Unique Backyard ideas

March 10, 2023
Unique Backyard Ideas

Add a unique water feature to your pool. This modern fountain takes a basic pool from ordinary to cool and edgy. Photo courtesy of Bonick Landscaping, Irving TX.

Add some art. These glass sculptures do double duty as engaging artwork and a unique water feature. Photo courtesy of Ohio Valley Group, Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Bring the screening room outdoors. Adding an outdoor living room with comfy couches and a television blurs the line between indoors and out and extends your entertaining space. Photo courtesy of McHale Landscape Design, Upper Marlboro, MD.

Add unique play areas like this built-in trampoline space. Photo courtesy of Ed Castro Landscape, Roswell, GA.

Create a secret garden that's perfect for hide and seek, reading, or sneaking away for some solitude. Photo courtesy of Lambert's, Dallas, TX.

Light up your outdoor entertaining space for a cozy intimate setting. Photo courtesy of Designs by Sundown, Englewood, CO.

There is just something special about gathering by the fire. Do it in style with a firepit or an outdoor fireplace. Photo courtesy of Designs by Sundown, Englewood, CO.

A cool pool is a must in the ultimate backyard. Add fountains, waterfalls, or other features that make it unique.

Source: www.loveyourlandscape.org



Landscaping Tips

Though your home is your castle, there is no necessity to surround it with a moat. Here are 5 tips that will help you to make your landscaping feel more warm, welcoming and cozy.

1. Put some flowers nearby your entrance. Flowers make any area look more welcoming and attractive, so greeting your guests with Petunia, Snapdragon, Lily-of-the-Nile or some other garden flowers is always a great thing to do. What is more, to add some space between your house and the entrance, you can consider adding a little white fence. It will create an illusion that your front yard is bigger than it actually is. What is more, adding fence will create a great space for planting flowers to add some color and coziness.

2. Add rambling vines to make your yard look absolutely lovely. You can not deny that rambling vines always create romantic and even magical atmosphere. So why not to use this tip while decorating your yard?

3. To hide the unattractive driveway, consider adding some color, texture, and height. You can easily do it by adding various sorts of flowers. To start, create an island of green lawn right in the hub of a drive. Then add a couple of low boxwood hedges with flowers toward the back of your island.

4. If you want your yard to blossom and flourish bust still do not have enough time to maintain it, consider planting low-fuss lilies. Such flowers look absolutely gorgeous and come in the variety of rainbow hues, so you can pick the one you love most. What is more, low-fuss lilies do not care about the sort of soil, they love the sun and welcome hot, they do not afraid of drought. In other words, Crinums is an ideal flower for all those who are looking for low-maintenance solutions.

5. The last tip also touches the low-maintenance aspect. To make your life easier, group plantings into beds and islands. This will help you to avoid mowing and trimming around each individual plant, save a lot of time and even money.

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