Easy Ways To Make Your Garden on Trend This Year
Now that the weather is picking up and the lighter nights are here you might have decided that it’s time to get your garden ready for the summer months.
If you don’t have a lot of free time or money there are lots of things you can do to get your garden in order. Spending a couple of hours on a weekend or 30 mins a couple of times a week on an evening will make all the difference. Start by clearing away any old leaves and weeds if there are any and give your lawn its first cut of the year if you haven’t done so already.
If your garden needs an overhaul and you want to incorporate some of this year’s biggest garden trends you could…
Make your garden a place for wildlife to enjoy
Rewilding is one of this year’s biggest trends. You don’t need to rewild the whole of your garden you could simply plant wildflower seeds in your borders instead of new plants or plant a tree or two in your garden. They will provide food and habitats for wildlife and will encourage bees to visit your garden often. If you have a large garden, you could make an area that is just for nature, perhaps a little pond, wildflowers and if there is grass make it an area that the lawnmower doesn’t go near. if you don’t have a grassed area, why not make one by planting some MOOWY grass seed. It will take a little while to grow but once it takes hold it will be a beautiful area that the wildlife in your garden will love.
If you’d like to see more wildlife visit your garden why not add bird feeders, nesting boxes and a birdbath? This will encourage birds to not only visit your garden but stick close by too. If you have squirrels and hedgehogs visiting regularly you could also make places for them to feed in your garden too.
Make it a relaxing space
I love working out in the garden in the summer months. There is something about it that helps me to focus better. I don’t know if it’s the fresh air or the fact there are fewer distractions out there, but I seem to be more productive. Having a place to entertain is also one of this year’s biggest trends. It’s not hard to see why after the last two years with all the lockdowns and restrictions that were in place. Why not make yourself a space where you can relax and unwind? You could add a couple of hammocks from Tropilex to a private space in your garden. If you don’t already have one a patio area can be easily constructed with paving slabs and a little work on your part. Many people are opting to build cooking areas in their gardens rather than eat out or order takeaway with pizza ovens becoming ever more popular.
Alternatively, if your budget allows, why not build a garden room? These purpose-built rooms will give you the ultimate relaxation space as well as a place away from your main home to unwind. As property continues to rise faster than salaries it may be a worthwhile investment to create additional space at the fraction of the cost of an extension. I’d absolutely love to place one in our garden, it may be a future project, watch this space!
Add some colourful plants
If you are one for keeping up with trends then red, orange and purple flowers are apparently this year’s must-have colours in the garden. I love tulips and have a couple of planters that have mixed bulbs in them. They don’t all flower and more often than not we get a different coloured flower each year depending on the bulbs that flower. If you are wanting to add pops of colour to your garden why not add roses, tulips, forget me not, primroses and pansies. Hydrangeas are another good plant to have in the garden and did you know that you can change the colour of the flowers by changing the PH balance of the soil.
Are you planning on updating your garden this year? If so, I’d love to hear about your plans in the comments below.
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