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Coastal Garden with a Garden Path Ideas and Designs

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San Marcos, Carmel
San Marcos, Carmel
Paso Robles LandscapingPaso Robles Landscaping
Quaint cottage design & build with complimentary custom landscaping
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical front driveway partial sun garden in San Luis Obispo with a garden path, brick paving and a metal fence.
New life for an old garden
New life for an old garden
Blue Hibiscus GardensBlue Hibiscus Gardens
This is an example of a nautical side garden in San Francisco with a garden path and a wood fence.
Front Yard Landscape
Front Yard Landscape
Stephanie D PooleStephanie D Poole
The meandering flagstone pathway leads visitors from the sidewalk or driveway to the front door around a rain chain downspout.
Design ideas for a small beach style front xeriscape full sun garden in Santa Barbara with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Westport Cottage
Westport Cottage
Minglewood, LLCMinglewood, LLC
Cottage Shrub and Perennial Garden
Design ideas for a small coastal front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Providence with a garden path.
California Seaside Cottage Landscape | Santa Barbara CA
California Seaside Cottage Landscape | Santa Barbara CA
Natural Concepts Landscaping ContractorsNatural Concepts Landscaping Contractors
design | Erin Carroll, Landscape Architect, Arcadia Studio photography | Kurt Jordan Photography
Photo of a coastal front partial sun garden in Santa Barbara with a garden path and brick paving.
Clamshell Alley
Clamshell Alley
Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLCMatthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC
This is an example of a beach style garden in Portland Maine with a garden path.
Gallery
Gallery
Dan Viehmann LandscapingDan Viehmann Landscaping
This is a granite cobblestone walkway filled with sea shells that leads to the front entrance of this beautiful home in Cape Porpoise, Maine
Medium sized beach style front partial sun garden for summer in Portland Maine with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Whidbey Island Seaside Retreat
Whidbey Island Seaside Retreat
Berger PartnershipBerger Partnership
Karen Chapman and Berger Partnership
This is an example of a beach style courtyard garden in Seattle with a garden path.
Modern Front Entrance
Modern Front Entrance
Nathaniel Polta PhotographyNathaniel Polta Photography
Nathaniel Polta
Coastal back fully shaded garden in Los Angeles with a garden path.
Dunn residence
Dunn residence
UserUser
This landscape had been mostly Bermuda grass, weeds, and junipers. The landscape was gutted and replaced with native plants, succulents, and ground covered with gravel and bark. Photo by Tom Lanier
Nantucket Beach House
Nantucket Beach House
Ike Kligerman BarkleyIke Kligerman Barkley
Photo of a nautical back formal full sun garden in Boston with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Eadie Mid Century Beach House
Eadie Mid Century Beach House
Dane Spencer Landscape ArchitectureDane Spencer Landscape Architecture
Dane Spencer
Medium sized nautical front partial sun garden for autumn in Portland with a garden path.
Saugerties, NY
Saugerties, NY
Philippe Soule Landscape DesignPhilippe Soule Landscape Design
Spring welcoming front entrance of perennials, Salvias, Nepetas, Geraniums...
Photo of a medium sized beach style front full sun garden in New York with gravel and a garden path.
Seaside
Seaside
a Blade of Grassa Blade of Grass
Hydrangea paniculata hedge Photo by Pete Cadieux
Inspiration for a large nautical back full sun garden in Boston with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Narragansett Beach House
Narragansett Beach House
D'Urso Landscaping and Construction, Inc.D'Urso Landscaping and Construction, Inc.
A permeable walk was installed into the backyard using bluestone slab steppers set in pea stone. Simple plantings add warmth, softness and interest to the space.
Reclaimed Wedding Details
Reclaimed Wedding Details
Reclaimed Wood San DiegoReclaimed Wood San Diego
This is an example of an expansive beach style sloped formal full sun garden for spring in San Diego with a garden path.
Belle Island
Belle Island
Barbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLCBarbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLC
Chris Bradbury, Glenwood Road Studios Coming on to design the plantings for this lovely waterfront property which was rebuilt after significant storm damage, Barbara created a planting plan that specified plantings that would enhance the property and survive the harsh coastal conditions in the future. She also coordinated hiring of the landscape contractors who installed the new landscape after the completion of the masonry work. As part of the rebuilding of the property, significant changes were in order to make the residence livable again. All modifications had to meet current FEMA regulations and address future storm events. The house was rebuilt 6 feet above the street level and incorporated multiple retaining walls. New salt tolerant plantings were added to provide screening for the dining and lounging terrace along the Sound side of the house. Additional plantings were added to provide screening from the nearby homes, create privacy on the dining terrace from the numerous dog walkers along the adjacent streets, provide interest without blocking views to the Sound from nearby neighbors, compliment the lovely stone retaining walls and create seasonal interest with colorful flowering shrubs.
Coastal NJ Residence
Coastal NJ Residence
Sudbury Design GroupSudbury Design Group
Fred Forbes Photogroupe
This is an example of a medium sized beach style front garden in Newark with a garden path and concrete paving.
Birds, butterflies and beauty
Birds, butterflies and beauty
BE Landscape DesignBE Landscape Design
Design ideas for a small beach style front xeriscape garden in Los Angeles with a garden path.
Beach Style Landscape
Beach Style Landscape
Beach style back xeriscape full sun garden in Toronto with a garden path and concrete paving.

Coastal Garden with a Garden Path Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal front garden design.

How should I design my coastal 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 coastal 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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