Design & Styling Inspiration
Great landscaping seamlessly connects your home’s architectural style with the natural environment. If you own a sleek, modern home, echo those clean lines with geometric concrete pavers and architectural plants like agave, snake plants, or upright ornamental grasses. If you have a traditional craftsman or farmhouse, lean into organic, sweeping garden beds filled with hydrangeas, coneflowers, and fragrant lavender.
Color theory plays a massive role in outdoor styling. To create a calming retreat, stick to an analogous color palette—grouping cool colors like blues, purples, and soft greens together. If you want to draw the eye immediately to your front door, use complementary colors, contrasting bright yellow daylilies against deep purple foliage. Always group plants according to their water and light needs; a practice known as hydrozoning. Placing a thirsty fern next to a drought-loving succulent guarantees one of them will quickly die. Keep accessibility in mind by ensuring your main pathways remain wide, flat, and free of low-hanging thorny branches.
