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Small World-Inspired Garden Ideas and Designs

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Richmond Asian Garden
Richmond Asian Garden
Northwest Native Landscapes LLCNorthwest Native Landscapes LLC
This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.
Entry to Meditation Garden
Entry to Meditation Garden
Plan-it Earth DesignPlan-it Earth Design
Entry path suggests flowing water, with a quote engraved on a flat river rock. Four quadrants represent the Four Elements. An intimate place for meditation, yoga and retreat Custom medallion designed by Lisa Kagan www.FamilyHeirloomArts.com Stonework and Installation by J Walter Landscape & Irrigation www.jwlic.com
Gardens of Hawaii
Gardens of Hawaii
Stephen Haus ASLAStephen Haus ASLA
Stephen Haus
Inspiration for a small world-inspired back partial sun garden in Hawaii with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights
Hunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden DesignHunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden Design
Photo of a small world-inspired back formal fully shaded garden for summer in Hong Kong with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Landscaping garden
Landscaping garden
Ajithaa EdirimanneAjithaa Edirimanne
Front yard - Ajithaa Edirimane photography
Design ideas for a small world-inspired front formal full sun garden in Other with a garden path and concrete paving.
Sunnyside Zen Garden
Sunnyside Zen Garden
Northwest Native Landscapes LLCNorthwest Native Landscapes LLC
Inspiration for a small world-inspired back garden in Portland with natural stone paving.
Hartzel
Hartzel
Jilzart DesignJilzart Design
Small world-inspired front formal partial sun garden in Los Angeles.
A winter retreat in Jupiter
A winter retreat in Jupiter
Studio SproutStudio Sprout
Gabriela Fojt
Inspiration for a small world-inspired side fully shaded garden in Miami with natural stone paving.
Narrow Japanese Garden
Narrow Japanese Garden
Plan-it Earth DesignPlan-it Earth Design
The dry stream provides a place for the eye to travel, and helps organize the space in this narrow landscape bed Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation Photo by Amy Whitworth
Planting Detail
Planting Detail
SAVINO MILLER DESIGN STUDIOSAVINO MILLER DESIGN STUDIO
Steven Brooke
Small world-inspired courtyard partial sun garden in Miami with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Jardin japones con Niwaki
Jardin japones con Niwaki
Jardines JaponesesJardines Japoneses
El espacio de este jardin tiene una ubicacion de privilegio dentro de la casa. Todas las areas comunes, incluyendo el comedor y la sala de estar estan directamente involucradas con este jardin. El desafio era realizar un espacio que desde al menos tres vistas fueran distintas. El simple echo de no tener un solo frente complicaba mucho la propuesta. Como se puede ver en el conjunto de fotografias y el video, un rio seco divide la escena en dos mitades, pero que a su vez se vinculan entre si a traves de un camino de rocas. Este camino tiene la funcion de integrar ambas partes. El cambio que se realizo en este jardin es muy notorio. Se incorporo un niwaki (arbol trabajado en forma de bonsai). El arbol en cuestion es un Pinus pentaphylla, una especie muy apropiada para este tipo de jardin. Enrique Acevedo Nancollas
pocket garden
pocket garden
Craig Reynolds Landscape ArchitectureCraig Reynolds Landscape Architecture
Tamara Alvarez
This is an example of a small world-inspired side partial sun garden in Miami.
Roppolo
Roppolo
Blue Island Lighting and IrrigationBlue Island Lighting and Irrigation
Tamara Alvarez
Design ideas for a small world-inspired front partial sun garden in Miami.
Shamanic & Sustainable Garden Design
Shamanic & Sustainable Garden Design
Shamanic GardeningShamanic Gardening
Melinda Joy Miller's personalized this meditation garden for her bohemian client. Consultations include over thirty years experience in permaculture, sustainability, and herbology. She incorporates her unique background as a medicine woman, feng shui master, cultural anthropologist, sensorimotor-integrative therapist, and metaphysical healer. This garden was a collaboration between Melinda Joy and her daughter, Kim Colwell, an interior designer and second generation feng shui master. Each client is given a personalized plan based on their individual needs, interests, sensibility, budget, and environment. Photo by Zeke Ruelas
Kalorama Contemporary
Kalorama Contemporary
Horn & Co. (Previously JHLA)Horn & Co. (Previously JHLA)
Our clients on this project were inspired by their travels to Asia and wanted to mimic this aesthetic at their DC property. We designed a water feature that effectively masks adjacent traffic noise and maintains a small footprint.
Sun City
Sun City
Premier OutdoorPremier Outdoor
This fountain can be found in Sun City sale center.
Small world-inspired back garden in Orange County with brick paving.
Project | Palm Square
Project | Palm Square
flauraflaura
Our clients wanted to transform the outdoor terrace of their Victorian property in Bermondsey into an al fresco dining spot. We designed a contemporary terrace with plush tropical greenery to pair seamlessly with the modern interior style.
Green Arbor
Green Arbor
Miriam's River House Designs, LLCMiriam's River House Designs, LLC
Here the eye moves easily between the two structures. This is because of the blending of color that enhances the building material of each strucuture. Photo credits: Dan Drobnick
SF Decorator Showcase 2013
SF Decorator Showcase 2013
Living Green DesignLiving Green Design
Vertical Garden Design by Brandon Pruett and Davis Dalbok
This is an example of a small world-inspired courtyard partial sun garden for autumn in San Francisco with a living wall.
Landscaping
Landscaping
Verdant Landscape Group, LLCVerdant Landscape Group, LLC
Front yard landscaping by the entry walkway. High contrast colors and textures.
Small world-inspired garden in Denver.

Small World-Inspired Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired front garden design.

How should I design my world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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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