A thirsty lawn is replaced with a low-water cottage garden that matches this transitional home's architecture. Plants include English lavender, Mexican sage, and reblooming iris.

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Photo of a small contemporary drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard concrete paver and wood fence water fountain landscape in San Francisco for summer.

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Inspiration for a small rustic backyard stone patio remodel in Detroit with a fire pit and a pergola

Photo of a small craftsman drought-tolerant and full sun backyard stone and wood fence garden path in Seattle for summer.

A seating wall partially encloses the fire pit, creating a theatre-like space and keeping the other side open for chairs to be placed adjacent to it.
Patio - small traditional backyard stone patio idea in Philadelphia with a fire pit and no cover

Peaceful courtyard garden with fountain. Porter Poirier
Design ideas for a small traditional partial sun courtyard brick water fountain landscape in San Francisco for summer.

Rich Radford
Inspiration for a small contemporary partial sun backyard landscaping in San Francisco.

Inspiration for a small contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in San Francisco.

Feature plant bed in center of the garden has Ivy groundcover, Astilbe perennials for colour and a large Ivory Silk Lilac tree for height and spring flower.

Standing on the balcony off the home owners bedroom, we get a view of the lounging area with the large umbrella. Limestone steppingstones create a nice transition from gravel pathway to limestone lounging patio. Beech hedge separates the spaces, and hides the storage and utility areas.

Paver work by Salt Run Outdoor in Nocatee
This is an example of a small coastal brick front porch design in Jacksonville with a roof extension.

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Example of a small mid-century modern white one-story stucco exterior home design in Los Angeles

Add some color and pattern to your driveway by adding SYNLawn artificial grass. Our artificial turf products will keep your front yard looking green all year long. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved.

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Inspiration for a small eclectic front yard stone retaining wall landscape in Chicago.

Times 3 Studios
Small victorian blue two-story mixed siding exterior home idea in St Louis

Stepping stones in a minimal gravel paved area lead past two lounge chairs to the intimate dining area. The herringbone-patterned limestone patio dissipates into a lush planting bed filled with loose swaths of shade-loving perennials and seasonal bulbs. Beech hedging, and formal clipped evergreens, surround the space and provide privacy, structure and winter interest to the garden. On axis to the main interior living space of the home, the fountain, is the focal point of the garden. A limestone water wall featuring an engraved pattern of fallen Honey Locust leaves nods to the centrally located mature Honey Locust tree that anchors the garden. Water, flowing down the wall, falls a short distance into a pool with a submerged limestone panel. The light noise of the falling water helps soften the sounds of the bustling downtown neighbourhood, creating a tranquil back drop for living and entertaining.

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Design ideas for a small drought-tolerant and partial sun side yard concrete paver and wood fence garden path in Orange County.

Existing paving and granite setts were relaid to improve the line of the curve and and replace the pointing. Reclaimed pavers and granite setts were sourced for the new paths.