Boulder Walls are a great way to provide a natural look to your practical retention needs

Boulder Walls are a great way to provide a natural look to your practical retention needs

The boulder flower beds act as an accent to the grass and beautiful day lily's.

Photo of a mid-sized craftsman full sun and rock front yard landscaping in Portland.

Raised beds hold organic garden soil mix that ranges from 8" - 2' deep. Here you see a late winter, very early spring view of this salad garden in metro Atlanta. Various types of lettuce, kale, parsley, and chives are accented by pansies which have edible flowers. After our frost date, most of this will be removed. Tomatoes will be planted in the center where the soil is deepest. Basil and mesclun will be planted around. THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN FEATURED TWICE IN A HOUZZ EDITORIAL LINK! Here is the link! EDIBLE GARDENING ESSENTIALS - WATERING ITPS IDEAS WORTH SOAKING UP - https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/27368798/list/edible-gardening-essentials-watering-tips-worth-soaking-up Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.

A beautiful collection of low water plant combinations that include Stachy's "Big Ears", Purple Tapien Verbena, Verbena rigida, Bulbine Frutescens 'Hallmark' Orange Form and a purple Penstemon.

It was pretty much a blank area but with some elevation issues. The seating wall served 2 purposes as a seating space but also to retain some of the patio. Natural fieldstone steppers lead from the driveway area to the patio. An assortment of perennials and plantings soften the hardscape project. Serviceberry, hybrid dogwood, and a large dwarf pine are the anchor plants. We also created a raised vegetable garden space off the patio too. Marc Depoto (Hillside Nurseries Inc.)

Phil Steinhauer
Inspiration for a mediterranean backyard landscaping in Denver with a fire pit.

The flower bed surrounding the windows, and front entrance, are a beautiful sight to see when first arriving. There is a pop of color and boulders in the mulch that give a nice warm homey feel.

This is an example of a traditional backyard brick landscaping in Atlanta.

Broadleaf stonecrop / Sedum Spathulifolium

The boulder flower beds outline the backyard edging the grass and front yard beautifully.

David Winger
Design ideas for a large modern full sun and rock front yard concrete paver formal garden in Denver for summer.

Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

Design ideas for a transitional courtyard raised garden bed in Oklahoma City.

Blu Fish Photography
Mid-sized mountain style backyard stone patio photo in Boise with a fire pit and no cover

Flower lover garden David Morello
Photo of a mid-sized craftsman front yard stone flower bed in Houston for summer.

water features, ponds, garden beds, hardscaping, concrete pavers
Inspiration for a contemporary rock landscaping in Portland.

California native flowers and grasses add seasonal color and textures while attracting pollinators and birds to the garden.
This is an example of a rustic drought-tolerant backyard flower bed in San Francisco.