Medium Sized Garden with a Rockery Ideas and Designs

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Summer Sun Landscape

This is an example of a medium sized classic front fully shaded garden in San Francisco with a rockery and gravel.

Backyard Paradise in McLean Virginia

Great American Landscapes

Our friends at Premier Ponds introduced us to the homeowner after they installed the water feature. The homeowner worked with designer Jane Luce with ‘The Art of Landscape’ to draw up the perfect plan. We installed steppingstones, boulders, decorative gravel, along with many specimen trees and shrubs provided by Susanna Farms. This Asian style garden is sure to transport our clients into the realm of ultimate relaxation.

Koslowski Residence

Pro Care Horticultural Services

Photo of a medium sized classic front garden in Indianapolis with a rockery.

Outdoor Pond with Natural Stone Fire Pit

Burkhart Outdoors, Inc.

Inspiration for a medium sized classic front partial sun garden for summer in Chicago with a rockery and decorative stones.

Front Yard Remodel

Garden View Landscape and Pools

Front yard with decomposed granite paths with stone bench and rock water feature
Design ideas for a medium sized eclectic front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with a rockery, decomposed granite and a wood fence.

Water-Wise Dry Stream Bed Garden

Landscape Logic

This is a turf-removal project in San Diego that will save the homeowner hundreds of dollars in water savings per year. By Tony Vitale
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional front driveway full sun garden for summer in San Diego with mulch, a rockery and a wood fence.

The Modern Greenscape

Xtraordinaire Landscapes

Enter the "Modern Greenscape," a contemporary masterpiece with Barkman Concrete roman pavers in charcoal framing the landscape with sophistication. Embracing these pavers, vibrant new sod forms a lush green canvas. Striking black mulch in the garden beds, complemented by boulders and thoughtfully chosen plantings, adds depth and contrast. This curated experience seamlessly blends innovation with timeless charm, redefining outdoor living in a nature-inspired sanctuary. The "Modern Greenscape" harmoniously balances modern design and natural beauty, inviting you to step into a world where innovation meets tranquility with an unmistakable touch of elegance.

Drought Tolerant Garden

Creative Zen, Inc. Landscape Designer & Contractor

A complete remodeled landscape from grass lawn to a drought resistant garden that incorporates the beauty of low maintenance plants, natural stones and modern look of rustic outdeco fence panels.

Australian Native Front Yard

City Botanics

Photo of a medium sized contemporary front xeriscape full sun garden in Sydney with a rockery and brick paving.

Valliant Drive Retaining Wall Planters

Twisted Rock Terrascape & Design, Inc.

A great example of a front yard makeover that turns a simple sloped front yard with old dead grass and a couple of trees into a functional, beautiful stepped yard that still incorporates some grass but also stepped raised planters, natural rock, and wide substantial concrete steps and sitting areas for tremendous curb appeal!!!

Second Home

Lume Architecture

This is an example of a medium sized retro back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Melbourne with a rockery and natural stone paving.

Dry Creek Native

Eden's Garden Design

Large stones match the retaining walls
This is an example of a medium sized front xeriscape garden in Salt Lake City with a rockery and decorative stones.

Coastal Garden, Tighnabruiach

Rachel Bailey Garden Design Ltd

We created an informal, lower maintenance garden with lots of planting that makes the most of the garden’s location. We used the existing builders rubble as an infertile planting substrate for plants that will thrive in a low fertility medium, are happy in an exposed location, and enjoy the sharp drainage afforded by the material. An informal, naturalistic design was created that links the house and garden to the wider natural landscape of the Cowal peninsula and Isle of Bute. Paths meander through the garden mirroring the rolling mountains and ebbing and flowing of the sea. The planting is inspired by the forms, style and subdued tones of the mountains, moors and coastline of the west of Scotland. Large boulders and smaller rocks were ‘planted’ into the sloped garden to add height and interest, to add to the naturalistic feel, and offer planting pockets for alpine plants. Gravel mulch was used to dress the builders rubble, retain water in this exposed location and suppress weeds to help create an attractive but lower maintenance garden.

Malvern Garden House

Taylor Knights

Design ideas for a medium sized modern back xeriscape partial sun garden in Melbourne with a rockery and natural stone paving.

Rosanna

John French Landscape Design

Design ideas for a medium sized rustic back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Melbourne with a rockery and gravel.

Creek Bed Crossing

The Horticulture Consultant & Design

Inspiration for a medium sized classic front garden in Denver with a rockery and decorative stones.

Faces of Mother Nature

Mustang 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!

Mountain View Low Water Pollinator Garden

Paradise Garden & Landscape

Inspiration for a medium sized rustic front xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a rockery.

Golf Course

Blooming Vistas

Gorgeous modern landscape with clean lines and exquisite detail.
This is an example of a medium sized modern back fully shaded garden in Dallas with a rockery, decorative stones and a wood fence.

Golf Course

Blooming Vistas

Gorgeous modern landscape with clean lines and stunning detail.
This is an example of a medium sized modern front driveway full sun garden in Dallas with a rockery, gravel and a wood fence.

Medium Sized Garden with a Rockery 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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