Eclectic Landscaping Ideas

Gravel path with natural paver detail
Photo of a small eclectic drought-tolerant front yard gravel and wood fence flower bed in Portland for spring.

Photo by Tina Witherspoon.
Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic partial sun side yard stone garden path in Seattle.

Photo of an eclectic landscaping in Houston.

A yellow Pincushion Protea stands out brightly planted between Spanish Lavender, Cordyline with a Prickly Peat Cactus in the background. Photo by: Megan Cronovich

Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in Houston.

Doing what they do best. Horticultural garden care.
Inspiration for an eclectic landscaping in Houston.

John Lyons The Woven Garden .com
Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in Los Angeles.

Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in Los Angeles.

Spiral flagstone photo by Hunter Ten Broeck
This is an example of an eclectic landscaping in Albuquerque.

Entertain your guests in the relaxing atmosphere featuring a Asian/Japanese garden theme with raised decks, fire pits, sculptures, and natural stone combined with concrete and pebble walkways.

Leah Pine
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in Other.

With deliciously scented foliage, Salvia clevelandii, chaparral sage, is a must for perennial gardens with well-drained soil. The blue-violet flowers bloom in whorls along the stem, attracting bees and other pollinators. Design by Perennial Garden Consultants. Photo by Marinaandcamera.com

May 2022
Design ideas for an eclectic landscaping in Houston.

An intriguing combination of foliage colors and textures fill the planting beds along the side of the house. A flat top arbor creates an inviting entrance to a series of garden rooms that wrap around the property. Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

This very social couple were tying the knot and looking to create a space to host their friends and community, while also adding much needed living space to their 900 square foot cottage. The couple had a strong emphasis on growing edible and medicinal plants. With many friends from a community garden project they were involved in and years of learning about permaculture, they wanted to incorporate many of the elements that the permaculture movement advocates for. We came up with a California native and edible garden that incorporates three composting systems, a gray water system, rain water harvesting, a cob pizza oven, and outdoor kitchen. A majority of the materials incorporated into the hardscape were found on site or salvaged within 20-mile of the property. The garden also had amenities like an outhouse and shower for guests they would put up in the converted garage. Coming into this project there was and An old clawfoot bathtub on site was used as a worm composting bin, and for no other reason than the cuteness factor, the bath tub composter had to stay. Added to that was a compost tumbler, and last but not least we erected an outhouse with a composting toilet system (The Nature's Head Composting Toilet). We developed a gray water system incorporating the water that came out of the washing machine and from the outdoor shower to help water bananas, gingers, and canailles. All the down spouts coming off the roof were sent into depressions in the front yard. The depressions were planted with carex grass, which can withstand, and even thrive on, submersion in water that rain events bring to the swaled-out area. Aesthetically, carex reads as a lawn space in keeping with the cottage feeling of the home. As with any full-fledged permaculture garden, an element of natural building needed to be incorporated. So, the heart and hearth of the garden is a cob pizza oven going into an outdoor kitchen with a built-in bench. Cob is a natural building technique that involves sculpting a mixture of sand, soil, and straw around an internal structure. In this case, the internal structure is comprised of an old built-in brick incinerator, and rubble collected on site. Besides using the collected rubble as a base for the cob structure, other salvaged elements comprise major features of the project: the front fence was reconstructed from the preexisting fence; a majority of the stone edging was created by stones found while clearing the landscape in preparation for construction; the arbor was constructed from old wash line poles found on site; broken bricks pulled from another project were mixed with concrete and cast into vegetable beds, creating durable insulated planters while reducing the amount of concrete used ( and they also just have a unique effect); pathways and patio areas were laid using concrete broken out of the driveway and previous pathways. (When a little more broken concrete was needed, we busted out an old pad at another project a few blocks away.) Far from a perfectly polished garden, this landscape now serves as a lush and inviting space for my clients, their friends and family to gather and enjoy each other’s company. Days after construction was finished the couple hosted their wedding reception in the garden—everyone danced, drank and celebrated, christening the garden and the union!

Native grasses and xeric plantings line a gently curving concrete walkway, guiding visitors through this accessible backyard retreat. With the mountains as a backdrop, this low-maintenance landscape balances natural beauty with functional design, offering ease of movement and a peaceful escape in every step.

This garden is a mixture of California native plants, flagstone set in decomposed granite, Orco pavers with an energy efficient irrigation and lighting system. There is also a wooden fence and rocks to add a pop of wow to the garden.

Inspiration for an eclectic landscaping in DC Metro.

Jane L Luce
Inspiration for a huge eclectic full sun rooftop landscaping in DC Metro with decking.