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World-Inspired Garden for Summer Ideas and Designs

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Ocean front landscape lighting, FL estate
Ocean front landscape lighting, FL estate
Coastal SourceCoastal Source
Photo of an expansive world-inspired front driveway full sun garden for summer in Philadelphia with concrete paving and a garden path.
Viewing Garden for Zen Pavillion
Viewing Garden for Zen Pavillion
The Art of LandscapeThe Art of Landscape
Jane Luce
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired back formal partial sun garden for summer in DC Metro with a garden path and gravel.
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.
Meditation Garden
Meditation Garden
Derviss DesignDerviss Design
stone detail
This is an example of a small world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in Sacramento with a rockery and decorative stones.
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
G A R D E N - Pacific Northwest
Lore PattersonLore Patterson
canna leaves
Inspiration for a world-inspired back formal garden for summer in Seattle.
ClifRock Outdoor Water Feature & Fire Pit n Connecticut
ClifRock Outdoor Water Feature & Fire Pit n Connecticut
Horizon Landscape & Design, LLCHorizon Landscape & Design, LLC
ClifRock Outdoor Water Feature & Fire Pit in Connecticut
Photo of a world-inspired courtyard formal partial sun garden for summer in New York with a water feature and gravel.
Paradise in Kahala
Paradise in Kahala
MCYIA Interior Architecture and DesignMCYIA Interior Architecture and Design
Geoff Miasnik
Large world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in Hawaii with natural stone paving.
Meditation Garden
Meditation Garden
Blissful Gardens & Green Dragon DesignBlissful Gardens & Green Dragon Design
Tony Lopez-Cepero
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired back formal partial sun garden for summer in Austin with a garden path.
Granite Waterfall
Granite Waterfall
Good Earth Water GardensGood Earth Water Gardens
Granite stream with driftwood waterfall.
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in Kansas City with a water feature and gravel.
Eastside Asian Inspired Sanctuary
Eastside Asian Inspired Sanctuary
GRG PlayscapesGRG Playscapes
Little Giant Photography
Medium sized world-inspired back formal full sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with a garden path.
Misc Landcape Work
Misc Landcape Work
Seaboard Lawn and LandsapeSeaboard Lawn and Landsape
This is an example of an expansive world-inspired back fully shaded garden for summer in Miami with a garden path and brick paving.
Daniel Island Backyard
Daniel Island Backyard
D.I.G. LandscapeD.I.G. Landscape
Charleston Home and Design
Design ideas for a world-inspired back formal garden for summer in Charleston with brick paving.
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Hagan Binder DesignHagan Binder Design
Inspiration for an expansive world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in Miami with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Classical Japanese Meets American Techno-Luxe
Classical Japanese Meets American Techno-Luxe
UserUser
Large world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Boca Raton, FL Residential Landscape 1
Boca Raton, FL Residential Landscape 1
Botanical VisionsBotanical Visions
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired back full sun garden for summer in Miami with concrete paving.
Narragansett Bay Overlook Gardens-Hillside Gardens
Narragansett Bay Overlook Gardens-Hillside Gardens
Bradford Associates, LLCBradford Associates, LLC
Informal granite steps lead from the deck down to the water through a hillside garden planted with evergreen and sedum.
This is an example of a large world-inspired sloped full sun garden fence for summer in Providence with natural stone paving.
Sound buffer
Sound buffer
Michael Flaugh, Landscape Architect, P.L.Michael Flaugh, Landscape Architect, P.L.
The client needed both visual and sound buffering from the roadway, I utilized natural stone and layered tropical plantings to achieve both
Inspiration for a large world-inspired side driveway partial sun garden for summer in Miami with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Mission Bay Left
Mission Bay Left
Coy Land TechsCoy Land Techs
Coy Land Techs updated the plant style and irrigation on a new build in mission bay. The concept was simple, make a compact area feel like a tropical paradise.
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.
Berkeley Hills
Berkeley Hills
Outdoor RepublicOutdoor Republic
Zen Portal hand carved temple balinese stone
This is an example of a large world-inspired back partial sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a garden path and natural stone paving.

World-Inspired Garden for Summer 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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