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MIDTOWN TERRACE IS ITS OWN PRIVATE OASIS
MIDTOWN TERRACE IS ITS OWN PRIVATE OASIS
Amber Freda Garden DesignAmber Freda Garden Design
It’s amazing what a garden can do to turn a small space from bland to beautiful! Our redesign included grey fiberglass and aqua blue ceramic pots filled with arborvitaes, knockout roses, boxwoods, gold sweetflag grasses, and a red ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple. A centerpiece of this garden is the Restoration Hardware zinc fountain. All of the planters also contain low-voltage landscape lighting for a dramatic nighttime effect.
Highrise Balcony Garden
Highrise Balcony Garden
City BotanicsCity Botanics
Photo of a small contemporary roof formal fully shaded garden in Auckland with a potted garden.
Garage Deck Get-away
Garage Deck Get-away
Christy Webber LandscapesChristy Webber Landscapes
Your average two-car garage offers only 400 square feet of roof deck, but that doesn’t mean it can’t provide an array of outdoor functions and features to suit your everyday needs. In this example, our design brief required just that. As a busy professional couple, the roof deck needed to offer both a peaceful space to work from home, as well as a comfortable space to get away from work, entertain and relax. To that end, the roof offers a number of surfaces to set up a laptop and then immediately forget any work woes and fire-up the grill, pour a glass of wine, call some friends over (or not) and wind down. And with the addition of retractable outdoor canopies and curtains, the space becomes an adjustable enclave to its densely populated urban surroundings.
Artificial Grass for Rooftops, Decks and Patios
Artificial Grass for Rooftops, Decks and Patios
SYNLawnSYNLawn
The residents at this Seattle penthouse are making the most of the rooftop deck space with multiple seating areas spread out on our SYNLawn artificial grass. Anyone else wondering how spectacular the views are? Thought so! © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.
Succulent Gardens and Pots
Succulent Gardens and Pots
Scenic Landscape and DesignScenic Landscape and Design
Launa Taylor
Photo of a small bohemian roof partial sun garden in San Francisco with a potted garden and gravel.
South Park
South Park
Seed Studio Landscape DesignSeed Studio Landscape Design
image: Travis Rhoads Photography
This is an example of a small modern roof full sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and decking.
Shoreditch Roof Terrace
Shoreditch Roof Terrace
John Davies LandscapeJohn Davies Landscape
Photo of a small contemporary roof garden in London.
La terrasse de l'Abbé Grégoire
La terrasse de l'Abbé Grégoire
Kevin Clare - PaysagisteKevin Clare - Paysagiste
L' hémérocalle et l'arbre Judée
Design ideas for a small contemporary roof full sun garden for summer in Paris with a potted garden and decking.
Lakeview Luxury
Lakeview Luxury
Himsben Design Studio, LLCHimsben Design Studio, LLC
This custom planting design incorporated seasonal annuals into a succession of perennial plants, shrubs, and flowering plants to create multiple seasons of delight! Building upon the amazing work by Chicago Roof Deck + Garden, our team designed and installed a custom planting design for our client. Design intent incorporated seasonality to the progression from Spring, Summer, Fall, and into Winter, into an incredibly compact area.
Greenpoint Rooftop
Greenpoint Rooftop
Outside Space NYC Landscape DesignOutside Space NYC Landscape Design
Zomnia Vasques
Design ideas for a small modern roof partial sun garden in New York.
den en chofu
den en chofu
en景観設計株式会社／en landscape designen景観設計株式会社／en landscape design
Design ideas for a small modern roof full sun garden for autumn in Tokyo with a potted garden.
E20 Contemporary Roof Terrace
E20 Contemporary Roof Terrace
Sarah Kay Garden DesignSarah Kay Garden Design
Grasses and bamboo provide graceful movement to the planting
Photo of a small contemporary roof full sun garden for summer in London.
Landstylist: landscape design ideas, curated.
Landstylist: landscape design ideas, curated.
Landstylist: landscape design ideas, curated.Landstylist: landscape design ideas, curated.
Matthew Williams
Small nautical roof xeriscape full sun garden for summer in New York with a garden path and decking.
Terrassengarten mit Pool
Terrassengarten mit Pool
blocher partnersblocher partners
This is an example of a small contemporary roof full sun garden for summer in Stuttgart with a pond.
Rooftop Landscaping in Minneapolis
Rooftop Landscaping in Minneapolis
yardscapes Inc.yardscapes Inc.
Finished rooftop project with custom metal furniture and arbor, Tournesol planters, and container plantings.
This is an example of a small bohemian roof formal full sun garden for summer in Minneapolis with a potted garden and concrete paving.
Artificial Grass for Rooftops, Decks and Patios
Artificial Grass for Rooftops, Decks and Patios
SYNLawnSYNLawn
This rooftop deck in New York is beautifully outfitted with contemporary furnishings and SYNLawn's durable artificial grass for rooftop applications. It also allows plenty of outdoor entertaining and indoor-outdoor living space for this urban area. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.
3rd Floor Zen Roof Garden
3rd Floor Zen Roof Garden
KLA StudiosKLA Studios
Brent A. King
This is an example of a small world-inspired roof garden in Columbus.
Gartendesign und Gestaltung von Japan-Garten-Kultur
Gartendesign und Gestaltung von Japan-Garten-Kultur
UserUser
japanische Gartengestaltung auf höchstem Niveauauf eine Dachterrasse in Leer, Steinsetzungen, Natursteine, Gartenbonsai Pinus, Moos, Buxuskugeln, Karikomi, Gartengestalter und Fotograf: Dr. Wolfgang Hess Designed and created by http://www.japan-garten-kultur.de/und http://www.kokeniwa.de/#home
Seaside Container Garden
Seaside Container Garden
City BotanicsCity Botanics
Small modern roof full sun garden in Auckland with a potted garden.
UES ROOFTOP TERRACE
UES ROOFTOP TERRACE
Amber Freda Garden DesignAmber Freda Garden Design
Even a small space can become an inviting oasis with just the right planning and finishing touches. Our redesign of this rooftop terrace on Manhattan’s Upper East Side included brown bamboo roll fencing to cover an existing bland looking frosted glass divider (check out the before photo on our blog). We love the Huron Lounge chairs our client chose from West Elm. Other design elements include black fiberglass planters and black metal low-voltage LED up-lights in all the planters. The plantings include red weeping maples, junipers, Tardiva hydrangeas, boxwoods, yellow knockout roses, and wine colored coleus. See more of our projects at www.amberfreda.com.

Small Roof 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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