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Modern Side Garden Ideas and Designs

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Side Garden / Heritage Oak
Side Garden / Heritage Oak
Charles Di Piazza ArchitectureCharles Di Piazza Architecture
A generous garden is sheltered by a Heritage Live Oak Tree, and forms a close relationship with an adjacent Landscape also designed by Charles Di Piazza Architects.
Laguna Beach Synthetic Turf Conversion
Laguna Beach Synthetic Turf Conversion
Coastal TurfCoastal Turf
Design ideas for a medium sized modern side xeriscape full sun garden in Orange County with concrete paving.
Small Garden Design Hanover Brighton
Small Garden Design Hanover Brighton
Brighton Up Your Garden - Garden DesignBrighton Up Your Garden - Garden Design
Small Garden Build, new built in storage. Pergola for height, and climbing plants. Step- re built, for more room. Pocket living wall. New wood planters, new plants. Garden shelf for homing herbs by the back door!
Tropical Minimal
Tropical Minimal
Craig Reynolds Landscape ArchitectureCraig Reynolds Landscape Architecture
Tamara Alvarez
Inspiration for a small modern side full sun garden in Miami with concrete paving.
Bentleigh
Bentleigh
Intrinsic LandscapesIntrinsic Landscapes
This is an example of a large modern side garden in Melbourne with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Whittier Retreat
Whittier Retreat
Sitio Landscape ArchitectureSitio Landscape Architecture
Photo of a small modern side xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a vegetable patch and gravel.
PK17 - Garden Path
PK17 - Garden Path
Cascade West DevelopmentCascade West Development
This Modern Multi-Level Home Boasts Master & Guest Suites on The Main Level + Den + Entertainment Room + Exercise Room with 2 Suites Upstairs as Well as Blended Indoor/Outdoor Living with 14ft Tall Coffered Box Beam Ceilings!
Life at the beach
Life at the beach
Bayon GardensBayon Gardens
Medium sized modern side partial sun garden in Melbourne with natural stone paving.
Container Plants, walkway and gate
Container Plants, walkway and gate
Reyes Landscape ConstructionReyes Landscape Construction
This Outdoor living space includes DG patio, Flagstone pool decking and walkways, Gas Fireplace, planting in the back and front areas, the wide stair case is finished with flagstone, the side yard area and the parking spaces are Trinity Gravel. Low voltage lighting was installed with pathway lighting and up lights high lighting the olive trees, prunus and water fountain.
Bellaire Residence
Bellaire Residence
Open Envelope StudioOpen Envelope Studio
OES | limestone pavers in tejas black aggregate and steel edging; steel planters with crushed limestone mulch beyond
Design ideas for a small modern side xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Austin with gravel.
South Lamar Condo
South Lamar Condo
Native Edge LandscapeNative Edge Landscape
Native Edge Landscape, LLC
Design ideas for a small modern side xeriscape garden in Austin with natural stone paving.
Completed Projects
Completed Projects
Better ExteriorsBetter Exteriors
Shaped bluestone slabs sawn used in this picture & bluestone paving,
Inspiration for a medium sized modern side garden in Melbourne with a garden path and natural stone paving.
University Hills
University Hills
Bloom Concrete & Landscape DesignBloom Concrete & Landscape Design
Designed by Lauren Bloom. Paver patio outdoor seating with a natural gas firepit.
Inspiration for a small modern side garden in Denver with a fire feature and brick paving.
Stainless water fountain
Stainless water fountain
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Design ideas for a small modern side full sun garden in Houston with a water feature.
Los Altos Hills- Rustic Modern
Los Altos Hills- Rustic Modern
Lifescape Custom Landscaping, Inc.Lifescape Custom Landscaping, Inc.
Kelsey Schweickert
Inspiration for a medium sized modern side partial sun garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall and decking.
'Accessibility' Garden
'Accessibility' Garden
Anita Sullivan GardensAnita Sullivan Gardens
COMPLETED PROJECT. Reverse view of the sideway and the Sandstone paving. Planting in its first year. Photo by home owner.
Design ideas for a large modern side fully shaded garden in Sussex with a garden path and natural stone paving.
A Real Fantasy Comes True
A Real Fantasy Comes True
Infinity Construction, llc.Infinity Construction, llc.
Love the screened porch now
Inspiration for a medium sized modern side driveway partial sun garden for summer in Other with a pathway.
Santa Cruz Sustainable
Santa Cruz Sustainable
K & D Landscaping, Inc.K & D Landscaping, Inc.
Residential home in Santa Cruz, CA This stunning front and backyard project was so much fun! The plethora of K&D's scope of work included: smooth finished concrete walls, multiple styles of horizontal redwood fencing, smooth finished concrete stepping stones, bands, steps & pathways, paver patio & driveway, artificial turf, TimberTech stairs & decks, TimberTech custom bench with storage, shower wall with bike washing station, custom concrete fountain, poured-in-place fire pit, pour-in-place half circle bench with sloped back rest, metal pergola, low voltage lighting, planting and irrigation! (*Adorable cat not included)
Powdercoated steel gate and arbor
Powdercoated steel gate and arbor
Garden ArchitectureGarden Architecture
steel gate,steel arbor,
Photo of a modern side garden in San Francisco with a gate.
Side ramp connecting the front to the back
Side ramp connecting the front to the back
Metamorphic DesignMetamorphic Design
View from the ramp looking up towards the driveway & street
This is an example of a medium sized modern side garden in Vancouver with a retaining wall.

Modern Side Garden 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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