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Landscaping an Eichler or Mid-Century Modern Home

The California climate provides Eichler owners with limitless possibilities when landscaping their mid-century modern home. While unlimited possibilities exist, there are some general guidelines and tips to keep in mind when designing a landscape or garden to compliment Eichlers or other midcentury modern homes:

» Allow the geometry of the home to guide the overall design of the landscape & garden,
» Select water-wise plants that maintain their foliage year-round,
» Allow hardscape elements to carry from the front yard to the back (including the atrium),
» Repeat the use of certain plants throughout the landscape,
» Consider a water feature,
» Mix materials to create variety with textures (rock, grass, wood, metal, crushed stone)

Eichler & mid-century modern home landscaping pictures are provided below to give Eichler owners ideas for their landscape projects. Additionally, a general guide to common plants, trees, shrubs and groundcover found in modern gardens and landscape settings is provided below. If you have landscaping pictures that you would like to share, please e-mail them to ideas@eichlerforsale.com since Eichler & mid-century modern homeowners are always looking for unique ideas and inspiration!

RECOMMENDED READING FOR MID-CENTURY MODERN LANDSCAPING & GARDENING: (click each book covers to view details)

Eichler landscaping;landscaping front yard with rocks landscaped entryway for a modern bay area home, rocks pavers and grass

Eichler backyard with hardscaping Eichler with concrete steppers

fire pit - backyard, landscape fire pit pictures firepit and hard scaping

fig tree; rock landscape pictures modern fountain

home landscaping pictures mexican feather grass

front steppers with mexican pebble stones flagstone statute and horestail reed in atrium water feature;landscaping with crushed rocks

Modern and mid-century modern landscapes and gardens frequently share numerous design elements. The following plants, trees, shrubs, and groundcovers (which are available in many different varieties - consult your local nursery or landscape architect) are popular options for modernist gardners and landscapers:

Accent Plants / Perennials

Horsetail Reed Cape Rush Papyrus Kangaroo Paws Feathergrass
papyrus mexican feather grass

Sedge New Zealand Flax Cordyline Fountain Grass Blue Oat Grass

golden sedge New Zealand Flax cordyline purple fountain grass blue oat grass

Trees & Shrubs
Heavenly Bamboo Bamboos Japanese Maples

Heavenly Bamboo bamboo plant black bamboo japanese maple;landscape pictures japanese maple

Weeping Atlas Cedar Smoke Tree Weeping Cherry Purple Hop Bush

weeping atlas cedar smoke tree weeping cherry fountain tree purple hop bush

Groundcover
Irish Moss Baby's Tears Dead Nettle Black Mondo Grass

irish moss Baby Tears ground cover dead nettle ground cover mondo grass

Mexican Pebbles River Rock Pea Gravel Decomposed Granite

mexican pebbles river rock pea gravel decomposed granite

Black Bark Mulch Cedar Mulch Cocoa Mulch Red Mulch

Black Bark Mulch Ground cover shredded cedar bark mulch cocoa mulch, cocoa bean hulls red mulch

Are there other plants, trees, barks, mulches or groundcover you would recommend to owners of Eichlers or other midcentury modern houses? If so, please let us know by emailing your home landscaping project suggestions or modern landscaping pictures to ideas@eichlerforsale.com.

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