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Mid-Century Modern Landscaping Ideas

Mid-century modern landscaping were designed for indoor-outdoor living before the phrase existed: post-and-beam houses opening through walls of glass onto a patio, a rectangular pool and a lawn or gravel garden edged with agave, olive and citrus. Breeze-block screens, terrazzo and a single accent colour finish the look.

Modern Classic Rustic Tropical Mediterranean Modern Farmhouse Coastal

Concrete Walkway Flanked by Breeze Block

Concrete Path Beside Breeze Block Screen

Concrete Steps and Terraced Agave Garden

Concrete Walkway Flanked by Breeze Block Mid-century garden

Concrete Path Beside Breeze Block Screen Mid-century garden

Concrete Steps and Terraced Agave Garden Mid-century garden

Mid-Century Courtyard with Concrete Water Feature Mid-century garden

Landscaped Entryway with Breeze Block Screen Mid-century garden

Mid-Century Entryway with Breeze Block Wall Mid-century garden

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Mid-Century Modern Landscaping Ideas, explained.

Look for restraint — flat planes, low furniture, one bright colour — and for the way each landscaping design lines up with the house's grid. Save the compositions that feel calm and sunny rather than kitsch.

Mid-century modern design lines everything up with the house. Look for flat roofs and post-and-beam overhangs, walls of glass, breeze-block screens, terrazzo or large concrete pads with gravel joints, and a rectangular pool set square to the architecture. Planting is sculptural and sparse — agave, yucca, olive, citrus, a Mediterranean fan palm — and colour comes from a single accent: an orange door, turquoise water, a yellow umbrella.