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World-Inspired Garden Ideas and Designs

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Bayside Zen Garden | Bayside, WI
Bayside Zen Garden | Bayside, WI
LandCrafters, LLCLandCrafters, LLC
Behind the Tea House is a traditional Japanese raked garden. After much research we used bagged poultry grit in the raked garden. It had the perfect texture for raking. Gray granite cobbles and fashionettes were used for the border. A custom designed bamboo fence encloses the rear yard.
Florida Front yard garden design
Florida Front yard garden design
Matthew Giampietro Garden DesignMatthew Giampietro Garden Design
Florida front yard garden design landscape design
Inspiration for a world-inspired front garden in Miami.
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.
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Asian-Influenced Suburban Sanctuary
Asian-Influenced Suburban Sanctuary
Alderwood Landscape Architecture and ConstructionAlderwood Landscape Architecture and Construction
These clients' small yard had severe drainage issues, making it difficult for their large family to spend time outdoors. We worked with the clients to create several spaces in the small area that flowed together and met the family's needs. The modern-styled furniture spaces divided by flagstone pavers separated the spaces while an array of short plantings, Japanese maples, and Asian lantern decor introduced fluidity.
Modern Prairie Front Landscape - New Berlin
Modern Prairie Front Landscape - New Berlin
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
A stone address marker and bluestone steppers lead you from the driveway entrance to the front walk. Westhauser Photography
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired front xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Small Fairy Fountain Basin
Small Fairy Fountain Basin
Magic Garden DreamsMagic Garden Dreams
One of the small fountainscapes we offer.
Photo of a small world-inspired back full sun garden in San Diego with a water feature and brick paving.
Secret Garden
Secret Garden
Craig Reynolds Landscape ArchitectureCraig Reynolds Landscape Architecture
Tamara Alvarez
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired front full sun garden in Miami with brick paving.
Japanese Garden Design and Installation
Japanese Garden Design and Installation
Lee's Oriental Landscape ArtLee's Oriental Landscape Art
This is an example of a world-inspired garden in DC Metro.
Palm Beach Tropical Garden
Palm Beach Tropical Garden
JK Design Custom Landscapes inc.JK Design Custom Landscapes inc.
Natural stone wall allows for privacy and helps with noise factor. Add some depth with a high and low tropical garden with multiple color variations.
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.
存在感が程よく中和された雪見燈篭と石橋
存在感が程よく中和された雪見燈篭と石橋
造園・庭造り専門店【新美園】造園・庭造り専門店【新美園】
庭の入り口からの風景は、雪見燈篭と石橋の織り成す眺め。周囲の植栽や下草と溶け込ませ、石材が目立ち過ぎずお庭のキャストとして馴染む事が理想的です。
Photo of a world-inspired partial sun garden in Tokyo with gravel.
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.
Kikue's Tea House
Kikue's Tea House
Forever RedwoodForever Redwood
Yes! A real traditional kikue's Tea House! The gorgeous, supremely flexible design takes you from complete privacy to a sun-filled open pavilion in seconds.
River Rock garden
River Rock garden
Gorski LandscapingGorski Landscaping
Beautiful rock garden surrounding pool with assorted hosta
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired back xeriscape partial sun garden for spring in New York with decorative stones.
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.
Zen Rock Garden
Zen Rock Garden
UserUser
The garden is defined by a series of rock walls holding raised gardens beds and a winding pathway of gravel. Raised beds allow the plants to spill over into the path, working with the twisting trail to obscure a traveler’s view and create a sense of mystery around the bend. Japanense Stewartia Stewartia pseudocamellia
Contemporary eclectic Japanese inspired garden
Contemporary eclectic Japanese inspired garden
Tim Smith Garden DesignTim Smith Garden Design
Japanese inspired woodland garden with a flagstone patio, stainless steel chaise by metal artist Freddy DeShon, fencing made of stone, metal, and recycled wood, a shed made of recycled materials, and various specimen plantings and ground covers. Photo by Jason Maris
Flagstone patio with terraced steps and waterfall
Flagstone patio with terraced steps and waterfall
Legacy Landscape Design, LLCLegacy Landscape Design, LLC
This was a wooded back yard in Smyrna, GA . The main focal point was the long stream cascading down the hillside. The Mortared Flagstone Walkway and steps interacted with the stream and terminated at a patio and pond. It was all very natural and blended in with the existing landscape. Mark Schisler, Legacy Landscapes, Inc.
Asian Garden / Japanese Garden
Asian Garden / Japanese Garden
Lewis Landscape Services, Inc.Lewis Landscape Services, Inc.
Here is a photo of an Asian / Japanese Garden we installed recently. Photo by Jim Lewis of Lewis Landscape Services, Inc. - Portland Oregon
Design ideas for a world-inspired garden in Portland.

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.
Atherton Japanese Garden
Atherton Japanese Garden
Kikuchi + Kankel Design GroupKikuchi + Kankel Design Group
Photo of a world-inspired back garden in San Francisco.
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