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Small Coastal Garden Ideas and Designs

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Coastal Entry Garden
Coastal Entry Garden
Sacred Garden NY LLCSacred Garden NY LLC
Coastal Entry Garden
This is an example of a small coastal front xeriscape full sun garden in New York with a pathway and decorative stones.
Westport Cottage
Westport Cottage
Minglewood, LLCMinglewood, LLC
Cottage Shrub and Perennial Garden
Design ideas for a small coastal front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Providence with a garden path.
Bradley Beach Home - Front Yard
Bradley Beach Home - Front Yard
Lewis Natural LandscapesLewis Natural Landscapes
Design ideas for a small beach style front formal partial sun garden in Newark.
Front Yard Landscape
Front Yard Landscape
Stephanie D PooleStephanie D Poole
The meandering flagstone pathway is planted with dymondia margaretae and blue chalksticks (Senecio serpens). The blues are often punctuated with dark browns of aeonium arboreum and phormium jack spratt.
Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor Spaces
Designs by Marshall, LLC.Designs by Marshall, LLC.
Steven Marshall
Photo of a small coastal back garden in Boston with a fire feature.
Fairfield Beach
Fairfield Beach
Barbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLCBarbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLC
Photo by Barbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLC A small residential, seaside property located on Fairfield Beach, Fairfield was renovated by the new owners and adapted for their active family. Barbara was the landscape architect in charge of all of the landscape elements upgrades. She designed new bluestone curving paths to access the front and side doors and designed new landscape lighting to enhance the walks. The existing trees were saved and she designed new shade and salt-tolerant plantings which were added to provide seasonal color and interest while respecting the existing plantings. Along the beach front additional native beach grasses were added to stabilize the dunes while removing some invasive plantings. This work will be phased over the next few years in an effort to keep the sand stable. Beach roses were incorporated into a hollow in the dunes. A small lawn area was renovated and the surrounding Black Pines pruned to provide a small play area and respite from the sun. Beautiful reblooming hydrangeas line the edge of the gravel driveway. Rounded beach stones were used instead of mulch in the island planting along the edge of the adjacent road planted with Miscanthus, Mugo pine and yucca. Barbara designed a custom kayak rack, custom garbage enclosure, a new layout of the existing wooden deck to facilitate access to the side doors, and detailed how to renovate the front door into only an emergency access with new railings and steps. She coordinating obtaining bids and then supervised the installation of all elements for the new landscape the project. The interiors were designed by Jack Montgomery Design of Greenwich, CT and NYC . Tree work was completed by Bartlett Tree Experts. Freddy’s Landscape Company of Fairfield, CT installed the new plantings, installed all the new masonry work and provides landscape maintenance services. JT Low Voltage and Electric installed the landscape lighting.
Rocky Fire Pit Area - Permeable
Rocky Fire Pit Area - Permeable
CA YardscapeCA Yardscape
Photo of a small coastal back partial sun garden for summer in Toronto with a fire feature and gravel.
Finished Projects
Finished Projects
Alan D. Holt, A.S.L.A., Landscape ArchitectAlan D. Holt, A.S.L.A., Landscape Architect
Alan D Holt ASLA Landscape Architect This elevated deck winds through the native landscape.
Small beach style side fully shaded garden for summer in Miami with decking and a garden path.
Birmingham Beachy Retreat
Birmingham Beachy Retreat
Great Lakes Landscape DesignGreat Lakes Landscape Design
Photo of a small nautical front garden in Detroit.
Manhattan Beach Residence
Manhattan Beach Residence
SUBU Design ArchitectureSUBU Design Architecture
Manolo Langis Photographer
Photo of a small beach style courtyard full sun garden in Los Angeles with a living wall and natural stone paving.
Atlantic Beach, Fl
Atlantic Beach, Fl
Cynthia Burns Landscape DesignCynthia Burns Landscape Design
Photos by Celeste Burns Photography
This is an example of a small coastal back fully shaded garden in Jacksonville with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Eastbourne Seaside Garden
Eastbourne Seaside Garden
Capability ChrisCapability Chris
Eastbourne, Sovereign Harbour garden, night, pathway
Design ideas for a small nautical fully shaded garden in Sussex with gravel.
Red Beach Pool
Red Beach Pool
LANZSCAPESLANZSCAPES
Inspiration for a small nautical sloped garden in Auckland.
Ventura
Ventura
Isabel Moritz DesignsIsabel Moritz Designs
Small space landscape design. Drought tolerant planting with relaxed elements but structured spaces.
Photo of a small coastal back xeriscape partial sun garden in Los Angeles with a vegetable patch and concrete paving.
vertical succulent garden
vertical succulent garden
Tri County LandscapeTri County Landscape
A small succulent garden in backyard.
Design ideas for a small coastal back xeriscape full sun garden in Tampa with brick paving.
Twin Pines Cottage
Twin Pines Cottage
The Rauland Agency, Inc.The Rauland Agency, Inc.
Victorian-inspired gazebo with hydrangeas, flowering vines and hanging baskets highlighted by wood mulch and flagstone rest under towering trees
Photo of a small nautical back formal fully shaded garden for summer in Milwaukee with mulch.
Shoreline Cottage Garden
Shoreline Cottage Garden
MJ McCabe-Garden DesignMJ McCabe-Garden Design
M J McCabe-Garden Design
Photo of a small nautical front formal full sun garden for summer in Bridgeport with a garden path and brick paving.
Harbor View - Island Bungalow updated plantings
Harbor View - Island Bungalow updated plantings
Barbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLCBarbara Wilson Landscape Architect, LLC
This small beach side bungalow was looking to update the front yard plantings to add salt-tolerant, summer flowering shrubs and perennials that were low maintenance. The plantings included some of the owners favorite plants (Lamb's Ears and Roses). Yellow leaves on the Creeping Jenny surrounded the mailbox.
Coastal garden design Sydney NSW
Coastal garden design Sydney NSW
Vogue & Vine - Landscape Designers SydneyVogue & Vine - Landscape Designers Sydney
Coastal front garden in Eastern Suburbs Sydney. Using coastal plants and Sydney Sandstone rocks, we created a soft coastal landscape that had a designers touch but still a natural feel
Birds, butterflies and beauty
Birds, butterflies and beauty
BE Landscape DesignBE Landscape Design
Design ideas for a small beach style front xeriscape garden in Los Angeles with a garden path.

Small Coastal Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal front garden design.

How should I design my coastal 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 coastal 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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