Joslyn Amato
Inspiration for a contemporary gravel landscaping in San Luis Obispo.

Example of a 1960s concrete patio kitchen design in Los Angeles with a roof extension

Design ideas for a large contemporary drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard concrete paver garden path in Los Angeles.

Example of a 1950s backyard concrete patio design in San Francisco with a fire pit and no cover

Design ideas for a large contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun front yard gravel landscaping in San Diego.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional drought-tolerant and full sun front yard concrete paver landscaping in Los Angeles for summer.

Photo of a small modern courtyard concrete landscaping in San Francisco for summer.

Mediterranean garden. Designed, installed and maintained by Curtis Horticulture.
This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun front yard concrete paver landscaping in San Francisco for spring.

Succulents, grasses and low-water shrubs with vivid foliage give this coastal garden a rich, textured look with minimal maintenance. Exterior colors and furniture selection by Julie McMahon. Photos by Daniel Bosler

Courtyard fountain, landscaping, and exterior.
Design ideas for a mediterranean front yard water fountain landscape in Santa Barbara.

Anigozanthos create a Mediterranean screen around natural stone fire pit in the company of senecio, agave, sticks on fire Euphorbia
Inspiration for a mediterranean drought-tolerant backyard gravel landscaping in San Luis Obispo with a fire pit.

Succulents, grasses and low-water shrubs with vivid foliage give this coastal garden a rich, textured look with minimal maintenance. Exterior colors and furniture selection by Julie McMahon. Photos by Daniel Bosler

Deck - large contemporary backyard deck idea in San Diego with a pergola

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard landscaping in Los Angeles.

Melissa McCabe Navaroli
This is an example of a small modern landscaping in San Diego.

Michael Sylvester
Trendy patio photo in Los Angeles with a fire pit

Floating wood and smooth stucco entry wall with stainless mounted address numbers. Decorative gravel in custom modular concrete pads. Contemporary wood bench. Dry stream bed with natural river rock boulders offsets the tight geometry of the entry. Xeriscape drought tolerant landscape plants with succulents, native grasses and shrubs. Plants include Kangaroo Paw, Agave Attenuata, Coleonema 'Sunset', Agave 'Blue Glow', Pennisetum 'Fireworks', Cercidium 'Desert Museum', Salvia Gregii, Escallonia Fradesii, Festuca Glauca, and several varieties of Echeveria. Photos by Dominic Masiello. Plants sourced from budgetplants.com.

This front yard had some great plants to start with. We relocated some, and added a selection of colorful, drought tolerant shrubs and succulents. The result is a pretty and colorful garden.