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Fi Boyle Garden Design
Upper rear terrace is framed by a low stone wall. Borders set into the paving soften the hard landscaping.
Small classic side garden in Dorset.
Small classic side garden in Dorset.
Integrity Landscape Services LLC.
Photo of a small traditional back partial sun garden in Austin with mulch.
Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Stone steppers lead to an irregular lannon stone fire pit area in this creekside backyard in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Westhauser Photography
Photo of a small rustic back partial sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Photo of a small rustic back partial sun garden for summer in Milwaukee with a fire feature and natural stone paving.
Casa Smith Designs, LLC
The star at the center of this veggie garden is the perfect place for the dwarf lemon tree. The six pointed star (just like the Great Seal of the United States) is ideal for the strawberries to cascade over the edges. The star is 6' with 3' clearance around the star so the space is wide enough to comfortably access the veggie beds from all sides.
Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton
Chicago Roof Deck & Garden
Photo of a small modern back partial sun garden for summer in Chicago with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Entanglements
Outdoor sculpture garden art by Entanglements. Rusted laser cut steel fabrication, designed in Melbourne. 'Courtyard tree' (front) and 'Flower Ball' both ideal backyard art options to create a stunning metal artwork feature in your outdoor entertaining area.
Studio H Landscape Architecture
Photography by Studio H Landscape Architecture. Post processing by Isabella Li.
Design ideas for a small contemporary side xeriscape partial sun garden in Orange County with natural stone paving and a garden path.
Design ideas for a small contemporary side xeriscape partial sun garden in Orange County with natural stone paving and a garden path.
LandArt
This garden showcases the amazing results you can achieve if you design your kitchen extension and garden together at the same time, especially if you will have large glass sliders looking at into the garden.
This garden’s transformation started as bare bones block-wall & dilapidated fence. Designed for a young family in Cabinteely. The small footprint is tasked with serving multiple roles: from kids play areas to evening entertainment space, storage shed, privacy buffer to the surrounding houses as well as being the aesthetic backdrop to a new glass-wall extension.
Bearing in mind the compact area the privacy screening is selected as slimline evergreen Espaliers along the back wall, effectively blocking out all onlooking windows to the rear. This drastically improves the privacy of not just the garden but also the client’s kitchen & family area. Living with kids through the Irish seasons means that the lawn is not just essential to keep in place for play but to also ensuring it is usable throughout the year. A space like this justifies the use of artificial lawn so come rain, hail or shine the garden is never off limits.
To achieve multiple uses within the garden we have carefully set the size of the terrace. The terrace protrudes into the lawn just enough to feel generous without compromising the overall balance. By keeping the levels of the lawn & terrace flush with one another allows them be treated as one continuous surface.
A limestone border draws the eyeline around the overall perimeter of this compact space. To ensure that the hard landscaping does not dominate we have foliage between each surface, slim flower beds in front of the shed & freestanding pots of luscious evergreens by the floor-to-ceiling windows. This ensures a lush view onto the garden throughout the year.
Tierra Madre Fine Gardens
Design ideas for a small contemporary back partial sun pergola in Other with gravel.
Arbordale Landscaping
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.
Outside Collective
Christel Leung
This is an example of a small modern back formal full sun garden in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete paving.
This is an example of a small modern back formal full sun garden in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete paving.
Amanda Shipman
Amanda Shipman
Inspiration for a small contemporary back partial sun garden for summer in Hertfordshire with a garden path.
Inspiration for a small contemporary back partial sun garden for summer in Hertfordshire with a garden path.
SCJ Studio Landscape Architecture
In Seattle's Fremont neighborhood SCJ Studio designed a new landscape to surround and set off a contemporary home by Coates Design Architects. The narrow spaces around the tall home needed structure and organization, and a thoughtful approach to layout and space programming. A concrete patio was installed with a Paloform Bento gas fire feature surrounded by lush, northwest planting. A horizontal board cedar fence provides privacy from the street and creates the cozy feeling of an outdoor room among the trees. LED low-voltage lighting by Kichler Lighting adds night-time warmth .
Photography by: Miranda Estes Photography
Seed Studio Landscape Design
image: Travis Rhoads Photography
Design ideas for a small contemporary back xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and gravel.
Design ideas for a small contemporary back xeriscape partial sun garden in San Francisco with a fire feature and gravel.
THE KING'S MASONS
Flagstone Front Walkway in Herringbone Pattern
Photo of a small traditional front formal partial sun garden in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Photo of a small traditional front formal partial sun garden in DC Metro with a garden path and natural stone paving.
June Scott Design
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
Rebecca Webb Garden Designs
A sunny seating area beneath a pergola in this gravel garden for drought tolerant, sun loving plants.
Small mediterranean back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Surrey with gravel.
Small mediterranean back xeriscape full sun garden for summer in Surrey with gravel.
Southern Landscape
A small front yard designed and constructed by Southern Landscape. Prior to construction, this short, steep slope up from the street was both an erosion and safety issue. The only access was down the steep driveway. Southern Landscape designed and installed a series of retaining walls to minimize erosion and a custom staircase to provide access to the street and mailbox.
June Scott Design
Succulents, grasses and low-water shrubs with vivid foliage give this coastal garden a rich, textured look with minimal maintenance.
Photos by Daniel Bosler
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