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Shabby-Chic Style Garden for Summer Ideas and Designs

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Wimbledon, courtyard garden
Wimbledon, courtyard garden
Beaufort & Rampton LandscapesBeaufort & Rampton Landscapes
Client's beautiful french stone planter, filled to brimming with Geranium 'Rozanne', Artemisia 'Powis Castle' and Hydrangea 'Little Lime'
This is an example of a small romantic back full sun garden for summer in London with a potted garden and natural stone paving.
Staudenbeet
Staudenbeet
Paus GartendesignPaus Gartendesign
Design ideas for a medium sized shabby-chic style full sun garden for summer in Dusseldorf with a flowerbed.
Relaxing city refuge
Relaxing city refuge
City Garden CompanyCity Garden Company
This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style back xeriscape partial sun garden for summer in Atlanta with a fireplace and concrete paving.
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
Lore PattersonLore Patterson
garden vignette | Lore Patterson In the garden, a table set with a vintage linen cloth. Under the pear tree, a sweet arrangement of purple phlox.
Design ideas for a small shabby-chic style back formal partial sun garden for summer in Seattle.
Shabby Chic & Feminine Garden Room Haven
Shabby Chic & Feminine Garden Room Haven
The Unbusy HomeThe Unbusy Home
Design ideas for a small romantic back partial sun garden for summer in Berkshire.
Lakeside Townhouse
Lakeside Townhouse
Botalia DesignsBotalia Designs
Natalia Lopez de la Cruz
Small romantic front full sun garden for summer in Miami with a garden path and gravel.
Bauerntisch als Blumenbühne
Bauerntisch als Blumenbühne
Conway's Recycle ArtConway's Recycle Art
Der alte, extra lange Küchentisch hat seine Bestimmung im Garten gefunden.
Photo of a large shabby-chic style back formal full sun garden for summer in Munich with a pond and decking.
Edible and Cut Flower Sculpture Garden
Edible and Cut Flower Sculpture Garden
Wild Craft PermacultureWild Craft Permaculture
Looking toward the house along the back of the dry river bed and swale. Mark Wolfe Photogrpahy
Inspiration for a large shabby-chic style back formal full sun garden for summer in Toronto with a vegetable patch.
Moraga Gardening Oasis
Moraga Gardening Oasis
Garden Lights Landscape and Pool Development Inc.Garden Lights Landscape and Pool Development Inc.
Steve Lambert
Large shabby-chic style back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with concrete paving.
Our Work
Our Work
Borealis GardensBorealis Gardens
Design ideas for a large vintage formal full sun garden for summer in Toronto with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Landscape Great Plans, Great Ideas
Landscape Great Plans, Great Ideas
Debi Interior DesignDebi Interior Design
This simple country home is set ablaze with a well-maintained perennial garden. The goal was not differing heights, spring, summer or fall colors. Rather it was quit simple. All perennials must be the same height, a variety of plants and colors intermingled. What we have is a delightful cacophony of color, texture, and cultivars fronting the practicalities of the cornfield at the farm.
Small space transformation
Small space transformation
New Roots LandscapingNew Roots Landscaping
Inspiration for a small vintage back fully shaded garden for summer in Other with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Massif et mur en brique
Massif et mur en brique
Jardin d'échoppe - Bordeaux - FranceJardin d'échoppe - Bordeaux - France
Design ideas for a small romantic side partial sun garden for summer in Bordeaux with a living wall and brick paving.
Exterior Hardscaping
Exterior Hardscaping
GOODFELLAS CONSTRUCTIONGOODFELLAS CONSTRUCTION
Design ideas for a large vintage back formal full sun garden for summer in Los Angeles with a garden path and brick paving.
Walled Garden & Courtyard redesign
Walled Garden & Courtyard redesign
Chiltern Garden DesignChiltern Garden Design
Design, sourcing and installation of sedum green roof. Photo credit: Sam Cowen
Photo of a small shabby-chic style back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Buckinghamshire with brick paving.
Bee Garden / Apiary
Bee Garden / Apiary
UserUser
An under-utilised corner of the garden was transformed into a romantic apiary, or bee-yard, featuring brightly painted hives and vintage furniture. The pebbles are a practical surface for working on the hives and retain water for the plants. Plants selected are a mix of bee-friendly perennials, herbs and vegetables, including dahlia, salvia leucanthe, anenome japonica and dianthus, buckwheat, blue kale, rhubarb, and silver lemon thyme. Woolly thyme, festuca coxii and purple alyssum soften the pebbles. Photos by Dee McQuillan
Home Garden
Home Garden
Fairley Trees & LandscapesFairley Trees & Landscapes
Verbena bonariensis frequently full of bees
Medium sized romantic front garden for summer in Other.
Fence Design
Fence Design
Susan K Bryant ImagesSusan K Bryant Images
Susan Klavohn Bryant
This is an example of a shabby-chic style courtyard driveway full sun garden for summer in Charleston with a living wall and concrete paving.
Home Garden
Home Garden
Fairley Trees & LandscapesFairley Trees & Landscapes
Atttactive clash of colour
Photo of a medium sized shabby-chic style front garden for summer in Other.
Night Ember Daylily
Night Ember Daylily
Dearborn Designs & AssociatesDearborn Designs & Associates
Lexi Dearborn
Photo of a vintage back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Toronto with a garden path.

Shabby-Chic Style Garden for Summer Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style front garden design.

How should I design my shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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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