When it comes to your home, it is not just the exterior of your house that makes an impression. The style and appearance of your garden, pools and spas is also important. If you have ever driven down your street thinking that all the gardens and pools look the same, don’t despair. Here are a couple of ways to make your garden stand out.
1. Create A Little Mystery
Evergreen hedges help to create privacy, offering shelter from the eyes of the neighbourhood. To make your boundary line stand out, a healthy hedge is the perfect choice. While they take up a little extra space over the traditional picket fence and lawn combination, a well-manicured hedge can add value to your property as well. To keep the hedge from looking straggly, use a piece of string and a quality hedge trimmer, like the ones made by Ryobi. This will also help promote the growth of your hedge.
2. Add A Water Feature Or Pond
A water feature brings nature into your garden, creating a wonderful place for birds to visit. Adding a cascading waterfall or pond isn’t complicated or expensive. You can buy a number of different DIY kits from hardware stores, or hire a landscaper to construct one for you. Running water can help to drown out street noise, giving you a quiet space away from the rest of the world. Water features and ponds come in many different styles, which can be matched to other elements of your garden. Whilst water features containing moving water are fairly low maintenance, ponds or other still water sources will require a little more maintenance. Getting in an expert to treat your water with an algae control solution once a year can prevent algae overgrowth which could harm wildlife, which would be the last thing you want to do in your garden sanctuary.
3. Decorate With A Statement Sculpture
With so many materials to choose from, sculptures can fit in gardens of any style. From Asian-inspired designs to classic marble, from stainless steel to ornate bronze pieces, adding a sculpture draws attention to any garden. The right sculpture can create dialogue or can be used to enhance the overall feel of your garden. Take inspiration from your lifestyle or surroundings and incorporate this into the sculpture.
4. Artistic Lighting
Lighting adds dimension to the garden, highlighting features and casting shadows throughout. Adding lighting to your garden doesn’t have to be an expensive exercise either; even cheap solar lights can be an attractive new feature. Of course, if you choose to spend a little extra, LED lighting designs are a wonderful way to highlight your favourite areas of the garden. Sculptures, water features and landscaping look amazing when illuminated with the right placement.
5. Landscaped Garden Beds
To stand out from the long line of generic gardens, think outside the box – the garden box, that is. Try planting raised garden beds with vegetables instead of flowers. Border the garden bed with marine rope rather than timber or bricks. A small detail can make a huge difference to the overall appearance of your garden. Don’t be afraid to mix and match materials for an eclectic look.
These suggestions can be used together or on their own to help make over your garden. Injecting some of your own personality into the design is a sure-fire way to make your garden stand out among your neighbourhood.