When we hear ‘modern gardens’, we usually imagine something polished, with a perfect lawn and elegant flower beds. But the current trend for modern gardens is different, today we see more and more modern natural gardens or new wild ones. These gardens perfectly imitate the natural landscape that would be typical of that area and let you feel as if you are already in the wild. What’s modern there? Patios, decks and furniture remain modern and as polished as you want. Such an idea creates a relaxing effect and works as a mental health or wellness garden, which are also very popular now. How to pull off one?
Choose Plants Natural For The Area
The best solution is choosing plants, blooms and trees that are natural for your area, it’s like creating a xeriscape. This will make it low-maintenance and you may also add plants that can at least survive here.
A meadow is a nice option if you want a modern yet natural garden look with lots of blooms.
The beautiful corner is styled with blooms and greenery and tall blooming shrubs. The fence is covered with vines to make it even more natural.
The bright and lush garden is inspired by meadows, and trees make the landscape even more natural.
The lush greenery thickets on both sides of the deck are amazing to style a modern natural garden.
The backyard shows off slopes with greenery and trees that are an absolutely natural part of the landscape.
The front yard is styled with wildflowers, greenery and various grasses plus a couple of trees.
Ferns are quite low-maintenance, so you can use them for creating a relaxed landscape. Add other greenery types and some trees for vertical interest.
The garden is styled with groundcovers, blooms, thin trees and greenery, and this is a beautiful and lush landscape.
The relaxed landscape is done with greenery, grasses and thin trees to make it look as natural as possible and enjoy low maintenance.
The modern garden shows off greenery, shrubs, tall trees and moss covered rocks. While the steps and lights look modern, the landscape looks lush.
Go For Chaotic Planting
Make a super lush and dense landscape that feels and looks natural, and chaotic planting is one of the best ideas for such a case. Regular flower beds and polished shapes and rows will destroy that natural feel.
This path is styled with groundcovers, blooms, leaves and thin trees, it's a lush mini garden at the house gate.
The flagstones are covered with groundcovers and blooms, shrubs and trees around add a natural feel to the space.
The gravel covered space shows off greenery, wildflowers and some delicate trees, which look like part of the landscape behind the fence.
The garden shows off an olive tree, greenery and blooms and only topiaries remind that this is a manmade space.
The lush and dense garden is composed of grasses and trees, and the landscape looks naturally chaotic.
The garden steps are lined up with grasses, blooms and a bright tree. Garden lamps along them will illuminate the landscape at night.
The garden is done with grasses, some flowers and tall trees, and the elegant path shows that this is a manmade space.
Ferns and lush and textural greenery are a great combo for a natural garden, add wildflowers for color.
Even a skinny side yard can accommodate some natural landscape with trees, grasses and even blooms.
The rocky steps are surrounded with grasses and some flowers and they look very natural.
Try Meadows
Meadow gardens are also a huge trend that you can try as a natural landscape. It looks very lush and beautiful and feels summer-like.
This very lush garden shows off grasses, blooms and trees and only the white path reminds that this is a manmade landscape.
The curved path features tall metal borders, and grasses, greeneyr and blooms and trees are a very natural landscape.
This modern natural garden shows off grasses and greenery and tall trees, and the patio is styled with a fireplace.
This garden feels to be an organic part of the forest around, with its ferns and tall trees.
Ornamental grasses, blooms and greenery and a couple of thin trees make up a lovely natural-looking landscape.
The bright meadow is done with blooms and greenery, there are rocks and tall trees, and this part of garden feels like a real natural landscape.
This stylish modern dining space is surrounded with grasses, blooms and thin trees, it seems to be somewhere in the wild.
The garden is clad with stepping stones, and along them you can see bright blooms, grasses and greenery and tall and thin trees to add vertical interest.
The space is clad with stepping stones, between which you can see flowers, greenery and some grasses around.
This all-natural garden is styled with greenery and leafy plants, fir trees and birch ones and looks quite organic.
Place Patios In The Middle
Place your patio, pool, deck right in the middle of your lush garden, so that it felt like you are sitting right in the middle of nature, which will create a long-lasting impression and will help you relax. Get inspired!
The sloped space is covered with rocks, greenery, grasses and a single tree, and it perfectly imitates the landscape around. (via houseandhome).
The lush meadow is filled with blooms, and the fire bowl space and the deck with furniture are the only modern touches here. (via colmjoseph).
The patio seems to be placed in the middle of a meadow with blooms and greenery and thin birch trees. It's like suddenly escaping to the wild. (via greencubed).
The front yard is done with greenery and blooms, thin trees that still provide a bit of privacy. (via houseandhome).
The cozy little yard is styled with greenery and a couple of trees, and the layered landscape is very natural. (via gardenista).
The meadow with lots of wildflowers and thin trees is a beautiful space, which feels liek summer.
This modern tropical garden includes only plants that are natural for the area. Potted plants and trees are those that aren't natural here.
The garden is styled with greenery, flowers, grasses for a natural look, and only an outdoor kitchen reminds that this is a manmade space.
The garden shows off blooms, potted trees and greenery that look like a natural landscape.
The relaxed modern garden is done with grasses, greenery and trees, and the ornamental grasses bring texture and interest.
The Scandinavian space is done with greenery and grasses that soften the look of black walls and white paths.
The front yard is done with a tree and blooms, with some tall plants, and it's a real meadow-like piece of land.
This landscape includes rocks, palms and other trees, greenery and a deck. The modern water feature echoes with the rocks.