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Xeriscape Garden with a Fire Feature Ideas and Designs

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Backyard Bliss
Backyard Bliss
Shambhala LandscapesShambhala Landscapes
This classic San Francisco backyard was transformed into an inviting and usable outdoor living space. A few steps down lead to a lounging area, featuring drought-friendly and maintenance-free artificial grass as well as a cozy, custom-built natural gas fire pit surrounded by a Redwood bench. Redwood fencing, low-voltage LED landscape lighting, drip irrigation, planting and a water feature completed the space.
Custom Steel and Limestone Boulder Retaining Walls
Custom Steel and Limestone Boulder Retaining Walls
Eden Garden DesignEden Garden Design
Custom steel and limestone boulder retaining walls with xeric, native Texas planting. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/
Meditative Healing Garden- Laurel Canyon
Meditative Healing Garden- Laurel Canyon
Ketti Kupper Conscious Life DesignKetti Kupper Conscious Life Design
Photo by Ashley Elizabeth Ford
Small back xeriscape garden in Los Angeles with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Front Yard Stone Wall
Front Yard Stone Wall
C&H LandscapingC&H Landscaping
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Denver with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Georgetown Ave Garden by Growsgreen
Georgetown Ave Garden by Growsgreen
Growsgreen Landscape DesignGrowsgreen Landscape Design
Growsgreen Landscape Design, photo by Caitlin Atkinson.
Photo of a medium sized scandinavian back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Front Yard Landscape
Front Yard Landscape
Stephanie D PooleStephanie D Poole
Photo of a small coastal front xeriscape full sun garden in Santa Barbara with a fire feature and gravel.
Fire pit landscape
Fire pit landscape
Project MasterzProject Masterz
Inspiration for a small rustic back xeriscape partial sun garden for autumn in Austin with a fire feature and decomposed granite.
Amazing Berkeley Back Yard
Amazing Berkeley Back Yard
Sarah Herman Landscape DesignSarah Herman Landscape Design
You can read more about the project through this Houzz Feature link: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/hillside-yard-offers-scenic-views-and-space-for-contemplation-stsetivw-vs~131483772
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
The Foxy GardenThe Foxy Garden
Medium sized contemporary back xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Mediterranean Landscape
Mediterranean Landscape
Photo of an expansive mediterranean back xeriscape full sun garden for spring in San Francisco with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Hillside Garden Landscape with Water Features and Beautiful Plantings
Hillside Garden Landscape with Water Features and Beautiful Plantings
Accent LandscapesAccent Landscapes
Natural gas fire pits provide year round enjoyment. It is a perfect gathering spot for all seasons, whether slipping iced tea on a summer evening or warming up with a mug of cocoa on a cold winter night.
Montecito Hedgerow
Montecito Hedgerow
Montecito LandscapeMontecito Landscape
As the sun sets on this beautiful perennial garden the fire pit will be lit and friends will join for a night of conversation and beauty while they watch the moon rise. Montecito is proud of its lack of street lights which makes for fabulous stargazing on a clear night
PNW Outdoor Living Reimagined
PNW Outdoor Living Reimagined
Casa Smith Designs, LLCCasa Smith Designs, LLC
Photo of a large traditional front xeriscape full sun garden in Portland with concrete paving, a metal fence and a fire feature.
Front + Backyard Design (Colorado)
Front + Backyard Design (Colorado)
Tilly | Landscape DesignTilly | Landscape Design
This customer was looking to add privacy, use less water, include raised bed garden and fire pit...making it all more their style which was a blend between modern and farmhouse.
Detail 'stallion wire' vines
Detail 'stallion wire' vines
BE Landscape DesignBE Landscape Design
This growing family needed to maximize their outdoor space. BE Landscape Design, elevated the Master BR deck, and fire-pit, designed a multi level BBQ for easy access to both lounge and dining areas. The retaining wall was removed and replaced with a nook for a built in dining bench. The large retaining wall was painted graphite grey, and faced with sturdy 'stallion wire' to support scented and flowering vines. The hillside was planted with native and shade tolerant plants.
2018 Gold Award - Residential Landscape Design > 150m2
2018 Gold Award - Residential Landscape Design > 150m2
LDI (Landscape Design Institute)LDI (Landscape Design Institute)
Landscape Design - MUD Landscape Design, Newcastle, NSW
World-inspired back xeriscape full sun garden in Newcastle - Maitland with a fire feature and gravel.
Front yard Seating
Front yard Seating
Cade Kawamoto, Landworkshop , incCade Kawamoto, Landworkshop , inc
David Guettler Photography.
Design ideas for a small modern front xeriscape full sun garden for spring in Los Angeles with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Sunday Social
Sunday Social
Seed Studio Landscape DesignSeed Studio Landscape Design
images by: Travis Rhoads Photography
Design ideas for a small modern back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Creating Space
Creating Space
True Scape DesignTrue Scape Design
Small modern back xeriscape fully shaded garden in Seattle with a fire feature and concrete paving.
Lake Austin Overlook
Lake Austin Overlook
Double B Design, LLCDouble B Design, LLC
Terraced planting and fire pit areas provide multiple levels of seperation between outdoor dining, overlook points and a planted buffer between the spaces. Photo by Rachel Paul Malkowski

Xeriscape Garden with a Fire Feature 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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