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Contemporary Garden for Autumn Ideas and Designs

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Dramatic Streetscape Planting
Dramatic Streetscape Planting
Eden Garden DesignEden Garden Design
Striking Texas native botanical design with local river rock top dressing. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/
Contemporary Landscape - Dramatic Transformation - San Rafael, CA
Contemporary Landscape - Dramatic Transformation - San Rafael, CA
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
Close up of a planting bed with succulents, cared grasses, and other architectural plants. Complimented by the gray concrete pavers and Mexican pebbles. This San Rafael front landscape has been dramatically updated with a welcoming concrete pathway entrance, and complimented by a variety of architectural plants, hardy succulents, textural grasses and a majestic, fruitless olive tree. The dramatic transformation is enhanced by a raised corten steel planter at the pathway entrance with gravel and succulents. Two horizontal ipe wood structures provide contemporary accents. New raised concrete planters alongside the new concrete driveway define the property and showcase more colorful succulents. A beautiful gray house paint color and ipe accents complete the remodel. Drawings, Design and Photos © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design
Pottery in the Garden
Pottery in the Garden
Bliss Garden Design, LLCBliss Garden Design, LLC
Bliss Garden Design
This is an example of a contemporary back garden for autumn in Seattle with a potted garden and gravel.
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
Lore PattersonLore Patterson
Island garden - early autumn Garden design: Bliss Garden Design
Inspiration for a contemporary formal partial sun garden for autumn in Seattle.
Contemporary Garden Putney
Contemporary Garden Putney
Landscaping SolutionsLandscaping Solutions
Photograph taken by Landscaping Solutions This contemporary London garden scheme was designed by Simon Thomas and built by Landscaping Solutions. The design comprises horizontal timber batten screening mounted with up and down lights. There is a central fireplace which also has storage space to the rear. The paving and steps are sawn sandstone incorporating LED strip lights beneath the step treads. The raised planters are painted white and planted out with Box hedging. The rest of the planting comprises Irises, Stipa grasses and Fennel.
Entrance Detail
Entrance Detail
Art of the LandArt of the Land
Xeric plantings often have long bloom cycles and will look even more beautiful in the fall and winter when snow and ice cling. Photo Credit: Diane Huntress Photography
Fire Features
Fire Features
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
Old barren space where a playground once stood is transformed into a circular patio with a fire pit in the center.
Design ideas for a small contemporary back full sun garden for autumn in Kansas City with concrete paving and a fire feature.
Toorak
Toorak
Eckersley Garden ArchitectureEckersley Garden Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary garden for autumn in Melbourne with a garden path.
Forman Frontyard
Forman Frontyard
Garden StoriesGarden Stories
A mid-century home sits behind this naturalistic planting design framed by a horizontal, contemporary-style fence. The lines of the fence are the perfect foil to the wispy brushstrokes of feather grass. This planting design was inspired by wind-swept hills, and foothill Manzanita. These plants thrive with absolutely no irrigation and no additional water (not even in the first year). The concrete pavers were re-purposed from the original garden. Photo: James Wilson
Sunset Shades
Sunset Shades
Le jardinetLe jardinet
Building layers of color and texture in a garden creates depth and interest. Design and photo credit; Le jardinet
Contemporary back garden for autumn in Seattle.
fenton roberts garden design
fenton roberts garden design
Fenton Roberts Garden DesignFenton Roberts Garden Design
2011 The steel edging was made to measure by a local metal fabricator.
Design ideas for a small contemporary front driveway full sun garden for autumn in London with gravel.
Living Green Wall and Landscape Remodel - Mid-Century Modern Home Sausalito, CA
Living Green Wall and Landscape Remodel - Mid-Century Modern Home Sausalito, CA
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
APLD 2022 Award Winning Landscape Design. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add living beauty to the large front house wall. The wall includes a variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants some with flowers, (some with flowers, Oxalis, Heuchera designed to provide long cascading "waves" with appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add plant beauty to the large front wall. A variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants were designed and planted to provide long cascading "waves" resulting in appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures.
los altos
los altos
Green & Rock Unlimited Landscape Inc.Green & Rock Unlimited Landscape Inc.
Medium sized contemporary back partial sun garden for autumn in San Francisco with a pathway and natural stone paving.
Проект участка - контрастная группа у входа.
Проект участка - контрастная группа у входа.
Ландшафтная мастерская Алены АрсеньевойЛандшафтная мастерская Алены Арсеньевой
Проект участка 18 соток - контрастная группа у входа с вертикалью можжевельника скального "Blue Arrow", горизонталью можжевельника среднего "Mint Julep", на фоне ветлой листвы дерена сибирского "Variegata" и барбариса Тунберга "Atropurpurea". Автор проекта: Алена Арсеньева. Реализация проекта и ведение работ - Владимир Чичмарь
Лобня
Лобня
UserUser
ПАН Ландшафт
Photo of a medium sized contemporary side full sun garden for autumn in Moscow with concrete paving.
Garden of pure forms
Garden of pure forms
Landscape d.o.o. SloveniaLandscape d.o.o. Slovenia
Landscape Ltd.
This is an example of a contemporary back garden for autumn in Other.
Barnard Farm
Barnard Farm
Shepard Butler Landscape AssociatesShepard Butler Landscape Associates
Photo of a contemporary back fully shaded garden steps for autumn in Burlington.
Danville
Danville
Envision Landscape StudioEnvision Landscape Studio
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary back garden steps for autumn in San Francisco.
The Sandy Project
The Sandy Project
Moss Boss StudiosMoss Boss Studios
Lime green floating duckweed and surrounding foliage pops as the light fades.
Inspiration for a small contemporary courtyard partial sun garden for autumn in Central Coast with a pond, natural stone paving and a wood fence.
House in Santiago de Chile
House in Santiago de Chile
ricardo2014ricardo2014
Backyard patio
Medium sized contemporary back xeriscape and private fully shaded garden for autumn in Other with gravel.

Contemporary Garden for Autumn Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary front garden design.

How should I design my contemporary 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 contemporary 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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