The Outback Blog

Here’s a fun challenge — how many Idaho landscape design trends can you fit in at once?

Let’s give it a try:

Pick some plump, ripe raspberries from your backyard berry patch, admire the bees buzzing among your drifts of native plants, then get a pizza baking in your outdoor pizza oven while you hang out on your expansive patio near your cozy fire pit.



Imagine your perfect landscape.

Does it have bold colors of flowers bursting in every season amidst posh, metal furnishings?

Or is it more laid back and relaxed with plants that are growing in their natural shapes next to boulder accents and a wicker patio set?

When it comes to styles of landscape design for your Idaho landscape, the possibilities are unlimited.

To help you in your quest to find the perfect landscape design style for your property, we’ve listed the 5 popular types of landscape design styles.



One of the very first meetings you’ll have with your landscape designer or architect will include a discussion about how you’re going to use your outdoor space, what you spend your time doing in the landscape and how you envision spending time there.

And if you have children in your family or are thinking of having children, preparing your landscape for children involves some proper planning.

Kid friendly landscaping involving making special considerations for safety, maintenance, use and, of course, fun. Check out these great kid-friendly landscaping ideas and tips.