subject: How To Get Started With Your Garden Design Project [print this page] With clever design you can create a useful exterior space to improve and enhance the look of your home. If you plan your design carefully and spend your money wisely, you can create a stunning garden that will be a pleasure to be in and has the potential to substantially increase the value of your home too.
Garden design is on a par with interior design because the aim with both is to enhance the home-life with excellent design. Your new design will probably have to include at least one or two of its current features. You may have elements or features that you have no choice but to keep, but they can either be made a feature in the design or disguised appropriately with the help of planting, screens or fence panels. This stops these areas from undermining your design.
Keep in mind the importance of a low maintenance layout and ensure the design is suited to the needs of the individuals who are going to use it. When designing and creating your new garden, two of the key elements you should strive for are practicality and minimal maintenance. A sprinkler system connected to a timer or using gravel as floor cover for instance will reduce maintenance time significantly.
The look of your design is of course of equal importance to its functionality. There are a huge variety of different kinds of exterior furniture to choose from, constructed in a range of different materials and a variety of styles. Either traditional or modern sculpture provides a fantastic focal point in the garden, or choose from a selection of beautiful water features, such as fountains, ponds and bird baths.
Exterior lighting will make the outdoor area more practical. There are a number of outdoor lighting options to choose from, including mains wired and solar, or your lighting could be as basic as a collection of pretty glass jars with candles for evening entertaining.
Choose native plants that grow successfully in your area for best results. Put each plant in a position where it will be straightforward to look after and can grow to full height without causing an issue later on.
Spend plenty of time planning thoroughly to end up with the perfect design to develop into a garden you will love.
