With grass or gravel, with a fountain or pool, wild, classic or modern… Take note of these decoration ideas and make the most of your garden
If there is one thing we like about good weather, it is being outdoors. And if it’s in a well-furnished garden, stylishly designed and with a well-thought-out layout, even bad weather won’t get us out of our little oasis!
It is time to revive the outdoor areas, to decorate the garden of country houses or to equip the backyard of your urban home again to make the most of its space. Most of the gardens that we show you here, so that you can find inspiration, are private spaces that have been touched by the hand of an expert or recreated by their owners, often taking advantage of the natural beauty of the environment. You will see gardens with art, featuring sculptures and works by well-known authors, such as Fernando Oriol’s patio in Seville, but also public gardens that will motivate you and outdoor spaces of small hotels, such as Can Bordoy, in Palma, for example. with hundred-year-old trees surrounding a heated pool.
In all of them we will be able to see the combination of plants, which undoubtedly determines the style you want to give it, but also the best outdoor furniture – from signature design pieces to converted antique furniture. We have them for all tastes: gardens with a French air, where the plant elements are perfectly organized and always play with symmetry or geometry; exterior spaces with an evident southern character, where there is no shortage of olive trees, holm oaks, fountains and the albero; designer patios, with refined environments and a short list of materials; and the most romantic, the English gardens, which are wilder, more informal and without the appearance of order but dazzling because of their evocation of other times.
Pay attention to these 75 gardens because they have a lot to show you and teach you. You choose which is the one that most identifies with yours.
1 – HOLD ON, THE CURVES ARE COMING
The organically shaped cement roof has become the main protagonist of this Australian house. Why not go for such a sculptural design? In this way, we not only enjoy shade in the garden, but also give a sophisticated and dynamic touch to the garden.
2 – A PLACE OF REST
It seems incredible that this garden is in a house in Madrid. Thanks to the route with natural shapes, they have achieved a quiet corner where they can enjoy a green space with lilac flowers that transmit serenity.
3 – TROPICAL WALL
If you are looking for ideas for swimming pools in small spaces, check out this garden that has been solved without problems, with a mini pool, a vertical tropical garden and a beautiful grassy area where you can enjoy the good weather.
4 – A PROFESSIONAL GARDEN
If we are going to look for inspiration, what better than to look at what the professionals do? In the Marbella refuge of Luis García Fraile we were impressed with the elegance and tranquility that the fountains and the order of their elements transmit.
5 – A GARDEN FOR SUMMER NIGHTS
It is clear that the garden is the busiest space during the summer, and for this we have to create a beautiful design garden with a seating area where you can extend the evening around a brazier.
6 – A SPECIAL CHARM
In this house it was possible to fuse the aesthetic elegance of Old Europe with the typical informality of Australian life. And how? Mixing designer furniture with pieces from flea markets and markets, but with an undeniable elegance.
7 – INSPIRED BY THE DESERT
Villa Kuro is designed with tranquility and relaxation in mind following the wabi-sabi philosophy in every corner of this inspiring house. He has even taken this idea to the garden with stones and cacti. Copy this scheme in your garden and you will never have to worry about the lawn again!
8 – PURE MEDITERRANEAN STYLE GARDEN
If we have to imagine an ideal meal in summer, it must be something similar to this garden with a pergola populated by climbers. Do we agree that the shade under the plants is completely different? But there are many others
9 – A COUNTRY GARDEN
If you were looking for ideas for the garden of your town house, you can stop here: get inspired by this farmhouse that has antiques such as doors, arches or ceramics that partially disappear among the vines.
10 – HERE AND NOWBring the Zen philosophy to your garden by creating grooves that surround small pots in a balanced and natural way. It will be your disconnection corner (or connection, depending on how you look at it!).
11 – MIX & MATCHThis garden has a pool that mixes colors and patterns both in the square tile cladding in an orange tone, and in the black and white seat that stands out from the plants that surround this corner. A totally inspiring mix.
12 – GREEN, I LOVE YOU GREEN
The plants have to be the protagonists of the garden, so do not hesitate to fill it with vines, shrubs and small trees. In summer you will appreciate it!
13 – MODERN DESIGN GARDEN
Record the way the porch soil blends into the grass. Don’t you think it’s a very original idea to sign up for?
14 – ETERNAL SUMMERA delightful Mediterranean garden invites us to dolce far niente in the shade of the trees in this country house in the south of France. And it is that the black and white furniture contrasts with the green tones of the garden. An ideal mix!
15 – THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE GARDEN
There is no better way than to receive your guests through a garden as charming as this print. A fountain with an elongated pond and the sound of water accompanies the steps to the main entrance.
16 – THE GARDEN AS A CONTINUATION OF THE HOUSE
A contemporary and minimalist house has to have a garden that follows the same aesthetic line. Don’t you think? The straight lines and sophisticated materials that we find in one of the most beautiful garden patios at ElleDecor make the transition to the house already anticipate what we will find inside.
17 – NATURAL, COMO LA VIDA MISMA
Inspírate en este jardín donde más allá de contar con flores, dos protagonistas indiscutibles conviven en este pequeño oasis en Marbella: un árbol rodeado de algunas piedras, y un gran cactus. A su alrededor, el jardín cuenta con más plantas que dan esa sensación de vivir eternamente en el verano. La casa es de Marta de la Rica.
18 – CLASSIC AND MODERN
This London house, the work of the architecture and interior design studio Robert Rhodes, has known how to mix antiques with modern designs in all the rooms, and the garden was no exception. Do we confirm that it is the most special combination? We confirm.
19 – A CHARMING GARDEN
The pool design as ideal as that of this house alone is comparable with the lush vegetation of the garden that surrounds it.
20 – AS TAKEN FROM A TALE
Color is the key to achieving a happy garden, and that is what furniture is for. Combine chairs of different designs, colors and even times. It’s the winning mix!
21 – AN UNCONVENTIONAL GARDEN
The landscaper Hay Joung Hwang has filled this terrace with vegetation, inspired by the London neighborhood that can be seen at its feet: Covent Garden. We took up this idea.
22 – WITH DESIGN FURNITURE
Having a small fountain or pond will take your garden to the next level. There’s nothing like sitting outside listening to the lapping of the water.
23 – WELL DISTINGUISHED AREAS
It copies the scheme of this garden where they have a wooden table to eat, a more relaxed area, some tiles that merge with the grass and a tree that seems to guard this house in San Francisco.
24 – CLASSIC NEVER DIES
This classic garden is an inspiration to copy: banksiae roses surround the house and then, under a large oak, the iron pergola of the outdoor dining room was placed.
25 – MODERN AND NATURAL
If your garden has several levels, these stairs are the ones you have to install as soon as possible. That cantilever effect will never go out of style.
26 – A FABLE GARDEN
This house by the designer Jesús Moraime could be that idealized refuge in fable-like tales. Here, instead of designing a garden according to the house, it seems to have been the other way around. The height of the vegetation achieves the effect that the house belongs to the landscape, and the landscape to the house.
