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Expansive Garden Ideas and Designs

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Privacy Solutions with GreenSmart Decor Artificial Hedge Panels
Privacy Solutions with GreenSmart Decor Artificial Hedge Panels
GreenSmartDecorGreenSmartDecor
Add a bit of green to your outdoor area with Greensmart Decor. With artificial leaf panels, we've eliminated the maintenance and water consumption upkeep for real foliage. Our high-quality, weather resistant panels are the perfect privacy solution for your backyard, patio, deck or balcony.
A Garden for Every Season
A Garden for Every Season
Cottage Gardener, LTDCottage Gardener, LTD
This project was designed and installed by Cottage Gardener, LTD. These photos highlight our effort to create seasonal interest throughout the entire year.
Wood Fence
Wood Fence
Unique Fence & GateUnique Fence & Gate
Design ideas for an expansive traditional back full sun garden in Dallas with concrete paving.
Custom Playhouse
Custom Playhouse
UserUser
Every kids dream! The modern design, combined with the craftsmanship displayed by our carpenters, turned this playhouse into something special. The playhouse was built completely of Cedar and has some awesome features such as the climbing wall, rope and pulley, and custom cedar ladder.
Atherton Complex
Atherton Complex
Blue Sierra Landscape ConstructionBlue Sierra Landscape Construction
New landscape remodel, include concrete, lighting, outdoor living space and drought resistant planting.
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary back xeriscape full sun garden for spring in San Francisco with a fire feature, decomposed granite and a wood fence.
Northbrook Illinois Shade Garden in June
Northbrook Illinois Shade Garden in June
Van Zelst IncVan Zelst Inc
Photo by Kirsten Gentry and Terra Jenkins for Van Zelst, Inc.
Expansive world-inspired back fully shaded garden for summer in Chicago with natural stone paving.
Mandeville Canyon Brentwood, Los Angeles modern luxury home pond water feature &
Mandeville Canyon Brentwood, Los Angeles modern luxury home pond water feature &
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Mandeville Canyon Brentwood, Los Angeles modern luxury home pond water feature & front yard landscape design
Expansive mediterranean front xeriscape full sun raised pond in Los Angeles with gravel.
Downtown Randleman Revitalization
Downtown Randleman Revitalization
Southern Exposure Landscape ManagementSouthern Exposure Landscape Management
Falcon Nyght
Expansive traditional courtyard full sun garden for summer in Raleigh with an outdoor sport court and concrete paving.
Heswall, Wirral, Oak Outdoor Kitchen
Heswall, Wirral, Oak Outdoor Kitchen
Davies and FosterDavies and Foster
Bespoke modern outdoor kitchen, designed to be the heart of outdoor living. Efficiently designed with prime grade oak. It included a warming oven, magic grill, ice sink and fridge with a granite worktop. Internal cupboards were also added for outdoor storage with modern flush doors. Prime grade oak coated in Osmo hardware oil 'clear' (external use).
Media and awards
Media and awards
MUSA Landscape ArchitectureMUSA Landscape Architecture
In 2019 MUSA Landscape Architecture won gold for our show garden at the Melbourne International Garden Show, one of the top 5 garden shows in the world! The garden received extensive media interest with appearances on Australian television, magazines, newspapers, online blogs and radio.
Treeline Greehouse and Deck Overlooking Anchorage, Alaska
Treeline Greehouse and Deck Overlooking Anchorage, Alaska
Treeline ConstructionTreeline Construction
This barn-style door creates a wide entry to this outdoor greenhouse.
Photo of an expansive classic back full sun garden for summer in Other with a vegetable patch and decking.
A contemporary Cotswold garden
A contemporary Cotswold garden
Joanne Alderson DesignJoanne Alderson Design
Tudor house with contemporary extension & corten steel amphitheatre. Here is the cottage garden with cloud pruned topiary & masses of colour as my client truly loves coloir
Our Work
Our Work
Pro Curb Decorative Concrete, LLCPro Curb Decorative Concrete, LLC
Expansive traditional front fully shaded garden in Atlanta with a retaining wall and mulch.
A.K. RIKKS
A.K. RIKKS
MeadowGreen GroupMeadowGreen Group
A.K. RIKKS Location: Grand Rapids, MI Scope: Design, Landscape Installation, Hardscape Installation, Irrigation Installation Features: Cobblestone walks, courtyard with dry water feature, teak panels, sculpture garden, outdoor park & event space.
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
This landscape includes a lot of opportunity for fun and play. It was important that we incorporate a spacious lawn area, play set, and trampoline into this outdoor space.
Business Park
Business Park
Gabriele BrunoGabriele Bruno
Parco naturale dell'area industriale caratterizzata da specie arbustive ed arboree autoctone, rocce ed altri elementi che compongono il paesaggio.
This is an example of an expansive industrial sloped formal full sun garden for autumn with decorative stones, a stone fence and a rockery.
Black Oak Mountain Vineyards
Black Oak Mountain Vineyards
Meraki Create LLCMeraki Create LLC
Brad’s vision for Black Oak Mountain Vineyards was to cultivate a sustainable, organic landscape that guests and visitors would be nurtured by. You’ll get a ‘feeling’ when you visit you won’t know quite what it is, but you won’t want to leave. Our team worked with Brad to see his vision come to life making Black Oak Mountain Vineyards a Couples Choice award winner! Relatively new, and pristine, with unusual desert mountain landscaping and architecture. We integrated an arid desertscape into the natural setting around this 150 acre estate property designing several ceremony sites and photo oportunities to capture the best moments of your life!
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
This pool features a spillover spa. The patio hosts a nearby gas fire pit.
Design ideas for an expansive traditional back formal full sun garden for summer in Denver with a fire feature, natural stone paving and a metal fence.
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
This pool features a spillover spa. The patio hosts a nearby gas fire pit.
Design ideas for an expansive traditional back formal full sun garden for autumn in Denver with a raised bed, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Upper Skyway Pool and Outdoor Living
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
The pool take center stage of this outdoor living area, but there is ample space for seating and a fire pit area.
Expansive classic back formal full sun garden for summer in Denver with a fire feature, decking and a metal fence.

Expansive Garden 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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