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Eclectic Full Sun Garden Ideas and Designs

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Landscaping
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
Perennial hillside.
This is an example of a small eclectic front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Kansas City with mulch and a potted garden.
Entry courtyard
Entry courtyard
Plan-it Earth DesignPlan-it Earth Design
A stumpery in the foreground of this entry patio that connects 2 porches on a corner lot Collaborative design by Amy Whitworth, Lora Price and Annie Bamberger Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation Photo by Amy Whitworth
Family Garden
Family Garden
URBANSCAPING LTDURBANSCAPING LTD
This is an example of a bohemian front driveway full sun garden in London with natural stone paving.
Prayer Labyrinth
Prayer Labyrinth
UserUser
This is an example of a medium sized eclectic side full sun garden in Oklahoma City.
Late Season Grasses. Minnesota Landscape Design.
Late Season Grasses. Minnesota Landscape Design.
Anderson Design / ErosionZ. Minnesota Landscape.Anderson Design / ErosionZ. Minnesota Landscape.
A simple composition of ornamental grass, perennials, and stone. Credit: Tad Anderson. All rights exclusively reserved.
Bohemian front full sun garden for autumn in Minneapolis.
Cleveland Sage
Cleveland Sage
Edger Landscape DesignEdger Landscape Design
In this Marin County garden Cleveland Sage blooms in the late spring and prefers little to no summer water. Here, it is used with other California native plants to provide a low screen in a planting mound. Cathy Edger, Edger Landscape Design
Front Yard Renovation
Front Yard Renovation
Water & Earth Landscape DesignWater & Earth Landscape Design
Inspiration for a small bohemian front driveway full sun garden for summer in Richmond with a garden path and concrete paving.
Bautista Residence
Bautista Residence
Verdance Landscape ArchitectureVerdance Landscape Architecture
© Verdance Landscape Design
This is an example of a medium sized bohemian back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a water feature and gravel.
Eclectic Landscape
Eclectic Landscape
Photo of a bohemian driveway full sun garden in Santa Barbara with gravel.
Sideyard Garden
Sideyard Garden
Rebekah TennisRebekah Tennis
Side yard garden with raised vegetable beds, potted citrus and reclaimed brick pathway in a herringbone pattern. creeping thyme ground cover.
Photo of a small eclectic side full sun garden for summer in Other with a vegetable patch and brick paving.
Hot Lips Salvia
Hot Lips Salvia
FormLA LandscapingFormLA Landscaping
Hot Lips Salvia blooms look more like those of snapdragons than the notable wands of its sister salvias. It gets its name from the white and red tips of it's blooms that look like "Hot Lips". In spring, its fiesta red blooms seem to fill the garden. In winter, Hot Lips' foliage also brings something distinctive to the garden. Its woodier stalks and delicate, deep green leaves create a dramatic backdrop for the silvery foliage of Salvia Clevelandii and cassia. Photo: Orly Olivier
Handicap Ramp
Handicap Ramp
Louise Leff LandscapeLouise Leff Landscape
Inspiration for a medium sized eclectic back full sun garden in San Francisco with concrete paving.
Urban Meadow
Urban Meadow
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
A boring front lawn transformed into an explosion of color with drought tolerant perennials and grasses and an Idaho Fescue lawn. Warm, welcoming entry in this Urban garden.
LANCASTER RESIDENCE
LANCASTER RESIDENCE
FineLines Design StudioFineLines Design Studio
Michael Hunter
Inspiration for a bohemian side full sun garden for autumn in Dallas with a garden path and gravel.
Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love.
Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love.
Bushnell Gardens & LandscapeBushnell Gardens & Landscape
Bushnell Landscape Design-Build-Love. For over two decades Bushnell’s Landscapes has been cre­at­ing award-wining and extensively unique outdoor liv­ing spaces. Our construction divi­sion is a one stop shop for all of you out­door needs, whether it’s a cus­tom built out­door kitchen or fire­place or sim­ply revamp­ing your exist­ing plants and land­scape. We have the expe­ri­ence to pro­vide a cre­ative solu­tion for all your needs as well as a dis­tinc­tively bet­ter land­scape that will last for years to come.
Beverly Grove, Monet Drought Tolerant Garden -Front Yard
Beverly Grove, Monet Drought Tolerant Garden -Front Yard
Bosler Earth DesignBosler Earth Design
Daniel Bosler Photography
This is an example of a medium sized bohemian front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with natural stone paving.
A Missouri Heights Natural
A Missouri Heights Natural
Salt + Dirt | Outside DesignSalt + Dirt | Outside Design
In a vast natural landscape, the formal design of intentionally landscaped beds often jars, visually. This Client came from Lake Forest, Illinois, the land of gentrified old world landscapes. Here in the Rockies, she left behind her corporate career to immerse herself in horses, art and a new life lived in connection with family and Nature. She wanted a simple landscape that spoke to these new desires. For this project, we crafted opportunities for Nature to weave its way back into the landscape. The circle drive is the first whiff of this. Designed around a gnarled cedar, the spirit of this entire ranch, we simplified the plant palette, bringing in native and regionally adapted grasses and wildflowers. And that's it! These colors burn against the silvers and tawny browns of Missouri Heights! Gigi
Fireworks in the Front Garden
Fireworks in the Front Garden
The Ardent Gardener Landscape DesignThe Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
We removed a front lawn and created a gorgeous, textural garden in its place. A spiral stone path weaves through explosions of color. Photo: The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
LANCASTER RESIDENCE
LANCASTER RESIDENCE
FineLines Design StudioFineLines Design Studio
Michael Hunter
Inspiration for a small eclectic side full sun garden for autumn in Dallas with a garden path and concrete paving.
Urban Frenzy
Urban Frenzy
KD LandscapeKD Landscape
Landscape design by John Algozzini, lighting design by Kevin Manning. This project received a 2013 Hardscape North America Design Award, and a 2014 ILCA Award of Excellence. It has also been featured in Chicagoland Gardening Magazine and Total Landscape Care Magazine. Photo courtesy of Bridget Clauson.

Eclectic Full Sun Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed eclectic 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 an eclectic 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 eclectic front garden design.

How should I design my eclectic 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 an eclectic 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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