Patio plant design ideas
22 ways to add style and interest |
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When it comes to deciding on the right patio planting ideas to incorporate into your backyard, there's a lot to think about.
'We consider foliage color contrast, texture, size of the plant for extra lushness, and determine whether or not the plant will look good year round,' says Kate Anne Gross of Los Angeles landscape design firm Kate Anne Designs. 'Do we want butterflies to come to the patio? Would the homeowner like a garden scent from the patio? Does the homeowner want herbs and plants for cooking right outside their kitchen? All of these factors help us determine which plants to include in our designs.'
The patio ideas you're prioritizing will help you whittle down your options. If you're creating a space for dining, relaxing or entertaining, you'll want your patio plantings to enhance the experience, bringing color, scent and interesting forms and, as Gross suggests, perhaps attract wildlife, or even provide herbs for cooking.
And while patios are often thought of in connection with container planting, beds and borders can also provide a fabulous planting opportunity to transform this part of the yard.
Patio planting ideas
The patio is an area that’s worth paying attention to, as it makes such a big difference to the look and feel of both your house and your backyard. Calming greenery surrounding it or flowering perennials are sure to make your mood soar.
You might choose evergreen shrubs and grasses for year-round interest and color; add flowers for every season; or even opt for shade-providing trees as one of your patio cover ideas. Take inspiration from these patio planting ideas.
1. Add planters to your patio
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There's no need to limit your patio planting ideas to the area's perimeter. Especially if your patio is expansive, consider incorporating trees or tall plants in planters to help distinguish different areas, create shade from the mid-afternoon sun, and distribute luxuriant foliage to every corner of your outdoor space.
'We love using potted plants in this backyard because they add lushness and depth to the space with a contemporary and Mediterranean feel,' says Kate Anne Gross, whose firm, Kate Anne Designs , is behind the patio above.
If privacy is a concern, create a sense of seclusion with a row of potted arborvitaes.
2. Grow climbing vines by a pergola
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Plants are a creative and beautiful way to solve for patio cover ideas and turn a pergola into a verdant outdoor room. To achieve this, plant climbing plants at the corners.
For an all green look, Boston Ivy is a good choice, and preferred to the potentially invasive English version. To add some color, or if it better suits your climate, try Climbing Hydrangea, Clematis, Virginia Creeper (an ivy with a red tinge), or Chocolate Vine.
3. Plant a hedge wall for privacy
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A fence might be the practical way to contain your yard and create privacy around your patio, but a wall of privacy hedges serves the same purpose, with the added benefit of creating a secret garden vibe.
Landscape designer Kate Anne Gross sited this home's outdoor kitchen alongside the row of hedges to create the sense that the kitchen was its own room, and set a tone of intimacy for entertaining.
4. Contain your patio garden
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If you're designing a patio and find you have limited room for a garden, try incorporating your favorite flowers with a container garden.
Choose planters of varying heights, plant a different flower in each, and group them together for the most impactful display.
5. Dress up a plain wall with a planter
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if your patio is of the boring, builder's spec variety, use patio planters as a way to bring life, color, and architectural detail to the space.
Above, designer Brooke Waite revamped a bare wall on her Arizona patio with a large, custom planter, and added in a variety of hardy grasses that'll stand up to the area's dry heat.
6. Use small trees to provide shade
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Sun worshippers may not like this suggestion, but if your patio gets a lot of sun, planting small trees can give you a shady spot to escape intense rays.
Look for the trees for small gardens to ensure you don't plant one that will grow too big.
However, that’s not the only lesson to learn here: this yard is also a great example of how beautifully flower beds can coexist with pavers when you’re laying a patio.
7. Create a lush backdrop
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Complement patio planting with a lush colored backdrop and you can enhance the experience of being in nature – with extra relaxing results.
Here architectural foliage in a lighter green hue stands out against the rich green color of the wall to great effect. Make sure you follow this design’s lead with larger plants and pots to set alongside seating so they don’t get lost in the arrangement.
8. Get double use out of a raised bed
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If the cost of laying a patio allows, consider combining raised beds with bench seating for a great dining area surrounded by plants. What could be better for an al fresco meal or glass of wine?
Plant shrubs and greenery to add height, or train climbing plants up a wall so you get pretty coverage that makes you feel like you’re in the countryside even if you live in an urban setting.
9. Grow olive trees
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Bring Mediterranean garden ideas to your patio plantings by growing olive trees in pots there. A single tree or a pair can make a striking feature for the space.
Bear in mind that they will have to be moved off the patio if you live in a region with cold winters – which is why growing them in pots can be a winning strategy.
10. Add a flower bed center stage
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Flower beds don’t have to be placed along the edge when designing a patio. Build a bed in the very center and lay pavers neatly around it to create an eye-catching architectural display – especially if you add a striking sculpture or water feature alongside highly manicured greenery.
11. Introduce topiary to a patio
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Bring the elegant shapes of topiary to a patio for a verdant backdrop to patio furniture. Many of the foliage plants used for topiary are suitable for growing in containers.
For a more formal look arrange topiary in containers symmetrically, or simply group them for a softer effect. And to maintain the shape of these evergreens, trim regularly, as well as feeding and watering to keep them healthy.
12. Make your patio attractive to bees
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Lavender is ideal for cottage patio ideas, smells fantastic and is super appealing to bees, raising your eco credentials in one easy move. Lavender grows well in pots or beds and if you’re mixing it in to larger border, a rich blue will beautifully complement the purple of the lavender.
There are plenty of other plants that will attract bees, too, such as geraniums, Cosmos Apollo and Verbena rigida. Whatever blooms you choose, bear in mind that single-flowering stems are best for our flying friends.
13. Make a patio roof with planting
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If you need to create shade for a patio, opting for pergola ideas that make a framework for climbers is a sound solution.
While you will need patience while the climber grows up and over to form a roof, you’ll be rewarded with a cool spot from which to enjoy the outlook. Consider this tactic if your patio is overlooked, too, as it will make the space private.
14. Mark your territory
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With a view like this, one could argue that you need little else to add to it. But patio planting ideas are always worthwhile.
Here, greenery softens the hard lines of the roof, while a dense row of planter pots runs along the glass wall, making the see-through patio perimeter clearer (so you’re less likely to walk into it). The foliage also provides a little extra screening and privacy without distracting from the beautiful vista.
15. Continue a color scheme
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Link a patio to the rest of the yard by repeating the garden color schemes there.
In this yard white blooms with accents of pink border the walkway and extend to the patio, but it’s easy to get the same effect by using hues from the rest of the yard in pots and containers on the patio.
16. Surround yourself with greenery
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There’s no paving in this scheme, so technically it’s not a patio, but the backyard could easily have one and look just the same – so we will ignore that little detail.
Patios inspired by woodland and full of lush foliage look amazing when they have a jungle of greenery around their borders, and you can even bring that greenery through into patio furniture, as here.
If you have a city garden, lush planting is great way to give yourself the privacy you crave and build an oasis of calm around you. Layer up grasses, shrubs and small trees to get the look. Start tall and work your way to smaller coverage at the front of borders.
17. Hang your baskets
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Hanging baskets are a traditional way of raising plants off the ground and adding interest higher up, particularly in small yards.
They are often mounted on walls, but this structure creates a fun greenhouse vibe with ferns and grasses hanging down above your head.
It gives a luxe feel, reminiscent of a cool city bar, and definitely has the wow factor.
18. Have herbs to hand
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As patios are usually next to your home, they’re a great place for herb gardens so these ingredients are within easy reach when you need some basil for your burrata or parsley for a fish dish.
Thyme, rosemary, mint, chives and marjoram are also great growers that will be helpful when you need to add an extra flavor punch to your cooking. Another bonus is that bees love herb plants, too.
19. Live it up
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Living walls (or green walls) are striking in their design, but they’re also really good for you and the air around you, filtering toxins and converting carbon dioxide into oxygen.
They’re fantastic for wildlife, too, plus looking at all that greenery is brilliant for your state of mind. Vertical garden ideas take a little planning, but the benefits definitely make a living wall worth considering.
20. Light the way
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Patio lighting ideas may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of planting, but as the evenings draw in, do you really want to miss out on what your patio has to offer?
Patios take on a certain magic at night, so incorporate lighting to make yours a blissful place to dine or enjoy a drink post sun-down and admire the planting.
21. Give pots a lift
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There are two patio planting ideas to take from this photo. A ladder shelf will give you lots of extra space for pots and create height on a patio without the need for big shrubbery and trees.
Also, it shows how pots don’t need to match. A mixture of colors, sizes and materials works very well together. Bold shades and unusual designs happily sit alongside more traditional terracotta and concrete planters, so have fun shopping and creating an eclectic display.
22. Let patio planting blur the boundaries
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'Allowing plants to bleed over pavers will make a patio feel less stark, more settled, and much prettier,' says Lucy Searle, Homes & Gardens' Editor in Chief. 'You can continue this blurring of different zones by continue the patio planting into the borders beyond.'
What is a good outdoor potted plant?
‘Violas and athyriums (Lady fern) are a fantastic duo for winter and spring,’ says expert gardener Sarah Raven . ‘Both these plants are hardy and will cheer you along through to the early months of the next year. Don’t forget anenomes; they’re a great pot plant that will flower from February to May.’
In summer, roses are a wonderful choice, and many of them smell amazing. ‘David Austin’s disease-resistant roses are ideal for organic gardeners who don’t want to use chemicals,’ says Michael Marriott at David Austin Roses . ‘Among our favourites are the apricot ‘Roald Dahl’, white ‘Desdemona’, the single yellow ‘Tottering-by-Gently’ and a pink ‘Silas Marner’.
All are beautiful and fragrant, as well as being super healthy.’
It’s also worth considering small potted trees. Evergreen varieties will keep your garden bright all year round and look amazing in concrete planters, making them one of the best trees for a small garden or patio.
What can I plant around my patio?
‘You can’t go wrong with tulips!’ says Sarah Raven. ‘Choose from an array of colour palettes, textures and shapes – there’s sure to be a tulip to suit everyone. This year, I particularly love the Dutch Master tulip collection – and it has a brilliant scent, too.
Other great border-softening plants include hostas, pulmonarias and santolina. Low-rise box hedges are another wonderful option for separating a space between the patio and a lawn. Or perhaps you want a more woodland look, in which case verdant grasses will keep everything lush and leafy.
Training climbing plants up a wall is a clever way to make sure that your patio is surrounded by nature, without the need for a flower bed.
Giant pots can hold fairly large shrubs and small trees, too, so you may not need a bed to achieve the height you want around your patio.
If you like a sleek style, raised flower beds look very smart, especially in concrete or painted concrete finishes.
What are the best low maintenance patio plants?
A low-maintenance garden is the dream. You want it to look good, but not necessarily take hours to care for. ‘Heucheras are hard to beat, along with foliage begonias and scented-leaf pelargoniums. Plus Plectranthus,’ says Sarah Raven. ‘Bring them all in if frost is forecast – they make great house plants, too.’
You could also try pansies, hydrangeas and Skimmia ‘Rubella’.
Bear in mind that large pots generally help to keep things more low maintenance than small pots, as they can hold more water and therefore need watering much less often. From your plants’ perspective, large pots feel more like being in the ground, too. Make sure you use well-draining soil and that there are drainage holes so the container doesn’t become waterlogged.
Ultimately, your plant choice really depends on your patio space. Is it sunny, partially sunny or shaded? Look at the labels on plants and try to make sure you pick varieties that will be content growing in your yard. It’s all very well planting a sunflower, but if you have a shady garden it will never thrive. And some plants love shade, such as hostas, so you still have plenty of options.
Rachel is senior content editor, and writes and commissions gardening content for homesandgardens.com, Homes & Gardens magazine, and its sister titles Period Living Magazine and Country Homes & Interiors. She has written for lifestyle magazines for many years, with a particular focus on gardening, historic houses and arts and crafts, but started out her journalism career in BBC radio, where she enjoyed reporting on and writing programme scripts for all manner of stories. Rachel then moved into regional lifestyle magazines, where the topics she wrote about, and people she interviewed, were as varied and eclectic as they were on radio.
Always harboring a passion for homes and gardens, she jumped at the opportunity to work on The English Home and The English Garden magazines for a number of years, before joining the Period Living team, then the wider Homes & Gardens team, specializing in gardens.
20 Best Patio Plants - Outdoor Patio Plants Ideas
When pleasant weather arrives, you're sure to be spending lots more time outdoors, and it's all the better to do so with the delightful color, fragrance, and beauty plants add to your patio. Flowers, herbs, edibles, and more all might look great in your space, depending on your preference, and for season-long color, plan to plant both annuals and perennials (which will come back for years). It's also easy to swap any of them up from year to year and season to season to add a fresh look.
Before deciding what to plant, first consider how much sun your patio gets. Is it mostly sunny or mostly shady? When a plant label or description calls for full sun, that means about 6 or more hours per day, while part sun or part shade is about half of that.
You'll also want to think about what time of day your patio gets sun. Plants that prefer part shade certainly won't be happy sizzling in hot afternoon sun. Be sure to check your USDA Hardiness zone too to make sure a plant fits your climate.
Now to our list of 20 of our favorite patio plants—get ready for some inspiration to dig your hands into the dirt and enjoy the fruit of your labor! (And check out these best balcony plants too.)
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Fan Flowers
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Fan flowers, which look like tiny fans, are pretty, hardy annuals that bloom all summer long. They come in shades of purple, blue, white and pink and look great spilling out of containers. Fan flowers need full sun.
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Strawberry Plant
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Why not add perennial edibles to your patio garden? New ever-bearing strawberry varieties sport little berries that are almost too pretty to eat! Keeping them in tall pots also prevents your friends, the chipmunks and other rodents, from gnawing on them.
Strawberries need full sun.
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Chrysanthemums
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Replace faded annuals with these harbingers of fall in late summer. Mums come in a rainbow of shades, which pair well with autumn’s gourds and pumpkins for a fun seasonal display. They need full sun.
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Cuphea
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If you want hummingbirds, plant these amazing annuals! Bright orange-y tubular flowers keep pollinators coming back all season long. These annuals need plenty of space to grow, so give them their own container. Cuphea needs full sun.
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Begonias
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Begonias come in a ton of deep, saturated shades including white, pink, orange, rose, or red.
They bloom continuously without deadheading (pinching off spent flowers) until a hard frost. They’re almost impossible to kill! Some types are grown for their spectacular foliage. Most need part to full sun.
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Roses
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Roses are hardier than you think! Shrub or landscape types work well in pots, but make sure the pots can withstand freezing temperatures over the winter. For example, ceramic and terra cotta aren’t good choices; plastic and wood are better options. Roses need full sun.
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Mandevilla
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These climbing plants have trumpet-shaped pink, red or white flowers on vines that climb gracefully up any trellis you provide. You can bring it in over winter in cold climates, but they’re fussy and will drop leaves.
They need mostly sun, but give them some shade during the hottest part of the day (especially in Southern climates).
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Cherry Tomato
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There’s nothing like popping a freshly picked cherry tomato off the vine and into your mouth! Look for newer varieties which remain compact and pretty in containers, rather than heirloom types, which are sprawling vines. Cherry tomatoes need full sun.
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Marigolds
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If you're looking for annuals that thrive on neglect, choose marigolds! They don't mind heat or drought and will last until the first hard freeze. Their bright colors really pop in planters! Pinch off the spent flowers to keep them blooming.
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Herbs
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Make your patio pots do double-duty by adding beauty and giving you fresh herbs for dinner! For full sun, you can’t beat basil; look for different types including Italian, Genovese, purple and Thai.
Rosemary is another sun lover. If you have mostly shade, consider cilantro, parsley and thyme, which like sun but do okay in shade.
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Calibrachoa
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These cheery, low-maintenance annuals resemble petunias, but they’re actually a different plant. They come in a stunning array of colors with single and double flowers, including pinwheel varieties. They'll even handle a light cold snap. They need part to full sun.
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Lantana
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Lantana is as tough-as-nails. This annual blooms all summer with zero help from you! It is drought tolerant and loves the sun, so it won't fade when summer is sizzling. Pollinators love it! Lantana needs full sun.
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Lavender
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These hardy plants with silvery foliage and deep purple-blue flowers create a sense of romantic charm.
And they smell amazing! Plant these perennials in pretty pots or baskets and place near seating areas so you can run your hands over the flowers to release their fragrance. Lavender needs full sun.
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Sweet Alyssum
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This sturdy annual looks amazing cascading out of planters or window boxes. Place pots near seating areas so you can enjoy its honey-sweet scent. It prefers full sun but will take a little shade.
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Black-eyed Susan Vine
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This fast-growing annual vine comes in creamy white and cheery oranges and yellows. Give Black-eyed Susan vine its own pot and trellis so it can climb to its heart’s content, and create a colorful privacy screen too. It needs part to full sun.
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Succulents
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Succulents are, by definition, full of juice, and they sure will bring fun interest to any space. Harsh climate-hardy, they store water in their leaves and stems, making them easy to care for. Be sure to select varieties that will thrive outdoors instead of inside. Most need partial to full sunlight.
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Caladium
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Live somewhere with hot, humid weather? These plants’ large, heart-shaped leaves in pink, red, and green are sure to thrive, and they’re here to prove you don’t have to be a flower to show off vibrant color. They prefer full to partial shade.
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Heliotrope
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Similar to a hydrangea in appearance, these clusters of sweet smelling blooms come in shades of purple, blue, and white.
Their Greek name points a habit of facing the sun, but they can’t survive harsh weather. They prefer full sun.
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Million Bells
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These South American natives show off hundreds of bell-like blooms that earned them their name, and their vibrant colors scream “summer.” They especially look great in hanging baskets. They prefer full sun.
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Ornamental Pepper
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As their name suggests, these colorful peppers are grown more for their beauty than their taste. Keep your eye on them as they change colors as they ripen during the summer. They prefer full sun.
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80 interesting ideas for giving. Beautiful interiors and design
You have every opportunity to get a beautiful and large garden by devoting more time and attention to developing its plan. All this can be done with your own hands, without the involvement of professionals. The design of the garden and vegetable garden is based on the correct distribution of zones.
In this article, we have collected original garden ideas that you can easily bring to life with a little effort.
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What is the ideal garden?
In fact, there are no clear rules, following which you will get the garden of your dreams. All you need is to gain strength, time and patience. When creating flower beds with your own hands, pick plants that will bloom for as long as possible. In the design of flowers, you can use the principle of "rainbow" or simply form flower beds in one color scheme. Warm hues can help make your garden funnier and warmer, while neutral tones bring out the beauty of brighter plants and flowers.
Interesting ideas for the garden - large garden pots can be used as a stand-alone design element in the garden
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A bridge placed in the garden will give integrity and stylistic completeness to the garden composition
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Create a garden and a house in the same style!
It is important to remember that a garden is an extension of your home, its outer part. That is why they must be combined with each other. The garden should contain elements of home decoration, or appropriate colors and shapes. The background for the plants is the color of the walls of the house. To make the composition expressive, place lighter plants on a dark background, and vice versa on a light background.
Backyard design is a great idea to decorate your garden
New DIY ideas for decorating your garden
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summer cottage, often wonders about the correctness of their care.
Plants are living beings and cannot be completely controlled. Not every gardener knows the intricacies of watering, temperature conditions or top dressing. Improper care can kill your plant very quickly. Therefore, surround your flowers with care and attention, which will soon thank you with their beauty. Select garden plants that take root in your garden
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Interesting DIY Garden Ideas
Make a plan of your area and a list of the plants you want in your garden. Mark on the plan all the sunny and shady corners, which will help you when placing the plants.
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Diversify the design of your garden
The highlight of your site can be a small pond. Add a couple of moisture-loving plants to it and your garden will sparkle with new colors.
You can also divide the site into separate zones. So that they do not visually mix, use a frame with climbing plants or a hedge.
Beautiful ornamental shrubs for summer cottages and gardens
Flowering plants that fill it with bright colors are the real decoration of the garden plot
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In addition to practical functions, they carry aesthetic value. Also, do not forget to equip a comfortable and cozy seating area in your garden.
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Decorate your garden with a hammock – create your perfect place to relax and unwind
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. Walk around your garden a few times and invite your friends over. Think about how much time you are willing to spend there and what you want to endow your site with.
Do not make hasty decisions, because a beautiful garden takes time
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Plants that delight with their splendor and enhance the beauty of the house
Green and orange colors will look spectacular in your garden with friends or family
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Soft transitions in the garden can be created through flower beds and paths, hedges, smoothly bordering lawns, an open terrace.
A winding path takes longer to get to your destination than a straight one, making the garden seem bigger than it really is. In small gardens, frozen straight lines should also be avoided. An exception is the idea of regular style garden design.
Garden Design Idea #1: Fresh Flowers
Luxurious flower beds are the main idea behind decorating garden design. If you have a few empty spaces, fill them with pleasure with annuals like marigolds or zinnias. At the same time, those flower beds on which flowers are arranged with taste make an amazing impression. The combination of shades of different herbaceous perennials, such as liatris, ornamental onion, oriental poppy and phlox, gives a fresh effect.
A mini garden is a great idea for those who don't have a big family. From such a bed, you can collect a full-fledged crop of greens and vegetables, and as diverse as from a real garden. Plant a little lettuce, two zucchini, a little carrot, a little radish, herbs - and this will be enough to provide yourself with vitamins.
Evergreen barberries are grown for their beautiful dark green glossy foliage. They are undemanding, easy to care for and perfectly amenable to a haircut. The scope of its application of barberry in garden design is wide. Among them are unusually showy species and varieties with orange or red leaf ends, such as Juliana's barberry or the lanceolate variety of Ganyepin.
Deciduous barberries are very beautiful in autumn dress. Thunberg's red-leaved barberries shine brightly, for example, the columnar variety ' Hellmond Pillar '. Until winter, these bushes are piquant, decorated with orange or reddish fruits, which serve as an important source of food for birds.
Garden Design Idea #2: Pond
Every garden refreshes a garden pond. It is eye-catching, soothing and relaxing. You can create a water world in just a few square meters of your site. You will be fascinated by the Far Eastern flavor of the composition, in which nymphs in waterproof glass tubs are combined, for example, with papyrus and yellow iris.
Wooden barrels and zinc trays, planted with marsh marigold, marsh sheikhzeria and hairy ranunculus, will invariably attract the attention of others.
Garden design idea #3: green carpet
A green lawn is the pride of many amateur gardeners. But, if you make your choice on a perfectly even rectangular or square lawn, your garden will look very boring. Flowerbeds with a wide variety of plants, located on the lawn like islands, give it a unique charm. Then small groups of shrubs and trees can be planted on the lawn: they excite interest because they hide the areas behind them from view.
Garden design idea #4: Creative design of cozy corners
Being in a small paradise created by oneself, it is not necessary to be in full view all the time. Lattice arrangements with ornamental creepers, curly evergreen hedges and tall shrubs provide good protection from prying eyes. Plant props and wrought iron screens are great if you're short on space in your garden. In addition, they will create a feeling of spaciousness.
Tightly weaved with climbing plants - clematis, honeysuckle or roses - these buildings look like beautiful works of art, and also hide the space behind them.
Garden design idea #5: decorate the garden with a sculpture
The garden sculpture that you use to decorate your garden should be in harmony with the style of the house and fit into the overall design of the garden.
You can not only buy a sculpture, you can also make it yourself. But before you start making sculptural compositions and decorating the garden with them, you need to remember the proportions. The smaller your site, the smaller the size of the sculpture. Gnomes, house-movies, watermen, and other characters of Russian fairy tales will remind you of a fun childhood.
Bright sculptures will enliven any dark corner of the garden, make it much more fun.
A red ladybug will look great against the background of lush green grass. And only after looking closely, you can understand that this is an ordinary stone, painted with paints.
