Partial Sun Back Garden Ideas and Designs

Berkeley Hills
Berkeley Hills
Outdoor RepublicOutdoor Republic
Zen Portal hand carved temple balinese stone
This is an example of a large world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a garden path and natural stone paving.
A Japanese-Inspired Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland
A Japanese-Inspired Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland
Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio (JMMDS)Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio (JMMDS)
A pair of world travelers with a deep love of Japan asked JMMDS to design a Japanese-inspired landscape that would complement the contemporary renovation of their home in Edinburgh, Scotland. JMMDS created a plan that included a handsome cut-stone patio, meandering stepping stone paths, sweeping bed lines, stony mounds, a grassy pool of space, and swaths of elegant plantings. JMMDS was on site during the installation to craft the mounds and place the plants and stones. Julie Moir Messervy set out the ancient pieces of gneiss from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis. With the planting design, JMMDS sought to evoke the feeling of a traditional Japanese garden using locally suitable plants. The designers and clients visited nurseries in search of distinctive plant specimens, including cloud-pruned hollies, craggy pines, Japanese maples of varied color and habit, and a particularly notable Japanese snowbell tree. Beneath these, they laid drifts of sedges, hellebores, European gingers, ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Evergreen azaleas, juniper, rhododendrons, and hebe were clustered around the lawn. JMMDS placed bamboos within root-controlled patio beds and planted mondo grass, sedums, and mosses among the stepping stones. Project designers: Julie Moir Messervy, Principal; Erica Bowman, Senior Landscape Architect Collaborators: Helen Lucas Architects, Steven Ogilvie (garden installers) Photography: Angus Bremner
Mississauga Stone
Mississauga Stone
Shubrook Construction Ltd.Shubrook Construction Ltd.
Large rustic back formal partial sun garden for spring in Toronto with a retaining wall and mulch.
Stone Walkway
Stone Walkway
Virgin Landscape LLCVirgin Landscape LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized rustic back partial sun garden in Columbus with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Recent Projects
Recent Projects
Daviscapes, Inc.Daviscapes, Inc.
Medium sized classic back formal partial sun garden in Birmingham with natural stone paving.
Backyard overview
Backyard overview
LandArtLandArt
Backyard overview of Credit Valley random flagstone patio, natural gas fire feature, natural stepping stones, and garden surround.
Medium sized traditional back partial sun garden in Other with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Small town garden no lawn
Small town garden no lawn
Amanda ShipmanAmanda Shipman
Amanda Shipman
Inspiration for a small contemporary back partial sun raised pond for summer in Hertfordshire with brick paving.
Fulton
Fulton
Green Grass Landscape ContractorsGreen Grass Landscape Contractors
New construction build in trendy neighborhood
Medium sized modern back partial sun garden for summer in Charleston with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Fulton
Fulton
Green Grass Landscape ContractorsGreen Grass Landscape Contractors
New construction build in trendy neighborhood
Inspiration for a medium sized modern back partial sun garden for summer in Charleston with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Bayside Zen Garden | Bayside, WI
Bayside Zen Garden | Bayside, WI
LandCrafters, LLCLandCrafters, LLC
The dry stream bed is both decorative and functional. It empties into a 6 inch main PVC pipe that drains into the front swale. Besides the stream bed drain tile, the sump line and downspouts empty into this drainage system.
Ye Olde Garden of Beer
Ye Olde Garden of Beer
Todd DuclosTodd Duclos
Our rustic Beer Garden set in the Lower Blue Mountains is designed to bring family and friends together. With Cast Iron Fire Pits to warm you in the cooler months and a Vine Covered Mesh Roof to shade you in the warmer months, this unique and functional space can be enjoyed all year round. The one of a kind Repurposed Glass Bottle Lights, Recycled Brick Walls, Tree Log Fencing, Sandstone Logs and bespoke Timber Furniture create a relaxed and aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. The placement and flow of each area and plentiful seating within the Beer Garden, makes the perfect setting to entertain or simply savour relaxing outdoors. The Hardwood Timber sourced for the Arbours are over 40 years old and were handpicked for the Project. Our plant selection softens the Sandstone, Recycled Bricks and Concrete Gravel and reinforces the fusion of a traditional English Beer Garden and the serenity of the Blue Mountains surrounds.
Rockery and Water Feature
Rockery and Water Feature
DREAMSCAPES Landscape and DesignDREAMSCAPES Landscape and Design
Mutual Materials
Inspiration for a medium sized modern back partial sun garden in Seattle with a water feature and concrete paving.
North End Modern
North End Modern
The Garden Artist LLCThe Garden Artist LLC
Photo of a medium sized modern back partial sun garden in Boise with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Kirkland Backyard Redeux
Kirkland Backyard Redeux
Cascadia Edible LandscapesCascadia Edible Landscapes
Really fun project featuring: Drystack retaining walls using 14 tons of Cabinet Gorge wall block Juniper raised beds, stained Pergola, stain Irregular Flagstone Patio 165 sq foot Bluestone featuring many extra large pieces Cut bluestone risers for main stair case Raspberry Trellis Cucumber/squash trellis Galvanized Horse Trough Planters, both oblong and circular, including a double stacked one in lower area. 200+ foot long fence extension + gate. Wetland buffer planting of both ornamental and edible varieties of plants 4 zone, complete automatic drip system with micro valve (manual) controls on all beds
Horizontal Red Wood Fence in Pasadena
Horizontal Red Wood Fence in Pasadena
LA FENCE CRAFTLA FENCE CRAFT
Inspiration for a large contemporary back partial sun garden for autumn in Los Angeles with brick paving.
Space for Peace
Space for Peace
Ecoscape Environmental DesignEcoscape Environmental Design
Turn off your phone and come sit. So simple. Yet so hard to do sometimes. Your landscape can be your sanctuary space away from the craziness of the day.
Ranch Redux
Ranch Redux
Uccello Development, LLCUccello Development, LLC
The cottage style exterior of this newly remodeled ranch in Connecticut, belies its transitional interior design. The exterior of the home features wood shingle siding along with pvc trim work, a gently flared beltline separates the main level from the walk out lower level at the rear. Also on the rear of the house where the addition is most prominent there is a cozy deck, with maintenance free cable railings, a quaint gravel patio, and a garden shed with its own patio and fire pit gathering area.
LotusLand South aka Sycamore  Canyon Landscape
LotusLand South aka Sycamore Canyon Landscape
Margie Grace - Grace Design AssociatesMargie Grace - Grace Design Associates
Santa Barbara Lifestyle..... outdoor living and entertaining in our lovely garden. Our Private Asian garden. We imported these China gates
Photo of an expansive farmhouse back partial sun garden in Santa Barbara with gravel.
Custom Mercer Island Fence
Custom Mercer Island Fence
Chapman Construction, LLCChapman Construction, LLC
Photo of a large classic back partial sun garden in Seattle with gravel.
Custom boulder water feature detail
Custom boulder water feature detail
June Scott DesignJune Scott Design
Rock outcroppings make a striking background for new lounge areas in this compact Los Angeles hillside garden. Working with the attributes of the site, we added native plants to drape over the stone, and converted hollowed stone planters into a firepit and water feature. New built-in seating and a cozy hammock complete the relaxing space, and dramatic lighting makes it come alive at night. Photo by Martin Cox Photography.

Partial Sun Back Garden Ideas and Designs

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