Our designer has achieved a stylish look by combining dark cabinets and light-colored marbles.

A trellised terrace opens up to a quieter view of a magnificent existing redwood grove and bioswale filled with clusters of ornamental grasses and perennials. Photography by Marion Brenner

North-facing outdoor spaces are typically shady, but that doesn't mean you can't get anything to grow there. Here, a north-facing front yard bursts with spring color, with Japanese Maples, Azaleas and spring-flowering daffodils. In the forefront, summer-blooming Globe Alliums and Shrub Roses, situated in a sunnier spot, will continue the colorful display when summer arrives.

Photo: Lauren Dunec Hoang © 2017 Houzz

Inspiration for a farmhouse landscaping in Boston.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard garden path in Chicago for spring.

Early spring in the gardens, the purple blooms of groundcover Vinca provide a wonderful carpet of color. Narcissus 'Pheasant Eye' are a welcome spring sight with lovely white blooms.

Design ideas for a traditional landscaping for spring.

The soft seed heads of Hameln fountain grass, paired with pink knockout roses and bright yellow Goldstrum black-eyed susans provide interesting color and texture contrasts. Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in New York.

Colorful varieties of coleus with trailing plants look beautiful with the yellow of the black-eye susans.
Inspiration for a small traditional full sun backyard landscaping in Boston for summer.

Photo: Lauren Dunec Hoang © 2017 Houzz

Ridges were extended in front and at sides to create gables, typical of the Cape Cod style. Contrast this with "before" picture. Cedar siding was extended into the new gable ends, so everything looks original.

Zagreb tickseed Le jardinet
Design ideas for a rustic landscaping in Seattle.

Floret cutting garden. Mt. Vernon, WA. Photo by Floret
Design ideas for a farmhouse landscaping in Seattle.

Having such a large chunk of land to garden allows for prolific massings of perennials and the space to compliment them with pairings of contrasting plants. Here, Black-Eyed Susan, Crimson Pygmy Dwarf Barberry and Magic Carpet Spirea hold hands while Blue Star Creeper hugs (almost hidden) flagstone steppers. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Japanese forest grass Le jardinet

Garden Tour: A grove of Desert Museum palo verde trees
Design ideas for a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.