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Contemporary Garden with a Rockery Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Curb Appeal & Outdoor Living
Contemporary Curb Appeal & Outdoor Living
GO Designs Inc.GO Designs Inc.
Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.
Australian Native Front Yard
Australian Native Front Yard
City BotanicsCity Botanics
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary front xeriscape full sun garden in Sydney with a rockery and brick paving.
Memorial Garden
Memorial Garden
Changing LandscapesChanging Landscapes
Paul Hartman
Design ideas for a contemporary sloped garden in Denver with a rockery.
Australian Native Front Yard
Australian Native Front Yard
City BotanicsCity Botanics
Photo of a medium sized contemporary front xeriscape full sun garden in Sydney with a rockery and brick paving.
Hook Mountain Eco Contemporary
Hook Mountain Eco Contemporary
Design Farm GroupDesign Farm Group
Inspiration for a large contemporary front xeriscape partial sun garden for winter in New York with a rockery and decorative stones.
Villa M&G
Villa M&G
manuarino architettura design comunicazione.manuarino architettura design comunicazione.
Giardino antistante l'ingresso con palme, ulivi e piante grasse
Design ideas for a contemporary front formal garden in Other with a rockery.
Faces of Mother Nature
Faces of Mother Nature
Mustang Landscape & DesignMustang Landscape & Design
This house is a stunning new contemporary home and the client wanted a garden design that showed innovation and individuality. The art work featured on the front corner of the garden is consistently pedestrian- and car-stopping!
Parkland Flood Resilient House
Parkland Flood Resilient House
neil designneil design
The Parkland House is located in an existing flood zone, and the spaces under the existing home and extension are at risk of flooding. Finishes throughout have been selected for their flood resilience, and the spaces have been designed with ease of recovery in mind. The family pass through the new central stair daily to access the garage, laundry and garden spaces. The secure screening around the garden stair provides a safe transitional zone between the family spaces and the public spaces. The indoor garden also has positive impacts on air quality and temperature, as well as emotional wellbeing. In the event of a flood, the permeable and flood resilient construction will allow water to freely exit the spaces.
Key
Key
Banyon Tree Design StudioBanyon Tree Design Studio
Urban landscape masterplan and installation. We created continuity of color, texture, and form starting at the street and front yard, and reaching to the rear yard and alleyway. Contemporary and naturalistic plantings blur the lines of rigidity and formality of this modern garden, while the structure of hardscaping holds the composition together year-round.
Leschi Residence
Leschi Residence
Mohler + Ghillino ArchitectsMohler + Ghillino Architects
Open glass corner connects interior stair to the garden. Guest suite above garage is beyond. photo: Ben Benschneider
Contemporary garden in Seattle with a rockery.
California Contemporary
California Contemporary
Sarah Herman Landscape DesignSarah Herman Landscape Design
Organic forms mesh with contemporary angles in this modern Albany California back yard. Concrete steps poured around Napa basalt boulders enhance the composition and form of each material.
Modern
Modern
Ash and LineAsh and Line
Inspiration for a small contemporary front formal garden in Houston with a rockery and gravel.
Hickory
Hickory
Morgan Howarth PhotographyMorgan Howarth Photography
Photo of a contemporary back partial sun garden for summer in DC Metro with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Lawn Removal in Los Altos
Lawn Removal in Los Altos
Blue Hibiscus GardensBlue Hibiscus Gardens
Contemporary front xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a rockery and decorative stones.
Urban Retreat near Downtown Miami
Urban Retreat near Downtown Miami
Botalia DesignsBotalia Designs
This is an example of a small contemporary front partial sun garden in Miami with a rockery and gravel.
Special Features
Special Features
Alderwood Landscape Architecture and ConstructionAlderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction
Inspiration for a contemporary back garden in Seattle with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Modern Retreat
Modern Retreat
Sweet Smiling LandscapesSweet Smiling Landscapes
This small suburban yard was filled by a large swimming pool. The homeowner is extremely sensitive to the sun so she decided to trade out the pool for this intimate garden space. When this client is not traveling, she is hosting visitors, watching friends’ dogs, or hanging out with her grandchildren. Our job was to create an inviting space that is low maintenance, drought tolerant, and kid- and dog-friendly. Using gravel, concrete pavers, and a simple planting plan consisting of Mediterranean-adaptive plants, we created this design to fit the mid-century home. The gravel allows for the absorption of rainwater while providing a space for kids and dog to romp and play. Olive trees help shade and cool the space, providing a cozy area to gather with friends. The minimalist plantings survive on very little irrigation and require little more than an hour or two of puttering in the garden per season to maintain.
Outdoor Stairs Of Boulders
Outdoor Stairs Of Boulders
Big Rock LandscapingBig Rock Landscaping
Outdoor staircases are required in a slopped yard, but they can be a stunning focal point rather than an eye sore.
Photo of a contemporary sloped garden in Salt Lake City with a rockery, decorative stones and a metal fence.
Natural Shade Garden
Natural Shade Garden
Pearson Landscape ServicesPearson Landscape Services
Inspiration for a large contemporary back xeriscape fully shaded garden for spring in Austin with a rockery and natural stone paving.
Contemporary Curb Appeal & Outdoor Living
Contemporary Curb Appeal & Outdoor Living
GO Designs Inc.GO Designs Inc.
Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

Contemporary Garden with a Rockery 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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