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Midcentury Front Garden Ideas and Designs

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Low water and rock
Low water and rock
Barefoot LandscapeBarefoot Landscape
Design ideas for a large retro front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with gravel.
Raleighwood Modern
Raleighwood Modern
Garden StoriesGarden Stories
Poured concrete pavers set in smooth Mexican beach pebbles. This north-facing front yard features appropriate naturalistic planting.
Medium sized retro front xeriscape partial sun garden in Portland with concrete paving.
Mid Century Modern Fencing Revival
Mid Century Modern Fencing Revival
Heath CarpentryHeath Carpentry
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury front partial sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Driveway
Driveway
LandArtLandArt
Asphalt driveway with interlock details. Project completed with Gerald Grieve Landscape Group.
Design ideas for a large midcentury front driveway full sun garden for summer in Toronto with concrete paving.
Mid Century Modern in South Orange
Mid Century Modern in South Orange
DC FreemanDC Freeman
This eclectic garden balances this Mid Century Modern house perfectly. The colors in the garden pick up the colors in the front door and bench. It is a beautiful, unique house with a beautiful, colorful property.
2110 Mid Century Modern
2110 Mid Century Modern
PLAID collaborativePLAID collaborative
Bob Greenspan
This is an example of a medium sized retro front garden in Kansas City with natural stone paving.
MTLA - Seaver-Speck
MTLA - Seaver-Speck
UserUser
Mark Tessier Landscape Architecture designed this textural, drought tolerant, warm modern garden to complement the mid-century design of the home. The use of various materials including gravel, wood, and concrete mixed with a lush drought resistant planting palette offer a homeowners and visitors a multi sensory environment. Photos by Art Gray
Mid Century Organic Flow Drought Tolerant Lanscape
Mid Century Organic Flow Drought Tolerant Lanscape
Daniel Bosler FotoDaniel Bosler Foto
Front entrance pathway with concrete pavers and River Rocks surrounded by Kangaroo paws and drought tolerant plant material. ©Daniel Bosler Photography
Past Projects
Past Projects
Jacklyn Curry DesignJacklyn Curry Design
(c) 2017 Jacklyn Curry Design
Medium sized retro front xeriscape full sun garden in Other.
Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Wildflower Landscape Design at K&D LandscapingWildflower Landscape Design at K&D Landscaping
Photo of a small midcentury front xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a pathway and gravel.
Midcentury modern landscape
Midcentury modern landscape
City Garden CompanyCity Garden Company
This is an example of a medium sized retro front xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Atlanta with a garden path and gravel.
Mid-Century Front Landscape - Racine
Mid-Century Front Landscape - Racine
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
Overall view of the front facade of this John Randal McDonald masterpiece. Our plant beds mimic the strong, midcentury lines of the home. Renn Kuhnen Photography
Palisades Courtyard
Palisades Courtyard
CARL BALTON + ASSOCIATESCARL BALTON + ASSOCIATES
Design ideas for a medium sized retro front xeriscape fully shaded garden in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Huntington Beach 2015
Huntington Beach 2015
xeristyle | exterior | designxeristyle | exterior | design
Nicklaus Paulo of xeristyle | exterior | design
Photo of a midcentury front xeriscape garden in Orange County.
Low water and rock
Low water and rock
Barefoot LandscapeBarefoot Landscape
Design ideas for a medium sized retro front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with mulch.
Heinrich, Newport Beach, CA
Heinrich, Newport Beach, CA
Jeannette ArchitectsJeannette Architects
Sarah Robinson
Design ideas for a midcentury front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Huntington with mulch.
Berkeley Hills Midcentury Modern
Berkeley Hills Midcentury Modern
Planet HorticulturePlanet Horticulture
Hilltop home with sweeping views of San Francisco Bay. Open views surrounded by bold foliage dominated plantings.
Design ideas for a medium sized retro front full sun garden for winter in San Francisco with mulch.
Boulder Bungalow 77009
Boulder Bungalow 77009
Urbanscapes LLCUrbanscapes LLC
The client wanted the feel of the Texas Hill Country while living in the big City of Houston. Extremely large boulders were set in place carefully for soil retention on this extremely elevated lot. The natural stone can freely move and shift to the whim of the 75 year old live oak tree. No more cracked sidewalks and mortared retaining walls here to nullify costly repairs. Succulents fill small voids in the boulder wall. The drift roses add color along the edge. The main staircase is made from natural cut stone and the smaller second staircase off of the driveway ascend to a flagstone path filled with free spirited chocolate mint as a ground cover. The mass plantings of the May Night Salvia will fulfill it's promise of a full green and purple carpet that will return every year.
Living Green Wall and Landscape Remodel - Mid-Century Modern Home Sausalito, CA
Living Green Wall and Landscape Remodel - Mid-Century Modern Home Sausalito, CA
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
Just a couple of months after installation. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add living beauty to the large front house wall. The wall includes a variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants some with flowers, (some with flowers, Oxalis and Lamium) designed to provide long cascading "waves" with appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures. Some photos taken 2 months after installation and recently as well. We designed and installed this dramatic living wall / vertical garden to add a welcoming focal point, and a great way to add plant beauty to the large front wall. A variety of succulents, grass-like and cascading plants were designed and planted to provide long cascading "waves" resulting in appealing textures and colors. The dated walkway was updated with large geometric concrete pavers with polished black pebbles in between, and a new concrete driveway. Water-wise grasses flowering plants and succulents replace the lawn. This updated modern renovation for this mid-century modern home includes a new garage and front entrance door and modern garden light fixtures.
Woodland
Woodland
Sweet Smiling LandscapesSweet Smiling Landscapes
This client came to me with an almost blank palette. The front yard was a weed-filled slope with two glorious purple plum trees providing lots of shaded space. Because the soil on this property is made up of a lot of clay, rain would rush off the property and into the street. We decide to build up a low retaining wall with boulders to lessen the slope of the yard, letting rain water sink into the soil were the plants can access it, instead of running into the storm drains and out the ocean. Because of the plum trees, we chose shade tolerant Mediterranean adaptive and California native plants to create a naturalistic woodland look. The corner of the property receives full sun for most of the day, and we incorporated edible plantings such as pineapple guavas, artichokes and culinary herbs that seamlessly integrated with the shade loving plants. This yard is now a low-maintenance, water wise garden that breathes new life into this 1960s house.

Midcentury Front Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury front garden design.

How should I design my midcentury 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 midcentury 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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