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Home Remodeling Outdoors - Creating Private Garden Spaces
Thu 07 Jun 2007 - 13:40
Home Remodeling Outdoors - Creating Private Garden Spaces
By Thomas Fyrd
Creating your own private garden is not only fun but offers years
of pleasure and enjoyment as you watch nature come together. Private
gardens in reality create almost an outdoor room extending the
home outdoors. It becomes almost a sanctuary to get away from but
also a great place to spend time with friends and show off! The garden gives
a place to get away from the daily grind of life.
I've had the pleasure of visiting a truly private garden, however
this tropical palm garden is over 160 acres in size and finds
itself nestled along the coast of south Florida hugging Biscayne
Bay. Your garden does not need to be acres in size to provide
enjoyment. Private garden spaces usually tend to be small where a
small backyard patio or gazebo is the place of refuge even
when the sun goes down by adding landscape lighting fixtures.
Large or small the garden depends on your personal taste and
budget.
In planning any private garden the overall goal usually comes
down to creating a private quiet retreat. Although a garden does
not need to be private I've found them much more relaxing and
soothing when they are at least semi-private. Before taking any
steps consider where you want to locate your little piece of
paradise. If noise or busy traffic is an issue you will need to
do some planning to reduce the noise. If at all possible try to
find a spot away from everyday noise and distractions.
Some gardens actually create a barrier of a "living wall" and
others want more of an open space and use an arbor or arch to
frame the entrance. Living walls can simply be a fence covered
with a fast growing vine. Once mature the living wall
separates you and your private paradise from the rest of the
world. The vines also function as a sound barrier keeping out
noise and even filtering dust and dirt. Plus it can help make the
garden area cooler.
Going containerized is also a possibility and gives you the
option of creating a private space quickly. This is a great
option for small spaces. For a container garden buy flower pots
in a variety of sizes and add in already established plants.
Arrange the planters and flowers around the perimeter of the
space. Using a variety of pot sizes placed strategically will
give and interesting look and give some privacy.
The down side of a container garden is from the inability to
block out noise, so these types of gardens work best in a
secluded part of a yard. However, no matter where you live or the
size of the property creating your own private garden is a
paradise you call your own.
Get more from your landscape as Thomas Fryd ives the inside scoop on adding
malibu landscaping lights and he covering the world of plants and landscape at
www.Plant-Care.com.
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