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Small Driveway Garden Ideas and Designs

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Barry's Lawn Care
Barry's Lawn Care
Barry's Lawn CareBarry's Lawn Care
Photo of a small world-inspired front driveway partial sun garden in Miami with a retaining wall and mulch.
Commercial Installations
Commercial Installations
Photoscape Landscape and DesignPhotoscape Landscape and Design
This is an example of a small courtyard driveway garden in Tampa.
Campbell St
Campbell St
KCD Specialty Landscaping & NurseryKCD Specialty Landscaping & Nursery
County materials pavers and garden wall block with black hardwood mulch
Photo of a small modern front driveway full sun garden for summer in Other with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Residential Pool, Patio, & Gardens, Gate City VA
Residential Pool, Patio, & Gardens, Gate City VA
Stapleton Landscape ArchitectureStapleton Landscape Architecture
Jeff Stapleton
Design ideas for a small traditional front driveway full sun garden in Other with a retaining wall.
Sapphire Model
Sapphire Model
Fortune Home BuildersFortune Home Builders
Photo of a small modern front driveway full sun garden for summer in Sacramento with a desert look, natural stone paving and all fence materials.
Landscaping
Landscaping
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
Front yard curb appeal
Photo of a small classic front driveway partial sun garden for summer in Kansas City with a garden path and concrete paving.
Driveway Extension
Driveway Extension
LOTUSLOTUS
Photo of a small front driveway garden in Toronto with concrete paving.
Rancho Bernardo Perennial Garden
Rancho Bernardo Perennial Garden
Jackie and the BeanstalkJackie and the Beanstalk
Design ideas for a small classic front driveway partial sun garden for summer in San Diego.
Arts and Crafts Woodland Home Gardens, Phoenixville
Arts and Crafts Woodland Home Gardens, Phoenixville
Donald Pell - GardensDonald Pell - Gardens
This is an example of a small front driveway fully shaded garden for spring in Philadelphia with natural stone paving.
Blue drought tolerant
Blue drought tolerant
Glorious GardensGlorious Gardens
Very low maintenance and drought tolerant using dwarf Agaves, Senecio and Dianella. Photograph by Emma Almendarez
Photo of a small contemporary front driveway partial sun garden in San Diego.
New Build Frontage Makeover
New Build Frontage Makeover
Zones Landscaping Whangarei Jason ClarkeZones Landscaping Whangarei Jason Clarke
The brief for this small suburban makeover was for hardy low maintenance, flowering perennials that would suit a garden frontage. We worked closely with our clients to select the varieties they preferred that would suit the site and keep within budget. The gardens were mulched with riverstones in varying sizes to give a natural finish.
Bayside Dr Kent Island
Bayside Dr Kent Island
New Horizons Land ManagementNew Horizons Land Management
Planter for a small vegetable garden. Downspout rerouted to the yard with a pop-up emitter.
This is an example of a small front driveway full sun garden in Baltimore with concrete paving.
New Cactus Garden Install
New Cactus Garden Install
Beau Monde Landscape LLCBeau Monde Landscape LLC
Installed a Cactus Garden
Small rustic front driveway full sun garden for spring in New Orleans with a garden path and gravel.
Making the most of the sunny spots in a shady garden
Making the most of the sunny spots in a shady garden
Earth Designs Garden and Build London and EssexEarth Designs Garden and Build London and Essex
Our brief on this project was to create a space to relax and entertain. The site is fairly compact and enclosed on all sides by high boundary walls which makes it quite shady. The new design makes the most of the sunniest spots. The main area of the space is paved with ‘Florence White’ porcelain paving laid in stretcher pattern, with an inset path of sandstone plank paving running across the middle of the garden from the stairs. The plank paving continues up the front of the existing raised bed on the right hand side. The back wall is clad in large format porcelain cladding tiles with a Corten steel panel for contrast. Bespoke storage units constructed from Red Grand hardwood timber are tucked away under the stairs to enable the client to store outdoor cushions and other items when not in use. The right hand boundary wall behind the existing raised bed features a bespoke contemporary ‘vertical garden’, comprising a series of rectangular Corten steel planters stacked on top of each other. Each planter is at a different distance from the wall, to create a dynamic and visually arresting focal point packed full of plants to really green up the space. The planting scheme is lush and green, focusing on textured foliage and shade tolerant plants. A large Corten steel planter positioned in the left hand corner of the garden opposite the bottom of the stairs holds a specimen acer tree to add some height to the space.
Driveway Washout
Driveway Washout
JC Property ProfessionalsJC Property Professionals
Rain had become a problem on this driveway, causing a bad rut and leading the bank to slump into the road. We scraped the area, packed in gravel and rock, added an new drainage system and installed a retaining wall to keep this issue from happening again.
Front Garden Designs / Front Garden Driveway / Front Garden Ideas
Front Garden Designs / Front Garden Driveway / Front Garden Ideas
Stylish GardensStylish Gardens
This is an example of a small modern front driveway full sun garden for summer in Sydney with a garden path and brick paving.
Solothurn Curved Retaining Wall
Solothurn Curved Retaining Wall
UserUser
Carroll and Mullan StoneWork, Solothurn Retaining Wall. Dry stone curved retaining wall with chiselled finished flat coping, yellow limestone.
Photo of a small front driveway full sun garden for summer in Other with a retaining wall and a stone fence.
Cazenovia Lake House
Cazenovia Lake House
A J Miller Landscape Architecture PLLCA J Miller Landscape Architecture PLLC
Soft colourful plantings along the pathway, seasonal interest begins in early spring and the planting is still colourful in late summer.
Inspiration for a small classic front driveway partial sun garden for summer in New York with a garden path and brick paving.
Arts and Crafts Woodland Home Gardens, Phoenixville
Arts and Crafts Woodland Home Gardens, Phoenixville
Donald Pell - GardensDonald Pell - Gardens
Small front driveway partial sun garden for spring in Philadelphia with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Front yard hardscape
Front yard hardscape
Master Landscape, Inc.Master Landscape, Inc.
Shannon Aroha
Inspiration for a small classic front driveway full sun garden in Other with natural stone paving and a retaining wall.

Small Driveway Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed 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 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 front garden design.

How should I design my 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 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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