4 Ideas To Refresh Your Garden This Summer

Bright ideas to refresh your garden this summer

After being stuck indoors for far too long, we’re all bursting with energy and keen to get outdoors. But none of us can really get out to our local parks, beaches and countryside every day. So, our garden is probably the most important bit of outside space we have. And if you’re hoping to get a lot of use out of your garden this summer, here are three bright ideas to help give it a refresh.

Zone your seating area

Whether you’ve got a patio, decking or a gravelled area for seating, you could make the area even more distinct and pretty, with a few small additions. Adding a bit of shade with a gazebo or pergola is a great idea. Wooden structures like these can add a bit more style too. Pergola kits usually cost around £200 upwards. They’re ideal for dressing with climbing plants, lights or whatever decoration you fancy. And they’re great for organising your outdoor seating or dining area underneath.

Alternatively, you could pop up a few decorative screens instead. Or enhance with large planters and a bright outdoor rug for a cheap and cheerful seating zone.

Install an outbuilding

There are all manner of sheds, playhouses, and small shelters you could install in your garden, but opting for those that help you expand your hobbies can be a great idea. For example, you might integrate your own warehouse using a polycarbonate sheet cut to size to let in sunlight while reducing UV ray exposure. It’s a lovely method of adding utility to your garden and may even increase your household value.

Create a centrepiece lawn

Lawns are the mainstay of many gardens, but often they can be quite boring to look at. Many people took part in No Mow May and marveled at the wildflowers that cropped up in their lawns. But what if lawns could look like a miniature meadow all year round? Well, with the right turf or seeds, they can. Turf prices cost around £20 per square metre for this kind of grass with native flowers. Wildflower seeds are a bit cheaper, but you’ll need the right conditions for them to germinate and grow.

If you don’t want to go that far to make your lawn look more interesting, why not try shaping it differently? Trim your square patch into circles, ovals or wavey lines.

Add an area, just for the kids

Whilst we often like to keep areas of the garden, such as veg plots and flower beds, free from the trampling of little feet, it’s also good to have an area where kids can let off steam. Space where they can be imaginative, noisy and even muddy.

But what should you put in it? Well, it depends on their ages and personalities, but play equipment and dens are usually popular. But so are mud kitchens, large outdoor chalkboards and outdoor crafting areas where they can paint plant pots or make bird boxes. You could paint the garden fence with lots of bright colours in this area too, so it’s a fun space.

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