Landscaping Outdoor Decorating

Coming up with a creative landscaping design for your yard is a dilemma for many home owners. There are several different options when thinking about the design of your space. The first thing to consider is what the space is going to be used for. You will need to come up with a budget. This will help in determine what goes into the space. It is also wise to think about the existing environment. Things such as the amount of light that is currently available or if the soil is really dry all play a part in what can be installed in your landscaping design. This is all a key part in making sure the design coordinates with the space.

Pleasure/Relaxation Area: This space usually begins with a deck or patio area. It is important that the area be kept neat and free of sources that would draw flying bugs. Mosquitoes will surely ruin any area meant for relaxation. Landscaping designs that play into ones desire for quiet often include privacy fencing and elements such as hammocks and comfortable outdoor furniture. Another luxury that could be included in a landscaping design meant for relaxation is an outdoor patio fire pit, hot tub or a pergola.

Recreational Area: A space to be used for recreation and playtime should start with a good base of grass. Often recreation landscaping designs include a play space and swings. My neighbor built a raise space off to the side of his lawn for a tournament style horse shoe pit. It is not a typical pit. It is a stylish space that has amenities such as cup holders, horse shoe holders and a score board. Other forms of recreation spaces that are popular are swimming pools and spaces for volley ball, croquet and bocce ball. In the ground fire pits are also popular where they are large enough for a group of people to sit and enjoy s’mores.

Special Garden Area: These areas are becoming ever popular for landscape designs specifically for a purpose. Fairy gardens are popular as well as butterfly/hummingbird landscape designs. It is also really fun to turn your backyard living space into a sustainable garden. You could include herbs and vegetables that you could then swap with neighbors. My neighbor has a special space in her yard that is set aside just for her to grow flowers that are able to be cut and placed into vases throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons. She calls it her cutting garden. Visitors to her home call it a sanctuary.

Miscellaneous Area: This includes all areas that are built out of randomness and have developed into a landscape design in your backyard environment. Spaces such as dirt bike paths and spaces your children carve out especially for them. My daughter built a gnome area and my son has added dirt piles to his paths through the woods.

Your backyard landscaping design is something only you have total control over. Make your yard somewhere that you enjoy spending time in. Make it a special “vacation” area that your family and friends can enjoy with you and spend time doing the things that make you happy. Landscape designs are meant to be something uniquely you.

In my last article, I mentioned (with some negative connotation) English Ivy. Unfortunately, as elegant as this vine is, along with being an invasive species, it can cause significant structural damage to whatever it grows upon.

However, this shouldn’t tarnish the reputation of all vines and ivies. There are many species when it comes to vines that can add a special appeal to your landscape. They may be used in landscapes as groundcover, decoration for a fence or wall, or shading on an arbor or trellis. Dense vines can even create enough shade to cool the seating area on a deck or patio. Another advantage of vines is that many species are attractive through all seasons, with flowers in the spring, foliage in the summer, colour in the autumn, and texture in the winter months.

When considering vines for your landscape, the most important factor to take into account is where the vine will be growing. If it will be growing on a permanent structure or building (such as your home) then clinging vines should be avoided. Clinging vines attach to their supports with specialized growths, like small claws or suction cups, which can be extremely difficult to remove. Like English Ivy (a species of clinging vine), they can also cause considerable damage when they work into crevices. Although some species are safer than others, you should consult an expert before allowing a vine to climb your home, and to be safest the best choice is to build a trellis a foot or more in front of the house for the plant.

For a trellis or arbour, you might consider wrapping, twining or sprawling vines. Wrapping vines, like Star Jasmine, wrap around large or small objects in their path, making beautiful intertwining patterns on either side of a trellis. Twining vines, such as grape vines, also wrap around their supports but only by their small tendrils that grab onto anything in their reach.

Climbing roses, which are a type of sprawling vine, are best for hanging gardens or low growing structures, as they must be tied to their supports. Though they can also be vicious when untamed, they make beautiful draping floral vines.

If you are concerned that your fence, trellis or arbour might not be strong enough to support a heavy vine, then consider trying an annual variety such as Morning Glory Vine or Moon Flower. These light-weight species are less risky and can be used in combination to create a landscape that flowers in the morning and at night.

You have thousands of choices when it comes to climbing vines, and once you narrow your choices down to some varieties that are safe for your particular use, you’ll find many suitable choices, and you’ll probably come across some great new ideas for your landscape too. Do your homework and talk to an expert and you’ll be on your way to starting a beautiful new addition to your landscape.

Garden ornaments can help shape your space and influence the way you perceive and experience the garden. Garden art can call attention to a quite nook or anchor the plan by servicing as the focal point. Decorative elements you choose can create your garden’s character through their design, color and texture as well as through the reactions they evoke.

Here are my top 5 design principles for placing garden decor:

Unity: Whatever ornaments you use, they will look best if they are part of a unified garden design. A design where the plants, structures and garden decor all share one style and work together to convey the mood of the garden. Nothing stands out too much, rather all the parts work together to establish a sense of unity. Repetition of elements such as materials, shapes and color unify the look and keep from being hodgepodge. In some gardens, symmetry is used – matching elements balanced on either side of a central axis.

Focal Points: A well chosen focal point provides an almost immediate means of organizing and centering the garden design. The ornament should be worthy of notice. Sometimes an object becomes a focal point simply by virtue of its anchoring the center of a planting or the size.

Scale: To blend attractively, garden art must be in scale with the surrounding area. Generally, they should be in proportions to the house, plantings and nearby structures. But some rules are made to be broken, with a little boldness and a good sense of design a large fountain can be placed in a small space and make it look wonderful.

Color: This is what gives the garden personality. Garden decor that matches your outdoor palette of colors (or just the right amount of contrast) can make your garden shine. Warm colors tend to be more stimulating and noticed from afar, where as cool colors are calming and understated.

Texture: Almost as important as color are the surface textures and finishes of ornaments, garden furniture and structures like walls and pavings. Shiny metal furniture or highly glazed containers make a bright statement in the garden. By contrast earthy finishes and surfaces such as wood and stone blend in as attractive parts of the whole in a naturalist scheme.

Why do some gardens “work” while others look boring? The answer is planning and following basic design principles. It is important to consider where and how your decorations will fit into the design and just as important to select ornaments that you really love and place them where they will have the greatest impact.

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