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Modern Garden with a Desert Look Ideas and Designs

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Allevare Catalan Model
Allevare Catalan Model
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Learn more about this design or receive a quote by contacting us online: https://creativeenvironments.com/contact-us/
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
One of the purple prickly pear cacti casting shadows on the Corten steel border. Photo by Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Photo of a medium sized modern back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with concrete paving and a desert look.
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Design ideas for an expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a desert look, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Design ideas for an expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a desert look, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a desert look, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Backyard Diamonds
Backyard Diamonds
Coy Land TechsCoy Land Techs
The team helped transform an area once filled with spotty grass to a back yard that will look amazing all year. The project included removing existing pavers and reshaping the end of the paver walkway, artificial turf, concrete slab, concrete borders, river rock, succulents, drip irrigation, and running electrical for an outdoor fridge. The space is now low maintenance and ready for entertaining.
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Inspiration for an expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a desert look, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Paradise Valley Update After Front/Entry Motor Court
Paradise Valley Update After Front/Entry Motor Court
Leaf & Stone LandscapeLeaf & Stone Landscape
Unsightly Elephant Food plants were removed and replaced with Blue Elf Aloe, Golden Barrel Cactus along with other Agave's and accent boulders to clean up the look of the area and provide a more restful visual appearance to be seen at the entrance to the home and from the dining room inside.
Sereno Canyon Mayne Model
Sereno Canyon Mayne Model
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Learn more about this design or receive a quote by contacting us online: https://creativeenvironments.com/contact-us/
Flora at Morrison Ranch
Flora at Morrison Ranch
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let us show you what we can do for your outdoor landscape! Give our team a call at (480) 777-9305 or contact us online: https://creativeenvironments.com/contact-us/
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
Photo of a large modern front xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, natural stone paving and a stone fence.
Sereno Canyon Mayne Model
Sereno Canyon Mayne Model
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Learn more about this design or receive a quote by contacting us online: https://creativeenvironments.com/contact-us/
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
Large modern front xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, natural stone paving and a stone fence.
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
This is an example of a large modern front xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, natural stone paving and a stone fence.
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home for luxury living
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home for luxury living
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home for luxury living. Photo by William MacCollum.
This is an example of an expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with a desert look and gravel.
The Meadows
The Meadows
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Large modern back partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with an outdoor sport court, a desert look and decking.
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home front door landscaping
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home front door landscaping
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home front door landscaping
Small modern front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with a desert look, gravel and a wood fence.
Sterling Grove - St. Helena Model
Sterling Grove - St. Helena Model
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
Design ideas for a large modern back formal partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, decking and a metal fence.
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Sterling Grove - Front Yards
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
Photo of a large modern front xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, natural stone paving and a stone fence.
Sterling Grove - St. Helena Model
Sterling Grove - St. Helena Model
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Let the top exterior designers in Arizona create your breathtaking home, pool, or landscaping area. Call (480) 777-9305.
Photo of a large modern back formal partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, decking and a metal fence.

Modern Garden with a Desert Look Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed modern 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 modern 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 modern front garden design.

How should I design my modern 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 modern 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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