Successful flower garden design is a combination of different factors. One is the design aspect, and the other involves proper plant selection. Among the most important components that make up a garden are flowers.
In fact, many suggest that a garden with only a lawn, fountain, or trees will look incomplete until flowering plants are added. Flowers generally enhance the aesthetic appeal of any garden and provide a touch of class to any landscape.
What makes a nice garden? We’d certainly get different answers to this question from different people. Some like classic or romantic gardens, while others feel more at home in modern gardens.
The world of gardens is really diverse – from country gardens to gardens in different styles (English, Japanese, Mediterranean), rock gardens, gardens with water features (ponds, pools, streams), lush or minimalist gardens, permaculture and maintenance-free gardens, small front yards to large complex gardens… it’s easy to get lost in such a flood of options, especially if you are looking for the perfect inspiration for your own dream garden.
That’s why we’ve created a selection of garden ideas, the aim of which is to inspire people who are planning to create a new garden or are in the middle of a garden landscaping project or renovation. You will find gardens of different types, sizes and styles in our selection, so everyone can find something that suits their own style. Enjoy the beauty of these gardens and get inspired:
One of the traditional back yard ideas with lawn and flower beds:
A small minimalist garden in a contemporary style. You can create an aesthetic garden design with privacy even in a small area:
A terrace can also be the focal point and a fulfilling part of the garden – especially if it is surrounded by greenery:
The slope in the garden does not have to be a downside. On the contrary, it can add a unique charm to the garden:
A dry garden can be an attractive option, especially for those who don’t have the time to maintain it:
One of the contemporary backyard landscaping ideas surrounded by a fence:
The front yard is also part of the garden design. A fence covered with climbing roses is considered a classic:
A representative garden idea in a contemporary style, perfect for parties:
An English country garden is a dream of many a home owners:
A combination of ornamental and edible garden is becoming an increasingly popular option:
Nice garden idea in Mediterranean style:
A classic Japanese garden has many admirers. It usually symbolizes natural scenery:
Backyard patio idea – a contemporary, minimalistic garden can be a cosy place to relax:
Ornamental gardens with a more natural look, incorporating ornamental grasses together with permaculture elements, can be both useful and beautiful, especially if you have plenty of space:
You can create truly beautiful gardens with the right combination of ornamental trees, beds and lawn
Retaining wall idea for sloped backyard:
Playing with shapes, textures and colors has no limits. This garden landscape idea is a good example:
Small back yard idea – You can create a garden with privacy, suitable for activities and relaxation, even in a small space:
Maintenance-free cabin garden idea:
Small backyard patio garden idea:
Front yard landscaping idea with stone elements:
Abundant rose garden with lots of colors and scents:
This is a flat flowerbed set flush with the ground. Bunches of lovely yellow flowers adorn this flower bed. There are a couple of trees here as well. Planting some flowers around a tree is a great way to accentuate the tree, letting it stand out.
Here is a brick lined flowerbed against a fence in this yard. Placing a flower bed against a fence is an amazing way to keep your yard space open, as well as adding some appeal to your fencing.
You can use flower colors to create patterns across your space. Bold and bright flowers can really make a statement and provide a visually stunning contrast and pattern.
Using multiple levels can add some interesting dynamics to your flower garden. Lining your garden with bricks and stone gives the flower bed a finished and rugged look. Bricks lean a bit more industrial, while stones are more rustic. Source: Zillow Digs™
Small patches of garden beds around a yard can create nice paths in the grass so that people can walk between the patches of flowers and enjoy the flowers all around them. See more of this home here. Designed by ACM Design Architects
An elevated flower bed can stand tall above your patio area. This way the colorful flowers can add to the skyline around your yard.
Along the sides of a walkway is a great place for a line of flowers. A walkway lined in flowers has an elegant and fancy feel that highlights the path. Anyone walking down this path is sure to feel like royalty.
Here is a side open yard with a great deal of space. There are garden areas around the fences and a bench between two colorful planters. A bench or other seating in your garden lets you sit and enjoy your flowers while you relax.
This is a long and thin yard space lined with garden beds. Even with limited space, you can manage a garden. Even a thin strip of flower bed can add some texture and color to your yard. Source: Zillow Digs™
When you have a garden bed, you can line the beds with large rocks to add an interesting design element. It separates the bed from the rest of the yard with a bit of a natural look. See more of this home here. Designed by Brain Factory.
If you have a stairway to your front door, a flowerbed may be great on either side of the steps. Adorning your entrance with vibrant colors makes your home a very welcoming place.
Adding lighting elements to your flower bed lets people see your lively flowers at night, letting their color brighten up your yard even at night. It also lets people know where the flowers are, so people know where not to step. The right lighting elements look quite good in the daytime as well.
This well manicured lawn has several beds of flowers. The flowers in these beds have blooms of various sizes to create layers. With shorter flowers in the front, and long flowers at the center of the bed, it creates a fountain of color.
Here we can see a high-end yard with a number of garden beds. The flower beds here are adorned with trees as well as number of other plants to add different textures and interesting elements to the yard. See more of this home here. Designed by C.O.S. Design.
This lovely flowerbed has multiple levels, each level with its own set of colors. The warmer colors line the bottom of the bed as the cooler colors adorn the top. Separating the colors in a flower bed creates a sense of organization and order to your garden.
If your yard is uneven, you can use varying levels of flower beds to follow the slope of your yard. This is a creative way to decorate an uneven area.
A flower bed does not have to be against a fence or wall. Solo flower beds can stand out and make a great bold statement in your yard. Source: Zillow Digs™
Flower colors can be used in patterns. Different styles of flowers create different effects. Here we see flowers making an almost solid color look that stretches around the exterior of a home.
With a variety of flowers of different shapes, sizes, as well as colors, your flower bed can be a dynamic and interesting area. Different colors and shapes of the flowers cause your flowerbed to have a beautiful and wild look.
A flowerbed can be a great place to add some vibrancy and life to an area. In this picture, we can see a wooden patio area where the garden adds a splash of life between the wooden floors and fences. See more of this home here. Designed by C.O.S. Design.
Light pink, magenta, and white flowers are the perfect adornment for a classic white picket fence. Around the bottom of the fence and hanging over the top, flowers can transform a simple picket fence into an amazing draw that can liven up any yard.
Traditional Landscape by Greenwich Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Conte & Conte, LLC
Here are a number of small raised flower beds. The red flowers are lined with smaller blue flowers which creates a leveled and interesting visual appeal.
Farmhouse Landscape by Santa Barbara Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers The Aldrich Company – Landscape Design
In this yard, the flowers are varied in color and size and shape. This creates a wild like but very colorful appeal.
Traditional Landscape by Woodstock Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Artistic Landscapes
This yard has a number of different great flower bed and garden ideas. From lines of small flowering bushes to wild and varied flower arrangements.
For many gardeners, there is nothing more rewarding than the bloom of perennials each year. Perennial flowers, as opposed to annuals, bloom year after year. The word “perennial,” in fact, is the Latin term for perpetual. Most perennials disappear during the winter months only to bloom again in the spring. Some even remain green and bloom in winter. There are variety of these flowers that such that perennial flower garden design ideas become all the more important.
Color, time of bloom, and height are all important considerations when designing your own perennial garden. For instance, you can try to play with the color scheme of the flowers to try and see which ones will go together. Furthermore, pay attention to the height of the plants as you won’t want a tall perennial growing in front of the flower bed, and perennials that grow closer to the ground often get lost at the back. When implementing perennial flower garden design ideas, the layout largely depends on the size of the flower garden. You should first plan the total area to be occupied by the flower beds. The plant and flower types and their respective location in the garden can be considered later. This is where the bloom time of the flowers become essential because their flowering time affects the color scheme of the entire landscape.
The correct flower choices and placement will ensure that your garden has color possibly throughout the year, or at least for an extended period of time. There are multiple combinations you can try for certain times of the year. One good practice is to plant like-timed flowers which bloom at certain seasons. As nice as foliage in the spring is, it’d be wonderful to see plants in the late summer and throughout fall. All these can seem very complicated at first. However, as your gardening and perennial knowledge expands and you gain further understanding about color schemes and landscape environments, the choices and the process will become easier. Different people have different styles. Find yours and stick to it. However, always look out for new developments and recent trends on perennial container gardening ideas as well.
