Garden Style: Contemporary

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Pyramidal European Hornbeam is an attractive, densely branched, columnar tree when young, aging into a stately, broad cone shape with handsome, fluted, gray bark. Distinctive, dark green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall. Plant in groups as a screen or windbreak, or use as a specimen in a narrow yard or street side. Takes well to hard pruning as a formal hedge. Deciduous. Zone 4-8 Columnar Trees, Deciduous Trees, Trees And Shrubs, Ontario, Monrovia Nursery, Architectural Plants, Monrovia Plants, Street Trees, Plant Catalogs
Pyramidal European Hornbeam
Pyramidal European Hornbeam is an attractive, densely branched, columnar tree when young, aging into a stately, broad cone shape with handsome, fluted, gray bark. Distinctive, dark green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall. Plant in groups as a screen or windbreak, or use as a specimen in a narrow yard or street side. Takes well to hard pruning as a formal hedge. Deciduous. Zone 4-8
Little Ollie® Dwarf Olive is a non-fruiting evergreen with a graceful, multi-branching habit. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides. Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub. Excellent in topiary form, or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. Heat, drought and salt tolerant. Zone 8-11 Le Garden, Garden Shrubs, Urban Garden, Garden Plants, Garden Landscaping, Patio Plants, Landscaping Ideas, Gravel Garden, Garden Fun
Little Ollie® Dwarf Olive
Little Ollie® Dwarf Olive is a non-fruiting evergreen with a graceful, multi-branching habit. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides. Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub. Excellent in topiary form, or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. Heat, drought and salt tolerant. Zone 8-11
Frosty Ribbons® Hosta is a stunning new variety, featuring lush green and creamy white variegated foliage that nearly shimmers in the shade garden. Dainty, pale lavender tubular flowers appear above mounds of foliage in summer, attracting hummingbirds. Deciduous. Zone 4-8 Hosta Plants, Shade Plants, Hostas, Plantain Lily, Hosta Varieties, Hosta Gardens, How To Attract Hummingbirds
Frosty Ribbons® Hosta
Frosty Ribbons® Hosta is a stunning new variety, featuring lush green and creamy white variegated foliage that nearly shimmers in the shade garden. Dainty, pale lavender tubular flowers appear above mounds of foliage in summer, attracting hummingbirds. Deciduous. Zone 4-8
Festival™ Burgundy Cordyline creates a dramatic and eye-catching grass-like effect with long arching leaves. Tiny white blooms appear on dark red stems. Spectacular paired with bright-colored foliage and flowers. Plant in drifts along walkway borders or in foundation plantings. A bold architectural form in container gardens. Evergreen. Zone 8-11 Full Sun Container Plants, Full Sun Plants, Container Gardening, Flower Containers, Fine Gardening, Garden Containers, Winter Plants, Winter Garden, Summer Garden
Festival™ Burgundy Cordyline
Festival™ Burgundy Cordyline creates a dramatic and eye-catching grass-like effect with long arching leaves. Tiny white blooms appear on dark red stems. Spectacular paired with bright-colored foliage and flowers. Plant in drifts along walkway borders or in foundation plantings. A bold architectural form in container gardens. Evergreen. Zone 8-11
Blue Yucca forms a trunk that grows to 12 feet tall, with minimal branching near the top. Its distinctive powder blue leaves have a pronounced spine at the tip. Do not plant near human and pet traffic. In the summer the blue foliage is complemented by a showy 5 to 6 foot stalk of white flowers. For best growth, provide supplemental water in the summer, and plant in well-drained soils. Zones 7-10 Green Garden, Rock Garden, Side Garden, Landscape Design, Garden Design, Yucca Plant, Plant Pots
Blue Yucca
Blue Yucca forms a trunk that grows to 12 feet tall, with minimal branching near the top. Its distinctive powder blue leaves have a pronounced spine at the tip. Do not plant near human and pet traffic. In the summer the blue foliage is complemented by a showy 5 to 6 foot stalk of white flowers. For best growth, provide supplemental water in the summer, and plant in well-drained soils. Zones 7-10
Baby Pete™ Lily Of The Nile is a unique compact variety that blooms weeks earlier than others! Masses of blue flowers just above clusters of short, wide evergreen foliage. Rarely sets seed pods, resulting in a longer bloom period. Splendid along pathways, or in groupings and mixed containers. Zones 8-11
Baby Pete™ Agapanthus
Baby Pete™ Lily Of The Nile is a unique compact variety that blooms weeks earlier than others! Masses of blue flowers just above clusters of short, wide evergreen foliage. Rarely sets seed pods, resulting in a longer bloom period. Splendid along pathways, or in groupings and mixed containers. Zones 8-11
Golf Ball Kohuhu's dense, formal, low-maintenance form is ideal in containers or as a low hedge in place of boxwood. A great choice to line a walkway or surround a rose or perennial garden. Provides year-round beauty with bright green foliage, maintaining a natural rounded shape that seldom needs pruning. Evergreen. Zone 8-11 Xeriscape, Landscaping Plants, Pollinator Garden, Perennial Garden, Blue Oat Grass, Dwarf Plants, Habitat Garden
Golf Ball Pittosporum
Golf Ball Kohuhu's dense, formal, low-maintenance form is ideal in containers or as a low hedge in place of boxwood. A great choice to line a walkway or surround a rose or perennial garden. Provides year-round beauty with bright green foliage, maintaining a natural rounded shape that seldom needs pruning. Evergreen. Zone 8-11
Rethink agapathus by mixing it into all kinds of landscapes and picking varieties with a range of colors and sizes. Agapanthus In Pots, Agapanthus Praecox, White Agapanthus, Agapanthus Africanus, White Gardens, Small Gardens, Modern Landscaping, Garden Seeds
Better Ways to Use Agapanthus to Enhance Your Landscape
Rethink agapathus by mixing it into all kinds of landscapes and picking varieties with a range of colors and sizes.
Topiary, the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes, can transform your front door, deck, containers, beds, and borders from “that’s nice” to “that’s fabulous” without even so much as a hint of preciousness or pretension. Contemporary Dining Room Design, Contemporary Deck, Contemporary Gardens, Terrasse Design, Outdoor Rooms, Outdoor Living, Minimalist Outdoor Furniture, Garden Seating, Perfect Garden
Let's Talk Topiary: Design Inspiration for these Clipped Plants
Topiary, the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes, can transform your front door, deck, containers, beds, and borders from “that’s nice” to “that’s fabulous” without even so much as a hint of preciousness or pretension.
Contemporary Landscaping Ideas from Andy Sturgeon, Small Garden Design Small Yard Landscaping, Small Patio Garden, Garden Arch, Dry Garden, Modern Garden Design, Pond Design
Contemporary Landscaping Ideas from Andy Sturgeon, Small Garden Design
Contemporary Landscaping Ideas from Andy Sturgeon, Small Garden Design
cedar playhouse, swing and climbing frame. The ground is covered with maintenance-free artificial grass over a rubber mat--Cedar playhouse could be used for yard/garden equipment. Play Garden, Backyard Garden, Backyard Landscaping, Home And Garden, Garden Wall, Garden Grass, Garden Fences, Wooden Garden, Water Garden
Garden Ideas, Design and Inspiration | Ideal Home
cedar playhouse, swing and climbing frame. The ground is covered with maintenance-free artificial grass over a rubber mat--Cedar playhouse could be used for yard/garden equipment.
low water - grasses, mexican sage, succulents // Great Gardens & Ideas // - near front ditch so no-mow natural ball-catching fence! Modern Front Yard, Front Yard Design, Mediterranean Garden Design, Back Garden Design, Modern Design, Front Yard Landscaping, Landscaping Design
50 Modern Front Yard Designs and Ideas — RenoGuide - Australian Renovation Ideas and Inspiration
low water - grasses, mexican sage, succulents // Great Gardens & Ideas // - near front ditch so no-mow natural ball-catching fence!
10 tips for a stylish contemporary garden design  - housebeautiful.co.uk Low Water Landscaping, Desert Landscaping, Backyard Landscaping Designs, Backyard Ideas, Inexpensive Landscaping, Landscaping Software, Playground Landscaping, Outdoor Ideas
10 tips for a stylish contemporary garden design
10 tips for a stylish contemporary garden design - housebeautiful.co.uk