USDA zones 5–10

Coastal garden ideas

A coastal garden is planted for wind and salt: ornamental grasses that move, beach roses, blue fescue and hydrangeas among driftwood, weathered timber and pale gravel. Nothing is fussy. The palette is blue, silver and white and the mood is relaxed.

A coastal landscape rendered by YardRemake on a sample home — Rendered by our engine on a sample home, with the house kept and the yard restyled. Your photo gets the same treatment.

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How to get the look

1Lead with grasses. They take the wind, hide the bare ground and give the whole yard motion.
2Use salt-tolerant shrubs near the front and save tender plants for behind the house.
3Keep materials weathered: grey timber, pale gravel, rope and driftwood rather than painted anything.

Where it thrives

Zones 5 to 10 on a temperate coast. Beach rose and hydrangea are cool-coast plants; tropical shores want the tropical style instead.

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Up close

Three details from the same render.

Coastal style, from the path — From the path

Coastal style, beside the steps — Beside the steps

Coastal style, across the beds — Across the beds

Plants that build the look

From our library of real plants, each rated for the zones this style suits. Every card opens the plant's page with its zones, sun, water and sources.

Northern Bayberry

Northern Bayberry

Myrica pensylvanica

BorderZone 3-7Full sunLow water

Sea Grape

Sea Grape

Coccoloba uvifera

ScreenZone 10a-11Full sunMedium water

Annabelle Hydrangea

Annabelle Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

BorderZone 3-9Part shadeMedium water

Rugosa Rose

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

Zone 2-7Full sunMedium water

Southern Wax Myrtle

Southern Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

BarrierZone 7-10Full sunHigh water

Yaupon Holly

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

BarrierZone 7-9Full sunHigh water

Blue Fescue

Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

BorderZone 4-8Full sunLow water

Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

BorderZone 5-11Full sunLow water

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Real before and afters

From the gallery, made with the same engine.

Your yard, this style

See your own home in the Coastal style

One photo of your yard. The house stays, the yard is restyled, and every plant in the result is a real species checked against your zone.

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