Backyard Landscaping Ideas & Designs

Inspiration for a large farmhouse full sun backyard mulch formal garden in Austin.

A carpet of grass and bluestone provides a relaxing outdoor sitting room - family & friends can sit in the shade while watching tennis on the adjacent court. Photography by Charles Mayer.

The cedar tub relates to the cedar deck, benches and beam screens. This view is from the door of the ADU looking out into the space. The greenhouse like material we used on the fence acts as a changing art piece where the shadows and lights interact with it. I designed it to be modern Shoji like screens.

Design ideas for a contemporary partial sun backyard gravel retaining wall landscape in Los Angeles.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard retaining wall landscape in Austin for spring.

Rusted steel garden beds.
Design ideas for a large mediterranean partial sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape in Portland.

In Seattle's Fremont neighborhood SCJ Studio designed a new landscape to surround and set off a contemporary home by Coates Design Architects. The narrow spaces around the tall home needed structure and organization, and a thoughtful approach to layout and space programming. A concrete patio was installed with a Paloform Bento gas fire feature surrounded by lush, northwest planting. A horizontal board cedar fence provides privacy from the street and creates the cozy feeling of an outdoor room among the trees. LED low-voltage lighting by Kichler Lighting adds night-time warmth . Photography by: Miranda Estes Photography

For more photos of this project see: DEMETER
This is an example of a large traditional backyard stone outdoor basketball/tennis/multi-game court in San Francisco with a fire pit.

Waterside designed and built the walkway and grass planting area, which have clean lines and work well with the classic brick home. Photo by: Marybeth Harasz

Custom created shade sails provide compression and intimacy. Playful steppers were tested for optimal rhythm and flow.
Design ideas for a small modern partial sun backyard landscaping in Denver with a fire pit.

This client's home backs up to a beautiful native Beech and Tulip woodland with an intermittent stream running through the middle of the site. After mistakenly over-clearing the natural forest saplings, the once lush woods was now bare. Called in to help re-vegetate the woodland, we designed and created a new path network through the woodland so that the client could enjoy and experience their new garden. Planted with large masses of native perennials, shade grasses and spring bulbs this back yard is now lush once again. Design and Construction: Till Gardens (www.tillgardens.com - 201.767.5858) Photography: John Knowlton/Till Gardens

The boxwood takes on a chartreuse green in early spring the gate leads to a pool beyond
Photo of a small traditional backyard gravel formal garden in Charlotte for spring.

Very private backyard enclave waterfall
Design ideas for a contemporary partial sun backyard stone landscaping in DC Metro for summer.

This is an example of a large traditional partial sun backyard gravel landscaping in New York for spring.

images by: Travis Rhoads Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary partial sun backyard stone formal garden in San Francisco for spring.

Karen Bussolini
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in New York.

Inspiration for a large traditional full sun backyard gravel landscaping in Other.

Succulent wall
Photo of a small contemporary backyard landscaping in Orange County.

Photo of a mid-sized modern drought-tolerant, desert and full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Other.