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Modern Garden with a Desert Look Ideas and Designs

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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.
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home with luxury landscaping
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home with luxury landscaping
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Bighorn Palm Desert modern architectural home with luxury landscaping. Photo by William MacCollum.
Inspiration for a large modern front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with a desert look, gravel and a wood fence.
Killer Eighties Swaim
Killer Eighties Swaim
Prideaux DesignPrideaux Design
Design ideas for a medium sized modern side xeriscape partial sun garden in Other with a desert look and concrete paving.
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.
This is an example of a large modern back formal partial sun garden for summer in Phoenix with a desert look, decking and a metal fence.
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Bighorn Palm Desert luxury modern home entry landscape design. Photo by William MacCollum.
Photo of a small modern front xeriscape full sun garden in Los Angeles with a desert look, gravel and a wood fence.
Whisper Ranch Amenity Building
Whisper Ranch Amenity Building
Creative EnvironmentsCreative Environments
Expansive modern courtyard formal partial sun garden for spring in Phoenix with a desert look and natural stone paving.
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.
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
The main feature of the backyard is the Corten steel "wall" made up of random length panels set in a bed of beach pebbles. This element forms a border between the more sparsely planted foreground and the denser vegetation behind. Photo by Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Photo of an expansive modern front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Diego with a desert look, concrete paving and a metal fence.
Casa Olivo
Casa Olivo
Garza ConceptsGarza Concepts
Agaves were placed as focal points with the Olive Trees framing the entry
This is an example of a large modern back formal full sun garden for autumn in Other with a desert look.
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
Hardscape & Landscape - Amazing Design | Build
EMC General ContractorsEMC General Contractors
Photo of 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
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.
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
Lucky for us the agave had started to bloom for this photo when we visited our project. Photo by Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Inspiration for a medium sized modern back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with concrete paving and a desert look.
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Modern Backyard Landscape - Mesa, AZ
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
Looking towards the hot tub area from the fire pit patio. Photo by Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Design ideas for a medium sized modern back xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Milwaukee with concrete paving and a desert look.
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.
Casa Olivo
Casa Olivo
Garza ConceptsGarza Concepts
Landscape lighting is a key factor in every design. Look at those shadows
Photo of a large modern back formal full sun garden for autumn in Other with a desert look.
Xeric Modern
Xeric Modern
Califia EcodesignCalifia Ecodesign
They went from an all gravel yard to this in a few weeks...buy ordering xeric modern preplanned garden online (with a customization). And turned their stone yard back into a green water-once-a-week kinda space. Bocce ball court in progress at center. Succulents galore!
Paradise Valley Update After Zen Garden Area
Paradise Valley Update After Zen Garden Area
Leaf & Stone LandscapeLeaf & Stone Landscape
These Paradise Valley Homeowners wanted to make some updates to their landscape to help sell their mountain side property. Low water and low maintenance plant species were used including striking Blueglow Agave, Blue Elf Aloe and Snake Plant to name a few. The white rock added contrast and interest to the entrance and the UV safe black planter was a focal point both inside and outside of the home.
Paradise Valley Update Before Entry
Paradise Valley Update Before Entry
Leaf & Stone LandscapeLeaf & Stone Landscape
Inspiration for a modern front xeriscape garden in Phoenix with a desert look.
Casa Olivo
Casa Olivo
Garza ConceptsGarza Concepts
Agaves were placed as focal points
Large modern back formal full sun garden for autumn in Other with a desert look.

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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