Contemporary Fully Shaded Garden Ideas and Designs

Custom Horizontal Board Fence
Custom Horizontal Board Fence
Riverside FenceRiverside Fence
This is an example of a large contemporary back fully shaded garden for spring in New York with a potted garden and concrete paving.
Contemporary home with woodland garden Lexington, MA
Contemporary home with woodland garden Lexington, MA
Cultivar, Inc.Cultivar, Inc.
Spring L. McGrath
Medium sized contemporary back fully shaded garden for spring in Boston.
New Canaan Carriage House
New Canaan Carriage House
Spring Lake Garden DesignSpring Lake Garden Design
Fieldstone steps to the back yard are accented with hostas, ferns, and various boxwood cultivars.
Photo of a contemporary sloped fully shaded garden in New York with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Lytle Road, Bainbridge Island - Shaded Creek
Lytle Road, Bainbridge Island - Shaded Creek
Bliss Garden Design, LLCBliss Garden Design, LLC
Bliss Garden Design
Design ideas for a contemporary back fully shaded garden in Seattle with gravel.
Vineyard Residence
Vineyard Residence
Carson Douglas Landscape ArchitectureCarson Douglas Landscape Architecture
William Carson Joyce
Inspiration for a small contemporary back xeriscape fully shaded garden wall in Santa Barbara with gravel.
Residential Courtyard
Residential Courtyard
Hortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden DesignHortulus Animae llc - Mindful Garden Design
Upgrade an aging courtyard with stylized Zen Mediation Garden inspiration using native plants, local fieldstone stepper path over river pebbles and custom boulder reflective basin. Native evergreen plant palette includes: Rhododendron maximum, Kalmia latifolia, Polystichum acrostichoides
Narrow Sausalito, CA Landscape Transformed For Outdoor Enjoyment & Usable Space
Narrow Sausalito, CA Landscape Transformed For Outdoor Enjoyment & Usable Space
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
To gain more usable space in this narrow landscape and update the hardscaping and overgrown garden, my design reconfigured the pathway with poured-in-place concrete (cast concrete) pavers accented by Mexican pebbles and a stunning variety of succulents and other site-appropriate plantings that thrive in shade and part sun. We removed the tree to create a patio area large enough to fit a table and chairs for a small group. Non-invasive/clumping Bamboo was added to help screen the patio and provide privacy. Other shade to part-shade plants were included that provide a variety of textures and colors throughout the seasons. Low-voltage lighting was installed for safety and ambiance. Design and Photos: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design
Modern Garden with a rustic twist
Modern Garden with a rustic twist
Yorkshire GardensYorkshire Gardens
Within this garden we wanted to create a space which was not only on numerous levels, but also had various points of interest. This garden is on a slope, but is also very wide. Firstly, we broke up the space by using rustic sleepers to create several raised beds,as well as steps which lead to differennt zones. This helps to give the garden a more traditional, country edge. The sleepers were also used to create a winding path through out the garden, marrying together the various areas. The path leads up to the impressive sunburst pergola and circular stone patio. This is the perfect spot to view the whole garden. At the other end of the garden another pergola sits amougnst a bustling flower bed, and will be used to train vining flowers. Along the back wall of the garden a raised bed is home to a stunning display of wildflower. This plot is not only a fabulous riot of colour and full of rustic charm, but it also attracts a whole host of insects and animals. While wildflowers looks great they are also very low maintenance. Mixed gravel has been used to create a variety of texture. This surface is intermittently dotted with colour with lemon thyme, red hot pokers and foxgloves. Stone has been used to create a warm and welcoming patio area. Flower beds at the front of the garden can be used for veg and other leafy plants. Overall we have created a country style with a very contemporary twist through the use of gravel, modern shape and structural landscaping.
Lakeview, New Orleans
Lakeview, New Orleans
New Orleans Pool & PatioNew Orleans Pool & Patio
Koi pond and water garden behind the pool fountain wall.
Design ideas for a small contemporary side fully shaded garden in New Orleans with a water feature.
Zen Garden
Zen Garden
Terra Ferma LandscapesTerra Ferma Landscapes
The meandering path through the redwood under story creates a very tranquil environment.
Inspiration for a large contemporary side fully shaded garden in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete paving.
Woods backyard
Woods backyard
Pro Care Horticultural ServicesPro Care Horticultural Services
Pro Care Horticultural Services
Design ideas for a contemporary sloped fully shaded garden steps for summer in Indianapolis.
Modern Heavy Timber Curved Wall Home
Modern Heavy Timber Curved Wall Home
Tomecek Studio ArchitectureTomecek Studio Architecture
Photography by Raul Garcia Project by Studio H:T principal in charge Brad Tomecek (now with Tomecek Studio Architecture). This urban infill project juxtaposes a tall, slender curved circulation space against a rectangular living space. The tall curved metal wall was a result of bulk plane restrictions and the need to provide privacy from the public decks of the adjacent three story triplex. This element becomes the focus of the residence both visually and experientially. It acts as sun catcher that brings light down through the house from morning until early afternoon. At night it becomes a glowing, welcoming sail for visitors.
Sonoma
Sonoma
Urban BotanicsUrban Botanics
Design ideas for a large contemporary sloped xeriscape fully shaded garden steps in San Francisco with gravel.
Suburban Oasis
Suburban Oasis
Princeton Design CollaborativePrinceton Design Collaborative
Jeffrey Edward Tryon
Photo of a small contemporary courtyard formal fully shaded garden for summer in Philadelphia with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Front Gate
Front Gate
Keith Willig Landscape Architecture, Inc.Keith Willig Landscape Architecture, Inc.
At this Palo Alto home, a concrete wall provides privacy for front yard seating. Existing boxwoods and dogwood tree at right were kept per client's wishes. (Photography by Paul Dyer)
Small San Francisco Back Landscape
Small San Francisco Back Landscape
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
This tired, unused San Francisco backyard was transformed into a modern, low-maintenance landscape with site-appropriate plantings enhanced by raised planting beds and a lead-free artificial lawn to replace the existing water-thirsty lawn. I created two separate "rooms" to break up the long narrow yard, and specified full range blue stone for the two small patio areas, connected by a curved pattern of rectangular pavers of the same natural stone. The raised concrete rectangular planting beds were incorporated to bring more movement and interest to the landscape along with gravel bed accents alongside. Some of the existing concrete remained, and was stained with a color to compliment the natural stone. These photos were taken over a three year period. Photos: © Landscape Designer, Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design.
Sun Drenched to Shady Oasis
Sun Drenched to Shady Oasis
FormLA LandscapingFormLA Landscaping
Whether or not the fire is lit, it is a favorite foliage-wrapped retreat for reading and morning coffee.
Large contemporary back xeriscape fully shaded garden for spring in Los Angeles with a flowerbed, mulch and a wood fence.
Small Shady City Garden
Small Shady City Garden
Heather Dale Garden DesignHeather Dale Garden Design
Render of the retaining walls lightens the shadiest part of the garden.
Inspiration for a small contemporary back formal fully shaded garden in Other with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Doylestown Borough Landscape Design/Install
Doylestown Borough Landscape Design/Install
Indigenous Ingenuities, LLCIndigenous Ingenuities, LLC
Tight path on this small scale lot in the borough
This is an example of a small contemporary side xeriscape fully shaded garden in Philadelphia with natural stone paving.
Modern Garden with a rustic twist
Modern Garden with a rustic twist
Yorkshire GardensYorkshire Gardens
Within this garden we wanted to create a space which was not only on numerous levels, but also had various points of interest. This garden is on a slope, but is also very wide. Firstly, we broke up the space by using rustic sleepers to create several raised beds,as well as steps which lead to differennt zones. This helps to give the garden a more traditional, country edge. The sleepers were also used to create a winding path through out the garden, marrying together the various areas. The path leads up to the impressive sunburst pergola and circular stone patio. This is the perfect spot to view the whole garden. At the other end of the garden another pergola sits amougnst a bustling flower bed, and will be used to train vining flowers. Along the back wall of the garden a raised bed is home to a stunning display of wildflower. This plot is not only a fabulous riot of colour and full of rustic charm, but it also attracts a whole host of insects and animals. While wildflowers looks great they are also very low maintenance. Mixed gravel has been used to create a variety of texture. This surface is intermittently dotted with colour with lemon thyme, red hot pokers and foxgloves. Stone has been used to create a warm and welcoming patio area. Flower beds at the front of the garden can be used for veg and other leafy plants. Overall we have created a country style with a very contemporary twist through the use of gravel, modern shape and structural landscaping.

Contemporary Fully Shaded Garden Ideas and Designs

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