Adding a little garden to your island is a great way to help fill those pesky empty spaces.

Not sure where to start or what sort of look to go for? No worries! Here are some amazing Animal Crossing: New Horizons garden and outdoor area ideas to use as inspiration.

Fans from all around the world have created beautiful designs. If you want to see some more eye candy or maybe you would even like to draw some inspiration from your own island, I recommend taking a peak at these absolutely stunning able sister decoration ideas to make your shop stand out even more!

In addition – having a campsite in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be a super cute little addition to your island. As well as the aesthetic value of making a campsite, the process is also fun and therapeutic. With many of us having missed out on our usual summer holidays, having a cozy virtual campsite can somewhat make up for this.

So you may like to take a peak at these beyond adorable campsite designs, I for sure wouldn’t mind camping here for a while!

Flower Gardens

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Rainbow Crescent Moon Garden 🌙🌻🌈 – 🌀Patterns🌀 Stones: MA-7404-1196-0223 – 💡#acnhidea by: zahliailhaz (reddit)

A post shared by Animal Crossing Inspiration (@newhorizonsideas) on Jul 13, 2020 at 6:39am PDT

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My flower garden 🌸 It took a while but I finally got all the colours for every flower 🌺🌻🌷🌹🌼 I named my garden after my friend, Nik because he gave me the idea to make a garden like this! You can see the sign i made to honour him in my garden hahah ☺️ . . . . #acnhflowergarden #acnhflowers #animalcrossingfandom #animalcrossingflowers #acnh #animalcrossingfandom #acnhfandom #animalcrossingrolf #rolf

A post shared by 🌸Laca🌸 Animal Crosser (@laca.crossingg) on May 2, 2020 at 1:17pm PDT

[MI] I wanted to showcase every type of flower in the game! I love the way this looks with the nova stars! from ACNHIslandInspo

fruit orchard & flower garden ✿ #acnh pic.twitter.com/P48QZQVbt9

— kristine ♡ (@moonblosssom) April 16, 2020

Zen Gardens

zen garden 🍃🧘🏽‍♀️#acnh #animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons pic.twitter.com/8CtLp0qAoY

— liza (@lizaacnh) June 14, 2020

🎍🍃🌿#acnh #AnimalCrossing #AnimalCrossing #switch #Zen #nintendo #nature pic.twitter.com/c30IrGEIwj

— 🌼 ally 🌿 (@lunarya_) May 3, 2020

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Secret zen garden from @thesparkleisland 🥰 using #happyyhorizons

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Since everyone else is sharing their Zen garden… from AnimalCrossing

Zen Garden Photo Shoot (Part 2/2) from AnimalCrossing

Picnic Areas

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𝙰𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚙𝚒𝚌-𝚊-𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚈𝚘𝚐𝚒 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚛? 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚎? 𝙰𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝙸 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚈𝚘𝚐𝚒 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚙 🐻 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🏷 #acnh #fairyforrest #animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossinginspo #animalcrossingdesigns #acnhisland #acnhdesigns #boardingpass #acnhfairyforrest #acnhlove #crossingcreations #cottagecore #forestcore #happyhorizons #hurizonspresets #presetsbytiger

A post shared by 🅜 🅔 🅖 (@gacho.isle) on Jul 22, 2020 at 7:09am PDT

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What a cozy corner. This picnic is definitely a space I would use in real life. Enjoying an outdoor picnic with good company, books, and music. I can’t wait for summer. . . #acnh #acnhdesigns #acnhdesign #animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #nintendoswitch #nintendo #islandresident #acnhcommunity #crossingconstruction #acnewhorizons #animalcrossingfandom #happyhorizons

A post shared by 𝚔 𝚊 𝚢 𝚕 𝚊 (@kayla_acrossing) on May 6, 2020 at 6:00am PDT

i added more to my fairycore inspired picnic area 🌸 from AnimalCrossing

A place where sunsets are glorious and stars shine bright✨#acnh #acnhinspo #ACNHDesign #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #acnhcommunity pic.twitter.com/BZqoYAzNQo

— Steph🌾 (@isle_clementine) May 18, 2020

🌼Clifftop picnic area 🍃🌿

You will be accompanied by the forest bears as you enjoy your picnic and the view🐻✨ pic.twitter.com/lzUA4QdEci

— Kuredesu✨ (@mapleshireac) July 21, 2020

Vegetable Gardens

It ain’t much, but it’s honest work from AnimalCrossing

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Herb garden 🌱 credit to @cloudy_acnh

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I’m really pleased with how my community garden turned out and wanted to share! from AnimalCrossing

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Expanded my community garden 🍇🍉🍍 Swipe to see before picture and check out my story for a video of the area 👉🏻 Inspired by @aestheticallycrossing 💕 Preset is cabin fever by @newhurizons ✨

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little victory garden and I call it a big win from AnimalCrossing

Butterfly Gardens

Butterfly garden from AnimalCrossing

also posted this in r/dodocodes, but i’m really proud and just had to share my take on a butterfly garden!! 🙂 from AnimalCrossing

my butterfly garden is finally complete! ✨🦋🧚🏻‍♀️#acnh #acnhcottagecore #どうぶつの森 #acnhinspo #dodocode #acnhdesign pic.twitter.com/UCLqCEUtHj

— ᴊᴏsᴄᴇʟɪɴᴇ (@dulceyjay) July 1, 2020

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Butterfly garden 🦋 Credit to Theaccretion on Reddit

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Butterfly display garden 🦋 such a cute idea for empty spaces on your island. Credit to alazas on Reddit

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Other Ideas

Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood from AnimalCrossing

my first project ♡ apiary 🐝 🍯 from AnimalCrossing

My (functional) fairytale rock garden from AnimalCrossing

Little vineyard in the woods from AnimalCrossing

My panda garden at Golden Hour ✨🐼🌸 from AnimalCrossing

Super simple design piece but I love it hehe ♡ #ACNHDesign #ACNHDesigns #acnhinspo pic.twitter.com/60qtDmLMM2

— min (@minsuuuuuya) July 8, 2020

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I love plants, you love plants. It’s that simple 🌱💚 / 🌀Patterns🌀 Wooden planks: MA-8511-9497-6748 Plant shelf: MA-7378-5147-7039 Lattice wall: MA-3926-4717-2320 Soil bags: MA-0103-6848-2598 💡 #acnhidea by: @yumabunnycrossing 💚

A post shared by Animal Crossing Inspiration (@newhorizonsideas) on Jun 1, 2020 at 9:51am PDT

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𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 🍇 ✈︎ • • The villagers on Euphoria love grape punch so we decided to start a little vineyard. Overtime, a variety of fruits such as berries and watermelons made its way to the area making it messy and hard to maintain. But that doesn’t stop Euphoria from producing some of the finest punch ever created. The rich soil allows the plants to thrive with nutrients making it super tasty. When you plan your next trip here, make sure you come when the berries are in season. We make a special fruit punch which contains cherries, berries, grapes, and watermelons. You don’t want to miss it. 🍓🍒🍉 • have a nice day! ~ dearest, nari 🍁( ´ ▽ ` ) ✈︎ • • 𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒔 🏷 #animalcrossing #acnh #newhorizons #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossingnewleaf #acnl #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossingnewleaf #animalcrossingpocketcamp #amiibo #forest #enchantedforest #animalcrossingqrcodes #animalcrossingswitch #nintendoswitch #nintendo Please don’t repost ♡︎

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This rock garden is absolutely stunning 💖 credit to aleumdaunmochi on Twitter

A post shared by Animal Crossing New Horizons (@happyyhorizons) on Jun 11, 2020 at 11:37am PDT

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Some nice garden park as entrance to the secret beach. Thanks @varuna.crossing.

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