If you want to make sure that your garden design is the best that it can be, then you have come to the right place.
Here you will find out how you can make your garden design successful, so you can strike that perfect balance between comfort and practicality.
Light
What could be better than having plants that glow under a warm backlight?
Light and shade really do influence how colours look and how they work with one another. Even though you can’t control the natural light that comes into the garden, you can play up to the general effect.
Bright light has the same impact as warm colour. It advances visually and it also makes an object look or feel way closer than it actually is. It’s very easy for you to add some low-voltage lighting so that you can extend the enjoyment that you get from your garden, long into the evening hours.
Backlighting silhouettes will create dramatic effects, and you can also use lighting to lead the way for walks and paths.
Texture
It’s a good idea for you to try and combine a range of medium, coarse and fine plants.
This will help to create texture and it will also help you to add a bit of drama as well.
Texture is great because it helps to evoke an emotional response.
Course hardscaping materials are great, such as rough-cut posts or even the leaves of rhubarb. Fine textures can include ferns, delicate structures such as bent-wire trellis and more.
Changes can be subtle, but either way, including a lot of different textures can be a great way for you to achieve contrast, unity and balance.
Form
Shrubs and trees can take many forms. A good landscape can include major plants that have two or even three contrasting forms.
Grouping plants together will help to display their shape and it will also create various effects too.
Round forms can include boxwood, and help to add some definition or stability to what would otherwise be a mixed border.
Narrow verticals add stability and if they are cluttered, they give the appearance of being well-placed.
Scale
Scale or proportion is super important when it comes to your garden.
A 30-foot tree may look out of place if it is in the middle of a tiny patio, but a dwarf tree will make perfect sense. A huge house will overpower a narrow walkway with a small strip of flowers.
You have to consider the size of your trees and shrubs before you integrate them into your design if possible. This is the best way for you to make sure that your home is pleasing.
Features
Features are also very important when it comes to your garden.
If you can, you need to incorporate water features as this will help you to really add some life to your garden.
Animal feeders, benches, tables, BBQ areas and more also need to be considered as this can help you to add some features to your garden, complementing the above points while adding practicality.
