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Which Style of Garden Furniture is Right for Your Garden?
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Garden furniture can add a touch of elegance or a touch of luxury to your garden. But there are so many choices when it comes to looking for the right design. Have you ever considered landscape architecture when it comes to the look and feel of your garden?
Here’s a quick guide on the different design styles of garden furniture – and hopefully it will help you select the right set for your home.
Wicker/Rattan furniture
Wicker or rattan can add a very summery feel to your garden. The choice of material gives your garden a very classic look. But with the endless choices in colour, there are many different styles which can give you a slightly more contemporary look.
Garden log cabins are romantic, beautiful, high value, energy efficient buildings which can add so much value to your home. You can transform a simple garden into something truly spectacular but if you’re not sure what you can use your log cabin for, here are the top 10 uses to inspire you.
1. Summer house for sunbathing
If you love enjoying the British summer, a summer house is a very popular way to get more of the outdoors in the safety of an indoor space. Summer houses at the other end of the garden away from your main building can create a wonderful retreat; a place to read and write, a place to enjoy cocktails in the summer, or a place to entertain away from your main property. You can soak up the sun on a log cabin with a patio or just enjoy the beauty of your garden in a room with a view.
1. Summer house for sunbathing
If you love enjoying the British summer, a summer house is a very popular way to get more of the outdoors in the safety of an indoor space. Summer houses at the other end of the garden away from your main building can create a wonderful retreat; a place to read and write, a place to enjoy cocktails in the summer, or a place to entertain away from your main property. You can soak up the sun on a log cabin with a patio or just enjoy the beauty of your garden in a room with a view.
Garden buildings are not only practical solutions for garden storage but they can create a stunning feature for your garden too. They can be extremely stylish additions to your outdoor space and here are the top 5 must-have garden storage that you will just love!
Now let’s take a look at our favourites when it comes to outdoor living. There’s nothing more relaxing than relaxing with a refreshing drink and paper in the summer, so here are some fantastic garden buildings to consider for your home.
Top 5 Garden Buildings for Garden Owners
Now let’s take a look at our favourites when it comes to outdoor living. There’s nothing more relaxing than relaxing with a refreshing drink and paper in the summer, so here are some fantastic garden buildings to consider for your home.
Who would have thought that a garden shed could become such a popular choice of peaceful retreat for the people of Britain? Often a storage place for all our tools and gardening accessories, the garden shed is now being recognised as a place where we can find peace and quiet for the good of our health, and according to the Daily Mail, solitude in a garden shed can help to lower our blood pressure.
An article released back in 2011, revealed reports from the British Medical Journal stating that have a place to retreat to could lower blood pressure and the journal’s author, Professor Alan White, also claimed that it would have a positive impact on self esteem. For men, the answer is the garden shed.
An article released back in 2011, revealed reports from the British Medical Journal stating that have a place to retreat to could lower blood pressure and the journal’s author, Professor Alan White, also claimed that it would have a positive impact on self esteem. For men, the answer is the garden shed.
I recently got connected with Vickie Harrison and learned a lot of gardening basics from her as the things she discovers are always new to me. Hence I have decided to give her a space here to share some of her 'garden solutions' so that my fellow garden bloggers will also benefits from them :-)
Here's a beginners' guide on how to keep a garden pond and more importantly choosing the right equipment to attract wildlife to your garden pond, writes Vickie Harrison.
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
Pond fanatics will know that attracting, preserving and cultivating pond life isn’t an easy task. It takes time, care and lots of research in order to get it right. If you’re a pond beginner, here’s a great guide to help you get started in nurturing the life in your garden pond.
There are many factors which can affect the pond life in your pond and this can be everything from the initial pond design to the location, or the lining to the choice of fish and plants. For instance, there are some fish which will keep the life cycle going all year round and others may have varying requirements in order to survive.
Here's a beginners' guide on how to keep a garden pond and more importantly choosing the right equipment to attract wildlife to your garden pond, writes Vickie Harrison.
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
Pond fanatics will know that attracting, preserving and cultivating pond life isn’t an easy task. It takes time, care and lots of research in order to get it right. If you’re a pond beginner, here’s a great guide to help you get started in nurturing the life in your garden pond.
There are many factors which can affect the pond life in your pond and this can be everything from the initial pond design to the location, or the lining to the choice of fish and plants. For instance, there are some fish which will keep the life cycle going all year round and others may have varying requirements in order to survive.
As I was watering my plants, I noticed that this particular coleus has suddenly grown bushier and looking quite outstanding. Now I don't remember if it did grow this way earlier. Nonetheless, the dark red with green edges made it extra special compared with the neighbouring green foliage :-D
At another corner, my anthurium has a new bloom. It's seldom that productive and the red and yellow are so vivid. Love it as well :-D
Sometimes I dream of having many wonderful flowers in really warm colours. When the plants do blossom in red, orange and yellow, I wonder why they aren't that energetic or lively. I thought that perhaps it's due to the wet weather and cloudy sky.
Later, however, I discovered that the other cause of the dullness in warm colours could be the hue itself. A warm pink is kind of peachy pink whereas a cool pink is purplish pink.
They say you can't paint a room in bright yellow as it is a hard colour for the eyes. But a cold yellow like the colour of these Russelia Equisetiformis 'Flava' flowers is okay and maybe good for the kitchen
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