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Driveway Garden for Summer Ideas and Designs

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Modern: Caruth Boulevard
Modern: Caruth Boulevard
Harold Leidner Landscape ArchitectsHarold Leidner Landscape Architects
Completed in 2013, this this property located in University Park, Texas, features a modern pool pavilion with a green roof that opens to a new swimming pool and garden.
Glimmer Landscape Lighting pictures
Glimmer Landscape Lighting pictures
Glimmer Landscape LightingGlimmer Landscape Lighting
This is an example of a large traditional front driveway full sun garden for summer in Indianapolis with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Stone & Garden Details
Stone & Garden Details
Minglewood, LLCMinglewood, LLC
Angela Kearney, Minglewood Designs
Photo of a small bohemian front driveway full sun garden for summer in Boston with gravel.
Etobicoke Front Yard Makeover
Etobicoke Front Yard Makeover
Green Apple LandscapingGreen Apple Landscaping
Photo of a medium sized contemporary front driveway full sun garden for summer in Other with a pathway and concrete paving.
Spanish Revival Style
Spanish Revival Style
Gravel To Gold, Inc.Gravel To Gold, Inc.
We designed this sprawling landscape at our Spanish Revival style project in Rancho Santa Fe to reflect our clients' vision of a colorful planting palette to compliment the custom ceramic tile mosaics, hand made iron work, stone and tile paths and patios, and the stucco fire pit and walls. All of these features were designed and installed by Gravel To Gold, Inc.
Seaside Retreat
Seaside Retreat
Wilber & KingWilber & King
Custom wood gates are flanked by natural stone columns in a square-cut pattern with a rock face edge.
Design ideas for an expansive modern front driveway fully shaded garden for summer in Other with a garden path and gravel.
Beautiful Gardens and Accents
Beautiful Gardens and Accents
Rosborough Partners Inc.Rosborough Partners Inc.
This weather has us longing for the fragrance of summer flowers and the warmth of sun on our face... #landscape #finegardening
This is an example of a large traditional side driveway full sun garden for summer in Chicago.
Downington Garden
Downington Garden
KM Gardens Inc.KM Gardens Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive country front driveway full sun garden for summer in Philadelphia with natural stone paving.
Country ranch home
Country ranch home
Lighthouse Outdoor Lighting of IndianapolisLighthouse Outdoor Lighting of Indianapolis
A combination of ground based up lighting and tree mounted down lighting was added to this landscape to add some accent lighting to the long driveway into the residence and create a more welcoming atmosphere. LED, low voltage lights were used in the design of all of the lighting.
Union
Union
Horvath LandscapesHorvath Landscapes
Interlock driveway, patio and walkways. woodworking, front sitting area, Oaks and Unilock Pavers.
Photo of a medium sized traditional front driveway partial sun garden for summer in Toronto with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Woodland Suburban Development
Woodland Suburban Development
Elizabeth Dudley Landscape ArchitectureElizabeth Dudley Landscape Architecture
Newly completed construction in a suburban development. Easy maintenance design that fits in well with native landscape. Integrated storm water controls with stone culvert. Detailed landscape plan including conifer garden for viewing from dining room and enclosed herb garden at back of house.
Plainfield residence
Plainfield residence
Hartman LandscapeHartman Landscape
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional front driveway full sun garden for summer in Chicago with brick paving.
Salt Marsh Home Landscape - Ipswich, MA
Salt Marsh Home Landscape - Ipswich, MA
Rue Sherwood Landscape Design, LLCRue Sherwood Landscape Design, LLC
Rue Sherwood Landscape Design A new home overlooking the salt marsh called for a naturalistic planting with multi-seasonal interest. Grades were modified to integrate the house and terraces with the surrounding landscape, and a sharp embankment was softened with a retaining wall and planting. Specimen trees, shrub borders, grasses and perennials connect the house with the landscape and help to define exterior spaces.
Oak Street Planting
Oak Street Planting
Garden StoriesGarden Stories
The classic grasses and perennials look that the Dutch designer Piet Oudolf pioneered. This planting has a surprisingly long season of interest, and actually pretty low-maintenance. Note: It's not the color that makes this design so striking, its the contrasts and diversity in textures and shapes of inflorescences. The Echinaceas would not pop quite as loud without the soft golden haze of the Deschampsia behind it.
Cobble filled swale collects and directs storm water along driveway
Cobble filled swale collects and directs storm water along driveway
Village Landscape ArchitectureVillage Landscape Architecture
Cobbles with pebbles are blended to beautify a driveway swale (and also slow storm water, increase infiltration of storm water into soil and reduce downstream erosion issues). Evergreen rushes, irises and grasses soften the rock work and increase the riparian feel.
Residential Driveway, Patio & Softscape – Farmington Hills, MI
Residential Driveway, Patio & Softscape – Farmington Hills, MI
Premiere Landscape ServicesPremiere Landscape Services
Photo Credit: Windingears
Design ideas for a traditional front driveway partial sun garden for summer in Detroit with a garden path and brick paving.
Lighting
Lighting
Compass Landscape Construction Inc.Compass Landscape Construction Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional front driveway full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and concrete paving.
Residential Work
Residential Work
SOLscape, LLCSOLscape, LLC
Small traditional front driveway full sun garden for summer in Bridgeport with a potted garden and mulch.
Contemporary entrance
Contemporary entrance
Old Farms Landscaping Inc.Old Farms Landscaping Inc.
Medium sized contemporary front driveway fully shaded garden for summer in Bridgeport with a garden path and brick paving.
cactus & Succulent Gardens
cactus & Succulent Gardens
Rhinamic Workforce LLC.Rhinamic Workforce LLC.
Marty Ruona
This is an example of a medium sized front driveway full sun garden for summer in Austin with natural stone paving.

Driveway Garden for Summer 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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