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Midcentury Garden with Gravel Ideas and Designs

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North Shore Midcentury Modern
North Shore Midcentury Modern
Calafia DesignCalafia Design
Japanese maple pops against the house and creates a peaceful back entry from the garden to this Midcentury home. Bluestone steppers are set into bluestone chip gravel. Photo Calafia Design Hardscape installed by Krugel Cobbles
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Mid-Century Backyard Landscape - Racine
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
A linear planting of molinia Moor Flame grass bisects a wedge-shaped plant bed with a specimen magnolia. Beach pebbles and slate chip mulch provide textural contrast. Renn Kuhnen Photography
Marvelous Mid Century
Marvelous Mid Century
Ketti Kupper Conscious Life DesignKetti Kupper Conscious Life Design
Photo by Ketti Kupper.
Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury side xeriscape garden in Los Angeles with gravel.
Details
Details
Grounded - Richard Risner RLA, ASLAGrounded - Richard Risner RLA, ASLA
Inspiration for a large retro front xeriscape full sun garden in San Diego with a potted garden and gravel.
Mid Century Modern Remodel
Mid Century Modern Remodel
Reikow Landscape DesignReikow Landscape Design
RCMedia
Inspiration for a medium sized retro courtyard garden in Seattle with a retaining wall and gravel.
eichler in marinwood
eichler in marinwood
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
Eichler in Marinwood - At the larger scale of the property existed a desire to soften and deepen the engagement between the house and the street frontage. As such, the landscaping palette consists of textures chosen for subtlety and granularity. Spaces are layered by way of planting, diaphanous fencing and lighting. The interior engages the front of the house by the insertion of a floor to ceiling glazing at the dining room. Jog-in path from street to house maintains a sense of privacy and sequential unveiling of interior/private spaces. This non-atrium model is invested with the best aspects of the iconic eichler configuration without compromise to the sense of order and orientation. photo: scott hargis
Laurelhurst Modern Garden
Laurelhurst Modern Garden
Northwest Native Landscapes LLCNorthwest Native Landscapes LLC
Dramatic plant textures, modern hardscaping and sharp angles enhanced this mid-century modern bungalow. Soft plants were chosen to contrast with the sharp angles of the pathways and hard edges of the MCM home, while providing all-season interest. Horizontal privacy screens wrap the front porch and create intimate garden spaces – some visible only from the street and some visible only from inside the home. The front yard is relatively small in size, but full of colorful texture.
El Cerrito house
El Cerrito house
Bay Stone LandscapingBay Stone Landscaping
Gareth Walters
Photo of a large midcentury back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall and gravel.
Radial railroad tie timber stairs
Radial railroad tie timber stairs
Village Landscape ArchitectureVillage Landscape Architecture
Equidistant treads create a visual rhythm for the eye. Boulders provide attractive grade control as needed. Crushed blue shale provide an accent color against the warm brown of the pressure treated stairs. Wider midway terrace, provides a view from the internal house hallway window. Includes beautiful and drought tolerant plantings and shade trees.
3147
3147
Rogers Design BuildRogers Design Build
This is an example of a midcentury front garden in Other with a retaining wall and gravel.
Danville Contemporary
Danville Contemporary
Huettl Landscape ArchitectureHuettl Landscape Architecture
Jude Parkinson Morgan photography
This is an example of a midcentury front xeriscape garden in San Francisco with gravel.
Santa Cruz Mountain Elevation
Santa Cruz Mountain Elevation
·ecology by design, LLC·ecology by design, LLC
These clients have a house where no exterior wall corner is 90 degrees! All angles are 60 or 120 degrees! So.. the stairs were going to be the same in order not to look out of place or thoughtless. The angle looks sharp, and now my clients can get down to the lower yard. Some native redwood forest plants in the side and front yards as well.
Low water and rock
Low water and rock
Barefoot LandscapeBarefoot Landscape
Inspiration for a large midcentury front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with gravel.
Modern Cottage
Modern Cottage
Sweet Smiling LandscapesSweet Smiling Landscapes
In this project I set out to create a modern yet inviting front yard. Having ditched the lawn we went with a drought tolerant plant pallet made up of gray and blue foliage, with pops of orange. I save on irrigation I designed the space to capture all the rain water that falls on the property. This was achieved through contouring the land to capture rain water and then incorporating various gravels into the hard scape. Gravel slows water down dining it a chance to absorb into the soil.
Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Wildflower Landscape Design at K&D LandscapingWildflower Landscape Design at K&D Landscaping
Inspiration for a small midcentury front xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a rockery and gravel.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Designs by SundownDesigns by Sundown
This is an example of a retro garden in Denver with gravel.
palm springs mid-century remodel
palm springs mid-century remodel
Gary Fredricks Landscape DesignGary Fredricks Landscape Design
Large midcentury front garden in Los Angeles with a garden path and gravel.
San Rafael Eichler - Mid-Century Modern Back & Front Landscape Remodel
San Rafael Eichler - Mid-Century Modern Back & Front Landscape Remodel
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
The front and back areas surrounding this Eichler home were updated with the mid-century modern design aesthetic in mind. The Front landscape takes on a minimalist design featuring Leucospermum 'Tango' - Pincushion plant, a low-water beauty along with architectural Barrel Cactus, Artichoke Agaves, stately Thatching Reeds, a Blue Palm (Brahea 'Clara') a Mediterranean Fan Palm and other easy-care plants.
Mid-Century Modern Landscape - Cedarburg, WI
Mid-Century Modern Landscape - Cedarburg, WI
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
A line of Buxus x 'Green Velvet' crosses over a line of Chasmanthium latifolium. Geranium x 'Rozanne,' Liatris spicata 'Kobold,' Salvia x superba 'May Night', and Agastache x 'Blue Fortune' pick up on the blue tones of the slate chip and beach pebbles. Coreopsis x 'Full Moon' and Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' add contrasting color. Westhauser Photography
Hillside Sophisticated in Forest Heights, Oregon
Hillside Sophisticated in Forest Heights, Oregon
Drake's 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden CenterDrake's 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Center
A cedar garden pergola draws visitors through this backyard space, with fitted A-split basalt curbstone raised planters and steps. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Midcentury Garden with Gravel 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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