If your garden appears bland and boring and lacking interest, then you might want to consider a garden makeover. With the rise in popularity of home and garden programmes on the TV over the last 20 years, garden landscaping has become big business. Hiring a professional garden landscaper is likely to be expensive, even if your garden is relatively small. However, you can effect small changes by concentrating on a small area of your garden or by tackling a small project.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Plant small alpine plants and create a rockery.
- Build a pond to encourage wildlife into your garden. You can add a small water feature like a fountain or waterfall to make your pond more interesting.
- Erect a Summer house or a children’s play house at the bottom of your garden.
- Create a patio area where you can sit over a cup of coffee at a small bistrot table. Plant pots of spring bulbs or Summer bedding plants and you will be surrounded by a riot of colour.
- If you have a long, narrow town garden, use screens or a trellis or a pergola to break up your garden into different areas. This may be particular useful for hiding the dustbins or for concealing a messy area of the garden.
- Lay some attractive paving stones and make a permanent barbecue area.
- Use railway sleepers to make some raised planters.