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Small World-Inspired Garden Ideas and Designs

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Small & Simple Santa Clara Sanctuary
Small & Simple Santa Clara Sanctuary
Taproot Garden DesignTaproot Garden Design
Photos by Patrick & Topaze McCaffery of Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "The stabilized grey decomposed granite pathway with inlaid 'Charcoal' Idaho Quartz Slate pavers allows for foot traffic and water drainage to plants nearby."
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.
Simplistic Landscape
Simplistic Landscape
Grimm's GardensGrimm's Gardens
Finally, you sight the source of the splashing you have heard. Bubbling Rocks! The curving of the two mulch areas really draw the eye to the focal point. Grimm's Gardens
Japanese inspired city garden
Japanese inspired city garden
Ruth Bridgeman Garden DesignRuth Bridgeman Garden Design
Japanese inspired city garden planted in swathes of green with a granite gravel centre, copper rill fed by an antique lion head spout. Burnt cedar separate room with window set in fence to views beyond and minimal bamboo planting with ceramic planter.
Jardin épuré : minéral et asiatique
Jardin épuré : minéral et asiatique
Balcons & CieBalcons & Cie
Vue d'ensemble. Julien Painault
Inspiration for a small world-inspired back full sun garden for spring in Montpellier with a potted garden and mulch.
Small interior Zen garden
Small interior Zen garden
The Japanese GardenThe Japanese Garden
This zen garden is located on a central courtyard that connects the kitchen of the house, with the living - dining area and main access hall. As you can see it is glazed on several sides, each view after concluded the work is slightly different. This time, only put a lamp in Japanese style to give the night lighting environment. This is a sample of a Zen garden that carries an implicit minimalist in design. The conditions in the house are basically clear and minimalist tones, it is for that reason that it was decided to this design. Few elements, well distributed, with a mix of different textures, from coarse gravel and dark gray color, contrasting with the white gravel and raked; allows us to balance the wabi sabi and the scene.
Palm Beach Container Gardens
Palm Beach Container Gardens
UserUser
An agave and flapjacks are planted in this coordinated container garden by Pamela Crawford. See over 1000 photos of Pamela's container gardens at pamela-crawford.com. This project is located in Jupiter, FL.
container gardens
container gardens
City & Estate GardenerCity & Estate Gardener
Design ideas for a small world-inspired back formal partial sun garden for summer in Providence with a potted garden and brick paving.
LANTERN'S WATCHFUL EYE
LANTERN'S WATCHFUL EYE
Shin-boku NurseryShin-boku Nursery
A small Japanese-style garden adds excitement to this woodsy backyard.
This is an example of a small world-inspired back fully shaded garden in Manchester.
Blackburn Japanese-style garden, pond and waterfall
Blackburn Japanese-style garden, pond and waterfall
Ben Harris GardensBen Harris Gardens
Photography by Shania Shegedyn
Small world-inspired back partial sun garden in Other with a pond.
Tropical landscape make-over in Portosol
Tropical landscape make-over in Portosol
Green Team SolutionsGreen Team Solutions
Front yard make-over. Building on existing elements (Palm trees) we removed a lot of outgrown and outdated material and freshened up the patio borders with colorful canna's, various bromeliads, Alocasia California, and a fresh layer of mulch and landscape pebbles. Landscape boulders break up the lines and specimen Bromeliads provide touches of interest.
Small Westmount Home get a full gut renovation
Small Westmount Home get a full gut renovation
TOC design & construction inc.TOC design & construction inc.
Designed by: TOC design - Tania Scardellato Construction by : TOC design & Construction inc. Pictures by: Mathieu Laflamme
This is an example of a small world-inspired back formal full sun garden for summer in Montreal with brick paving.
Bonsai Display Garden
Bonsai Display Garden
Garden Architecture, LLCGarden Architecture, LLC
Kirsten Coffen
Small world-inspired courtyard partial sun garden in Baltimore with gravel.
Asian Courtyard
Asian Courtyard
Plan-it Earth DesignPlan-it Earth Design
An Asian inspired courtyard draws the eye down and away from nearby houses Installation by J. Walter Landscape & Irrigation Photo by Amy Whitworth
Design ideas for a small world-inspired back full sun garden in Portland with natural stone paving.
Cozy Summer Landscape
Cozy Summer Landscape
Alderwood Landscape Architecture and ConstructionAlderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction
Working through each challenge successfully, our crews completed the project within budget. The backyard includes each element our clients requested: a patio, fire pit, lounge area, core-drill water feature focal point, synthetic grass, and all-season hot tub space with a covered structure and custom towel holders. Hints of floral color and plenty of Asian-themed plantings complete the look, and the final project is one our clients are thrilled to enjoy for many years!
Bed Stuy Zen - Steel, Stone, & Water
Bed Stuy Zen - Steel, Stone, & Water
The Brooklyn Garden Club Inc.The Brooklyn Garden Club Inc.
Photo of a small world-inspired front formal partial sun garden for winter in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
和庭　I-tsuboniwa
和庭　I-tsuboniwa
グリーンサムズアップグリーンサムズアップ
小さな場所を大きな安らぎの和のスペースに
Inspiration for a small world-inspired garden in Nagoya.
Primitive
Primitive
Thrive Landscape And DesignThrive Landscape And Design
We designed this informal, Asian inspired Zen garden with curved gravel paths, sitting areas with a fire pit, bamboo, and Japanese red maple. Their back yard was too shady to grow good grass so we made a great hang out space for them. Cutters Landscaping installed this project.
San Luis Obispo Woodland Garden
San Luis Obispo Woodland Garden
Erik Jones LandscapingErik Jones Landscaping
A pond and stream are hidden along these steps. Backyard steps utilize large flagstone pieces. Irish moss, blue star creeper, scotch moss, and mini mondo grass are a few of the plants growing between the stones. This yard has over 60 Japanese Maples and lots of ferns, ligularias, hydrangeas, and other shade plants Erik Jones
Landscape Projects around Greenville
Landscape Projects around Greenville
Land Art Landscapes LLCLand Art Landscapes LLC
Fountain garden landscape design by Land Art Landscape
Small world-inspired back partial sun garden for spring in Other with a water feature and mulch.

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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