Garden Outline

Beautiful Backyard Landscape Design Ideas

summer garden with stone path and lavender plants and surrounding bushes

Hello and welcome to our Garden Outline of beautiful backyard landscape design ideas. Below you will find a summary of the benefits, main options and some design ideas we handpicked for you along with beautiful photos. Enjoy!
 
What are the benefits of backyard landscaping?

  • Beautifies your home outdoor space
  • Place to enjoy the pleasures of gardening
  • Area for cultivating a vegetable, herb garden or grow flowers
  • Your own haven to relax and to enjoy nature

 
What are the main options for backyard landscaping?

  • Structures: patio, pond, gazebo, garden bridge, gabion, waterfall, pool, natural fence, garden path
  • Furniture: lounge chairs, benches, wicker garden sets
  • Accents: statues, fountains, bird bath, re-purpose accent pieces, lighting fixtures

 
What follows are beautiful photos of beautiful backyards along with design ideas we thought may be of interest to you. Enjoy and happy backyard landscaping!
 

1. Waterfall Feature

Japanese-inspired covered patio with pond and waterfall with stone slab bridge and stone and boulder pond surround
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Points of Interest ● Japanese-inspired covered patio ● pond ● waterfall ● stone slab bridge ● stone and boulder pond surround

2. Serpentine Bench

serpentine concrete banquet bench and yellow and orange West Elm martini side tables with curved stone garden edging that doubles as pathway and colorful throw pillows
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Points of Interest ● serpentine concrete banquet bench ● yellow and orange West Elm martini side tables ● curved stone garden edging that doubles as pathway ● colorful throw pillows

3. Raised Patio

gabion column with water feature with natural stone retaining walls and wooden deck with iron garden armchairs and cafe table and purple perennial flowers in bedsPoints of Interest ● gabion column with water feature ● natural stone retaining walls ● wooden deck ● iron garden armchairs and cafe table ● purple perennial flowers in beds

4. Lap Pool Patio

mini lap pool with water walls and pebble catch basin for pool overflow on outdoor patio with dry stacked stone pillars
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Points of Interest ● mini lap pool ● water walls ● pebble catch basin for pool overflow ● outdoor patio ● dry stacked stone pillars

5. Blue Bridge

blue vinyl curved bridge with light colored pebbles and limestone step stones on path and oriental lilies and garden pagodaPoints of Interest ● blue vinyl curved bridge ● light colored pebbles and limestone step stones on path ● oriental lilies ● garden pagoda

6. Beachy Backyard

wheelbarrow planter box with pair of beach chairs and hammock and plant beds with river rock garden edging with chicken wire fencePoints of Interest ● wheelbarrow planter box ● pair of beach chairs ● hammock ● plant beds with river rock garden edging ● chicken wire fence

7. Japanese Inspirations

wood and brown main structure palette and Japanese inspired wood garden bridge with wave roof tile and wood slats picket fence and wind chime
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Points of Interest ● wood and brown main structure palette ● Japanese inspired wood garden bridge ● wave roof tile ● wood slats picket fence ● wind chime

8. Garden Terraces

expansive terraced gardens with mini ponds on two levels and small evergreen bushes lining the larger terrace with waterfalls and light stone retaining walls and stairsPoints of Interest ● expansive terraced gardens ● mini ponds on two levels ● small evergreen bushes lining the larger terrace ● waterfalls ● light stone retaining walls and stairs

9. Boxwood

French style garden with boxwood edging and herringbone brick pattern pavers and slatted garden gatesPoints of Interest ● French style garden ● boxwood edging ● herringbone brick pattern pavers ● slatted garden gates

10. Wicker Seating

natural grass used as privacy fence with wooden deck and path and slate pond edging and resin wicker garden furniture with DIY slat privacy wallPoints of Interest ● natural grass used as privacy fence ● wooden deck and path ● slate pond edging ● resin wicker garden furniture ● DIY slat privacy wall

11. Flower Colors

vintage garden bench with flower planter repurposed from an old wooden rowboat and colorful asters, mums and tulips with tall trees used as natural fencePoints of Interest ● vintage garden bench ● flower planter repurposed from an old wooden rowboat ● colorful asters, mums and tulips ● tall trees used as natural fence

12. Full Trellis

outdoor tiles in herringbone pattern and arbor and trellis fence with blue ceramic pots and vine covered concrete fence and bird bathPoints of Interest ● outdoor tiles in herringbone pattern ● arbor and trellis fence ● blue ceramic pots ● vine covered concrete fence ● bird bath

13. Small Pond

small pond with stone pavers surround and waterfall feature with wooden garden bench and shadow box fence with lattice top detail and frog and flamingo statuesPoints of Interest ● small pond with stone pavers surround ● waterfall feature ● wooden garden bench ● shadow box fence with lattice top detail ● frog and flamingo statues

14. Lighted Planters

illuminated LED planters along cobblestone path and edging with dark wooden pergola and aged terra cotta planters and raised beds
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Points of Interest ● illuminated LED planters ● cobblestone path and edging ● dark wooden pergola ● aged terra cotta planters ● raised beds

15. Red Cover

red groundcover perennial plants and river rocks pond edging with kaleidoscope of plant colors and pond lining made of large slabs of stonePoints of Interest ● red groundcover perennial plants ● river rocks pond edging ● kaleidoscope of plant colors ● pond lining made of large slabs of stone

16. Vine Coverings

three tiered fountain used as a planter with white picket fence and red bench and large double hung windows with green shuttersPoints of Interest ● three tiered fountain used as a planter ● white picket fence ● red bench ● large double hung windows ● green shutters

17. Gazebo

octagon vinyl gazebo with tile roof and yellow and white freesia flowers and pathway with concrete tiles with evergreen and cypress trees that border the areaPoints of Interest ● octagon vinyl gazebo with tile roof ● yellow and white freesia flowers ● pathway with concrete tiles ● evergreen and cypress trees that border the area

18. Wood Beds

wooden raised garden beds with black newel posts and multilevel landscaping and stone slab stairs with garden pebble floor and circle stone accent
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Points of Interest ● wooden raised garden beds with black newel posts ● multilevel landscaping ● stone slab stairs ● garden pebble floor ● circle stone accent

19. Lavender Shed

lavender garden shed with raised plant beds and concrete blocks retaining wall and horizontal shadowbox wooden fence with lattice top with pink hydrangea bloomsPoints of Interest ● lavender garden shed ● raised plant beds ● concrete blocks retaining wall ● horizontal shadowbox wooden fence with lattice top ● pink hydrangea blooms

20. Adirondacks

rock garden landscaping with low lying plants and flowers nestled in between rocks and adirondack porch swing and smooth stone patio floorPoints of Interest ● rock garden landscaping ● low lying plants and flowers nestled in between rocks ● adirondack porch swing ● smooth stone patio floor

21. Wildflowers

flower bed of wildflowers and rose bushes and arched stucco entry with pergolas and lamp post and beige stone garden path edging that matches stuccoPoints of Interest ● flower bed of wildflowers and rose bushes ● arched stucco entry ● pergolas ● lamp post ● beige stone garden path edging that matches stucco

22. Garden Bench

curved back wooden garden bench with cast iron frame and step stones and grass walkway with flowering hedgesPoints of Interest ● curved back wooden garden bench with cast iron frame ● step stones and grass walkway ● flowering hedges

23. Iron Point Fence

parterre with stone edging and painted iron accent and wave design iron fence with pointed tops and precast concrete tops on brick columns and wind chimePoints of Interest ● parterre with stone edging and painted iron accent ● wave design iron fence with pointed tops ● precast concrete tops on brick columns ● wind chime

24. Miniature Maple

sleeping angel statue with mulched parterre and miniature maple tree with yellow and white ground cover flowers and large trees in surrounding areaPoints of Interest ● sleeping angel statue ● mulched parterre ● miniature maple tree ● yellow and white ground cover flowers ● large trees in surrounding area

25. Arbor Trellis

vinyl arbor pergola and crawling plants with outdoor lighting fixtures and boxwood hedgesPoints of Interest ● vinyl arbor pergola ● crawling plants ● outdoor lighting fixtures ● boxwood hedges

26. Backyard Pond

petite pond with mixed sized stone surround and wood plank fence and miniature Japanese maple with plants in varying heights and huesPoints of Interest ● petite pond ● mixed sized stone surround ● wood plank fence ● miniature Japanese maple ● plants in varying heights and hues

27. Tulips

flower gardens of tulips and violets and red french front door with crabapple trees and ladder to heart-shaped balcony and gable dormer windowPoints of Interest ● flower gardens of tulips and violets ● red french front door ● crabapple trees ● ladder to heart-shaped balcony ● gable dormer window