Side Yard Landscaping Ideas

The patio was separated from the vehicular area by a living fence to provide some privacy while allowing for air and light to penetrate. All the plants are native and provide year round interest and a verdant feel to the space.
I kind of like this palette of greys - jakama2

Photos By; Nate Grant
Design ideas for a contemporary side yard wood fence landscaping in Portland.
Horizontal fence and clean lines - corazon_octaviano

Lakeside outdoor living at its finest
This is an example of a large coastal full sun and rock side yard stone landscaping in Boston.
Rock placement with a splash of color. - heidiwould

Photo by Pete Cadieux
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional shade side yard stone landscaping in Boston.
I see something like this for the secret shade garden on the north side of the house. - ramonabethke

The Ardent Gardener Landscape Design
Photo of a large traditional full sun side yard gravel landscaping in Salt Lake City for summer.
trellis with wooden border on ground - kozlowskilulu

We installed hardscapes, elements and plantings
Inspiration for a contemporary side yard river rock landscaping in Seattle.
Lights are a little expense but I like this setup with the plants. Path stones are a bit weird. - kut_akdogan

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun side yard concrete paver walkway in Houston for spring.
Left Side Yard with Collage and single bench - shashank_shastry

Photography:Axial Creative
Photo of a mid-sized coastal full sun side yard stone garden path in New York for spring.
backyard entrance - sweta_mittal

Design ideas for a contemporary side yard landscaping in San Francisco.
Framed Wood Trellis - but doesn't have to be higher than the fence. - lmeddin

Raised-bed garden made with repurposed cedar. Includes drip irrigation, game fence, recycled glass mulch, and potting shed.
This is an example of a mid-sized rustic full sun side yard gravel landscaping in Austin for spring.
Don’t frame the top only the bottom - bochenek

This garden path was created next to the new master bedroom addition we designed as part of the Orr Residence renovation. The curving limestone paver path is defined by the plantings. RDM and the client selected plantings that are very happy in the shade as this part of the yard gets very little direct sunlight. Check out the rest of the Orr Residence photos as this project was all about outdoor living! This photo was one of the most popular "Design" images on Houzz in 2012 - http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1435436/thumbs/pt=fdc1686efe3dfb19657036963f01ae47/Houzz--Best-of-Remodeling-2012---Landscapes - and added to over 11,000 Ideabooks
Maybe the fence hedges. Not marked which is a bummer. The link to homepage is slow. - tacherra100

Retaining walls and raised patio with fire feature.
This is an example of a large side yard concrete paver retaining wall landscape in Charlotte.
Wooded landscape - lisa_theye

Garden Entry - General Contractor: Forte Estate Homes photo by Aidin Foster
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean partial sun side yard stone landscaping in Orange County for spring.
Steps down to pool from upper sidewalk - amelaragno

This is an example of a mid-sized southwestern drought-tolerant, partial sun and desert side yard brick landscaping in Phoenix.
something to think about for our back wall - lupe_witt

Design ideas for a large rustic full sun side yard mulch and wood fence landscaping in Minneapolis for summer.
definitely want some kind of enclosed veggie garden. also for cut flowers and things deer would eat. - lorigami

Located in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, this project creates a welcoming driveway and arrival area that leads to a relaxing outdoor living area with natural pool shape with bluestone decks and unique boulders. The garden also features a covered pavilion, fireplace, decorative iron gates, steps stones, lush landscaping and shade arbor. Completed with Naud Burnett & Partners.
love the fireplace and wide under roof space - laura_dyer22

A local Houston art collector hired us to create a low maintenance, sophisticated, contemporary landscape design. She wanted her property to compliment her eclectic taste in architecture, outdoor sculpture, and modern art. Her house was built with a minimalist approach to decoration, emphasizing right angles and windows instead of architectural keynotes. The west wing of the house was only one story, while the east wing was two-story. The windows in both wings were larger than usual, so that visitors could see her art collection from the home’s exterior. Near one of the large rear windows, there was an abstract metal sculpture designed in the form of a spiral. When she initially contacted us, the surrounding property had only a few trees and indigenous grass as vegetation. This was actually a good beginning point with us, because it allowed us to develop a contemporary landscape design that featured a very linear, crisp look supportive of the home and its contents. We began by planting a garden around the large contemporary sculpture near the window. Landscape designers planted horsetail reed under windows, along the sides of the home, and around the corners. This vegetation is very resilient and hardy, and requires little trimming, weeding, or mulching. This helped unite the diverse elements of sculpture, contemporary architecture, and landscape design into a more fluid harmony that preserved the proportions of each unique element, but eliminated any tendency for the elements to clash with one another. We then added two stonework designs to the landscape surrounding the contemporary art collection and home. The first was a linear walkway we build from concrete pads purchased through a retail vendor as a cost-saving benefit to our client. We created this walkway to follow the perimeter of the home so that visitors could walk around the entire property and admire the outdoor sculptures and the collections of modern art visible through the windows. This was especially enjoyable at night, when the entire home was brightly lit from within. To add a touch of tranquility and quite repose to the stark right angles of the home and surrounding contemporary landscape, we designed a special seating area toward the northwest corner of the property. We wanted to create a sense of contemplation in this area, so we departed from the linear and angular designs of the surrounding landscape and established a theme of circular geometry. We laid down gravel as ground cover, then placed large, circular pads arranged like giant stepping stones that led up to a stone patio filled with chairs. The shape of the granite pads and the contours of the graveled area further complimented the spirals and turns in the outdoor metal sculpture, and balanced the entire contemporary landscape design with proportional geometric forms of lines, angles, and curves. This particular contemporary landscape design also has a sense of movement attached to it. All stonework leads to a destination of some sort. The linear pathway provides a guided tour around the home, garden, and modern art collection. The granite pathway stones create movement toward separate space where the entire experience of art, vegetation, and architecture can be viewed and experienced as a unity. Contemporary landscaping designs like create form out of feeling by using basic geometric forms and variations of forms. Sometimes very stark forms are used to create a sense of absolutism or contrast. At other times, forms are blended, or even distorted to suggest a sense of complex emotion, or a sense of multi-dimensional reality. The exact nature of the design is always highly subjective, and developed on a case-by-case basis with the client.
Love the boldness, but too many small rocks - sarah_nastasia

Very private backyard enclave
Photo of a contemporary partial sun side yard stone landscaping in DC Metro for summer.
Stone and pavers for outside portion of bar - mbhood