One of the simplest garden ideas to give your garden a new appearance is to trim and shape lawns and other areas. Changing regular rectangular lawns and bedding areas to have different curves and angles will add character and completely transform the look of your garden. Mark out your desired new garden layout with string before using a straight edge to cut out the different sections. Effective, fast and free!
Garden Plants
You’ve likely seen newly built houses, each one an exact recreation of its neighbours, slightly boring right? Fortunately nature is extremely random and as such makes it beautifully easy to create a unique outdoor space through the addition of plants and flowers. Perennials are a great option and can be split up to be spread around different flowerbeds and also save cost! Geums, Hardy Geraniums & Astrantia can be removed from their pots and pulled into
Preparing your garden for summer: Winter can take its toll on a garden. A harsh winter of rain, frost or even snow can turn a beautiful garden into a sorry state. With minimal opportunity to carry out any maintenance through the winter months, it’s important to get started as early as possible in the New Year to ensure your garden is looking its best by summer. When putting together a plan of action, there are a number of steps you can take to simplify the process and make sure you don’t miss anything out.
Aesthetic Features
Consider the aesthetic features you want in your garden this year. Whilst it’s still wet and cold it’s a great idea to think about the different bulbs, furniture, water features or lighting you want in your garden. Ordering these early will allow you to take full advantage of the summer and stop you having to wait for deliveries when
Regardless of your budget or garden style, the various types of garden lighting available mean you should be able to find just what you’re looking for. Garden lighting has grown increasingly popular as people look to make the most of their outdoor space during the summer months. Rare summer nights can come to an abrupt end when the sun goes down but with warm temperatures remaining, garden lights can keep the night alive.
The list of outdoor lighting types below will hopefully help you to decide on the correct sort for your garden. With solar garden lights also readily available now, on-going costs can also be removed entirely!
Solar Stake Lights
One of the most popular types of garden lighting is solar stake lights. Known for their affordability, efficiency and simplicity, stake lighting can easily be fitted and moved
Garden Features - What Makes An Attractive Garden?
When you’ve got a garden, you want it to look the best it can. That’s a very natural response, and we all try to make sure that we’re following that impulse as much as we can. This does often mean that we try and make sure that we have as many garden features as possible which help with this. However, not everyone knows what the most attractive and well-received garden features are, so we’re going to be looking at them here.
A Tidy Lawn
One of the most important parts of a garden is a tidy lawn. The lawn is something which, when done properly, will fit into the vision of a well-kept home and is also something which will help you stand out as being a very proud individual. If a lawn is properly maintained and looked after, then it will be a very appealing and attractive part of your garden and will be a point of pride at social events and other similar functions which take place at your home.
In every garden, people ponder the best way to make their space stand out. It’s a common desire to want something special and unique, and to that end, people invest in all kinds of different accessories for their garden. One prominent example of a popular garden decoration is the myriad of solar water features which are available. However, not everyone knows about solar water features, what they are and what they can do. With that in mind, we’re going to be taking a look at solar water features, and how they work.
What Is Solar Power?
First of all, let’s make sure that everyone knows what we mean by ‘solar’. Solar power is a concept which has been around for the past century but has only really come into popularity in recent times. The idea is that we can use sunlight, a free and sometimes constant resource, to create electricity and use it in place of things like fossil fuels. It’s a clean and renewable energy source and is gathered
Water Features - The Benefits Of Having Them In Your Garden
Water features have become a big part of a lot of gardens. They look really good when they’re active, and they’re a fantastic accessory for your garden. However, there are also some benefits to having outdoor water features that people don’t know about. We’re going to be looking at some of the key advantages that water features will bring, so you know exactly why they’re such a good idea.
Health Benefits
Surprisingly enough, having a set of outdoor water features can provide some positive health benefits. There’s a wealth of studies on the internet which suggest that having water noises and features in your garden provides you with a therapeutic environment. For example, a miniature waterfall has been linked to a decrease in anxiety and stress, providing a soothing noise which allows people the chance just to calm down and relax. The same logic can be applied to a small brook or stream.
