Decorate Your Garden Beautifully With These Additions
Decorating a garden requires meticulousness. It’s the perfect place to enjoy your breakfast or evening tea or host a BBQ party. It’s an extension of your home where you can enjoy the sunshine, feel the fresh air or read a book.
You can either let this place be a mess and home to weeds and garbage, or you can set it up nicely and make it a welcoming space. Setting up the perfect outdoor space, however, can be overwhelming. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled a few ideas so you can bring your dream to life. Excited? Let’s get started!
1. Set up a seating area
You need to start by bringing the living room outdoors. The furniture doesn’t have to be extraordinary — as long as it fits into your outdoor aesthetic, it’ll be enough to set up a welcoming space. There are so many patio furniture pieces to choose from — from sofa suites to coastal deck chairs to minimalistic pellet wood tables and chairs. You can take your creativity up a notch by introducing a proper fireplace in the middle too.
2. Install a bird bath bowl
A bird bath bowl is an elevated stone-made container that serves the wildlife in your yard. Birds can drink water from it and will appreciate having a dedicated place to cool off. The best part? Bird bath bowls are available in various materials and designs. You can choose one as per your garden’s theme.
As long as the bowl is placed well and is deep enough, flying birds will have a place to stop by. You may also arrange a few stones in the bowl so the birds have better perching space.
3. Get colorful planters
Most people may not realize this but a careful selection of planters can be the difference between an average garden and a captivating outdoor space. You need to invest in a few planters of multiple colors that complement your outdoor aesthetic.
We suggest going with light colors of every shade, nothing too vibrant. Dark colors such as black and charcoal gray should also sit well in most outdoor settings. If you’ve got a total of 12 planters, at least two of them should be large-sized so there’s an appropriate variety of plants in your garden.
4. Use decorative lighting
Lighting is that secret ingredient that can add instant warmth to any outdoor space. Whether it’s with the elevated lamps along the pathway or fairy lights on the trees, make sure you’ve got a plan to illuminate your garden. A soothing and picturesque backdrop to enjoy your meals sounds dreamy, doesn’t it?
Consider investing in solar-powered lights — they’ll be cost-effective and save you from the hassle of switching them on and off every day.
5. Botanical backdrop for the pictures: Plant a living wall
What do we mean by a living wall? Well, we’re talking about those green walls, covered with vines and climbers. Everybody loves them. You could plant an English ivy and it’ll cover your wall like a carpet. Creeping fig, arrowhead plant, money plant and heart leaf philodendron are some other climbers that can help you develop a botanical backdrop.
The best part? Your living wall ideas can be as large or as minimalistic as you desire! You can use plants to cover your old fence or let the ivy do its job and cover an entire wall!
Final Thoughts
Indoors or outdoors, when you think from an ornamental perspective, the ideas are endless! So how do you settle? The best way to decorate your garden is to let it be an extension of yourself, your home and your aesthetic preference.