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Medium Sized Rustic Garden Ideas and Designs

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Finishing Touches LandscapingFinishing Touches Landscaping
Medium sized rustic back garden in Milwaukee with natural stone paving.
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Shin-boku NurseryShin-boku Nursery
Built to last. Notice lovely Japanese White Pine framing corner of the house.
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic garden in Manchester with natural stone paving.
Stone Retaining Walls and Sitting Walls
Stone Retaining Walls and Sitting Walls
English StoneEnglish Stone
English Stone
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic side garden in Minneapolis with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Charming in Gowanus
Charming in Gowanus
New Eco LandscapesNew Eco Landscapes
Photo of a medium sized rustic back formal partial sun garden for summer in New York with a living wall and brick paving.
AFTER SHOT - Ledgerock Planting Bed
AFTER SHOT - Ledgerock Planting Bed
Sylvanus LandscapingSylvanus Landscaping
After Shot - Ledgerock Planting Area
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic sloped garden in Other with a retaining wall.
Lake Oswego, OR Contemporary Craftsman Custom Home
Lake Oswego, OR Contemporary Craftsman Custom Home
Lifestyle Homes, Home BuildersLifestyle Homes, Home Builders
This is an example of a medium sized rustic back full sun garden in Other with a potted garden and gravel.
Jordan Park Garden, San Francisco
Jordan Park Garden, San Francisco
UserUser
A stacked stone wall borders a raised planter full of creeping charlie and purple morning glory.
Photo of a medium sized rustic back xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall.
Locust Split Rail Fencing
Locust Split Rail Fencing
Paramount FencingParamount Fencing
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic back partial sun garden in Philadelphia.
Flagstone and River Rock Walkway
Flagstone and River Rock Walkway
Four Seasons BotanicalFour Seasons Botanical
Flagstone and river rock walkway and landing.
This is an example of a medium sized rustic front fully shaded garden in Austin with natural stone paving.
Rustic Setting Home
Rustic Setting Home
William Fisher Architecture, Inc.William Fisher Architecture, Inc.
W. Fisher
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic back fully shaded garden for spring in San Francisco with natural stone paving.
Water Feature Water Falls Installation Grand Rapids, MI
Water Feature Water Falls Installation Grand Rapids, MI
Platinum Ponds & LandscapingPlatinum Ponds & Landscaping
Amazing Pond-less Water Feature with landscape lighting installed. Customer envisioned a backyard setting with Tiki Bar, Hot Tub, Sauna, and Water Feature. Platinum Ponds & Landscaping installed the perfect water feature with crashing, loud water falls to add wow factor to the setting.
Children's Play Areas
Children's Play Areas
Stout Design Build Inc.Stout Design Build Inc.
Children's play area with logs, stumps and sand.
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic garden in Los Angeles.
Rustic Curb Appeal
Rustic Curb Appeal
katie_shoemaker23katie_shoemaker23
Rustic style curb appeal using Techo-Bloc's Borealis slabs & Eva, Antika, and Villagio pavers.
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic front driveway garden in Other.
Paver Walkways
Paver Walkways
Autumn Hill Patio & LandscapeAutumn Hill Patio & Landscape
Medium sized rustic front garden in Wilmington with a garden path and brick paving.
Homefront Farmers "Basic" Style Garden
Homefront Farmers "Basic" Style Garden
Homefront FarmersHomefront Farmers
Homefront Farmers "basic" gardens have great features such as raised beds filled with quality organic soil, rugged construction, animal resistant fencing/ground barrier, simple good looks, hinged gate with latch for easy access, and isles lined with weed block/crushed stone. At the same time, because we forgo some of the premium features of our "classic" gardens, the "basic" gardens and available at excellent prices.
Landscaping
Landscaping
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
This is an example of a medium sized rustic front fully shaded garden for spring in Kansas City with a garden path.
Lookout Mountain Stone Walls and Landscape
Lookout Mountain Stone Walls and Landscape
Southern Luxury ConstructionSouthern Luxury Construction
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic back partial sun garden for spring in Other with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Cape Cod Inn with New England Stone Cladding, Retaining Walls, and Water Feature
Cape Cod Inn with New England Stone Cladding, Retaining Walls, and Water Feature
STONEYARD®STONEYARD®
Cape Cod is a vacation hot spot due not only to its vicinity to amazing beaches and seafood, but also because of its historic seaside charm. The Winstead Inn & Beach Resort located in Harwich, MA, is the perfect place to enjoy everything Cape Cod has to offer. If you are lucky enough to stay in the "Commodore's Quarters" prepare to be greeted with the soothing sounds of moving water and the rich textures of historic natural stone. This charming getaway reminds you of years past with STONEYARD® Boston Blend™ Mosaic, a local natural stone that was used as cladding, on retaining walls, stair risers, and in a water feature. Corner stones were used around the top of the retaining walls and water feature to maintain the look and feel of full thickness stones. Visit www.stoneyard.com/winstead for more photos, info, and video!
September Sky: Australian Garden Show 2015
September Sky: Australian Garden Show 2015
Fisher Tomlin & BowyerFisher Tomlin & Bowyer
An aerial view of the dry creek and native Australian planting surround
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic back full sun garden for summer in London with a water feature and gravel.
Carmel Highlands Addition
Carmel Highlands Addition
DYAR ArchitectureDYAR Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic fully shaded garden for summer in San Francisco with a retaining wall and concrete paving.

Medium Sized Rustic Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic front garden design.

How should I design my rustic 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 rustic 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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