6 Simple Ways to Elevate Your Garden Landscape Design Ideas
18 May 2022 | Anthony Scott
Most Melbourne homeowners enjoy sprucing up their outdoor garden landscapes. One common reason for doing so, is that it can add real beauty to a home. Whilst making these improvements will offer aesthetic appeal, they also provide relaxation, entertainment, and recreational opportunities.
That is why it is not surprising, that a beautiful garden and landscape is high on the wish list. However, there are many factors to consider and coming up with new garden landscape design ideas can be difficult.
So, to assist you, the Anthony Scott Landscape Design, team has compiled a list of 6 simple ideas for improving your outdoor garden spaces:
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1. Hide unwanted views with a garden trellis
Whether it be a clothesline, shed, and old fence or something on a neighbouring property, there can be many items in your outdoor garden areas that need to be hidden from plain site. A great way to edit out these views, is to build a trellis for climbing plants. A trellis is not only a cost-effective solution to mask unsightly items in a garden, but it is also a great way to bring more greenery to your landscape.
2. Add a bench seat
When you add a garden bench seat to your outdoor space, you open up a whole new world of functional possibilities and if done right, it can also double as a garden feature. Whether it be a custom-built contemporary style bench or a more traditional one, adding in a bench seat, can be a great investment.
3. Use stepping pads to guide the way
Being able to easily navigate from one part of the garden to the next is important for overall function. Whilst a solid path can be the best option, more often than not, they can take up too much floor space and look overbearing in the landscape.
One of the best ways to achieve good functional flow, without losing aesthetic appeal, is by using stepping pads. Natural stone, concrete paving and insitu-style concrete are just some of the options available. Stepping pads can be used in a lawn, sideway or virtually anywhere in the garden, meaning you can still have a functional path, without losing all the greenery.
4. Create a nice focal point
Focal points in the garden can be created many ways. A feature tree, clipped shrubs, urns, pots and water features are just some of the ways you can bring real interest into the garden. Whether it’s to create street appeal or a nice vista to be enjoyed from the inside looking out, a focal point should always serve to draw the eye, whilst working harmoniously in your garden spaces.
5. Colour is everything
Most garden designers in Melbourne, will keep a close eye on the overall colour palette when designing your outdoor spaces, and for good reason. Just as you would, with the internal design of your home, your garden landscape design is all about coordinating colour schemes. This includes everything from floor surfaces, decks, boundary walls and screens, right thru to furniture, pots and other features.
One of the most important areas that quite often gets overlooked, is planting colours. Whilst some people like a kaleidoscope of colours in the garden, it can end up looking too intense and overbearing. Paying close attention to colour choices when picking your plants, will go along way to ensuring a well-balanced outcome.
6. Overhead structures will give your garden a lift
When it comes to garden design in Melbourne, the weather plays a big part. It’s not uncommon to get four seasons in one day and having some overhead protection from the elements will allow you to enjoy the outdoor garden spaces on any given day. A fully roofed alfresco or outdoor entertaining space will keep you dry and out of the hot sun, whilst an open roofed or slatted pergola can be a lovely place to sit on a warm day.
Some overhead structures can also incorporate a climbing plant to trail over and give you a beautiful splash of greenery above. There are also louvred roofed options that can open and close to give you the best of both worlds. Being able to spend more time outside in comfort is what we all want, and with lots of different options available, you will be able to find a solution to suit your needs.
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