wall and gravel.
Retaining Planter Walls
Retaining Planter Walls
Kraft Custom ConstructionKraft Custom Construction
After completing an interior remodel for this mid-century home in the South Salem hills, we revived the old, rundown backyard and transformed it into an outdoor living room that reflects the openness of the new interior living space. We tied the outside and inside together to create a cohesive connection between the two. The yard was spread out with multiple elevations and tiers, throughout which we used to create “outdoor rooms” with separate seating, eating and gardening areas that flowed seamlessly from one to another. We installed a fire pit in the seating area, built-in pizza oven, wok and bar-b-que in the outdoor kitchen, and a soaking tub on the lower deck. The concrete dining table doubled as a ping pong table and required a boom truck to lift the pieces over the house and into the back yard. The result is an outdoor sanctuary the homeowners can effortlessly enjoy year-round.
Contemporary Craftsman Front Yard Landscape - Brookfield
Contemporary Craftsman Front Yard Landscape - Brookfield
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’ is massed behind the garden walls for a dramatic spring floral display. Westhauser Photography
This is an example of a large contemporary front garden for spring in Milwaukee with gravel and a retaining wall.
Ranch Redux
Ranch Redux
Uccello Development, LLCUccello Development, LLC
The cottage style exterior of this newly remodeled ranch in Connecticut, belies its transitional interior design. The exterior of the home features wood shingle siding along with pvc trim work, a gently flared beltline separates the main level from the walk out lower level at the rear. Also on the rear of the house where the addition is most prominent there is a cozy deck, with maintenance free cable railings, a quaint gravel patio, and a garden shed with its own patio and fire pit gathering area.
Longmeadow Woodland
Longmeadow Woodland
Stephen A. Roberts LandscapeStephen A. Roberts Landscape
This shows the pathway from the driveway.
Inspiration for a large classic front driveway garden in Boston with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Leslie Residence
Leslie Residence
Open Envelope StudioOpen Envelope Studio
Concrete pavers on pea gravel patio with steel retaining wall, and sod. Steel edged pea gravel with native plants.
Design ideas for a small modern back full sun garden in Austin with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Gorski Landscaping
Gorski Landscaping
Gorski LandscapingGorski Landscaping
Photo of a medium sized front formal full sun garden for spring in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Wappingers Falls Poolscape
Wappingers Falls Poolscape
Randazzo's Landscaping Inc.Randazzo's Landscaping Inc.
Inspiration for a small traditional back formal full sun garden for summer in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Valliant Drive Retaining Wall Planters
Valliant Drive Retaining Wall Planters
Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.
A great example of a front yard makeover that turns a simple sloped front yard with old dead grass and a couple of trees into a functional, beautiful stepped yard that still incorporates some grass but also stepped raised planters, natural rock, and wide substantial concrete steps and sitting areas for tremendous curb appeal!!!
Barri
Barri
Landmark LandscapingLandmark Landscaping
Photo of a medium sized classic sloped full sun garden in Denver with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Farmington, Ct. landscape 1
Farmington, Ct. landscape 1
Old Farms Landscaping Inc.Old Farms Landscaping Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden for spring in New York with a retaining wall and mulch.
Westridge project
Westridge project
Low Voltage LightingLow Voltage Lighting
Design ideas for a large mediterranean back formal full sun garden in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and concrete paving.

Black Garden with a Retaining Wall 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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