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Having a garden that you can be proud of is one of those things that we are all keen on, but renovating or even simply maintaining a garden can sometimes feel completely overwhelming. To achieve an attractive, attended-to garden, where should you start? In this post, we are going to be looking at a few transformative things that you can do to create a garden that you’ll want to spend time in.

Plant Trees

Trees are a really important aspect of any garden. Not only do they provide privacy and stop you from being overlooked, but they are also vital to your health as they naturally purify the air around your home. Once a tree is established, they are relatively maintenance-free apart from some leaf sweeping.

Acer trees are a great option for the garden as they change colour throughout the year. In summer, expect an abundance of green, then, as autumn rolls around, enjoy watching the leaves turn a deep red.

Trees provide shade which can significantly reduce temperatures in your garden and home, while they also provide a natural habitat for birds, insects and other wildlife. If you want to add privacy, plant trees together a few metres apart so they grow alongside one another and block visibility into your garden. Good screening trees include Holly and Laurel. If they get a bit overwhelming at the sides, cut them back regularly with hedge trimmers.

If you are going to plant trees in your garden, do make sure that they are not too close to your foundations as this can lead to problems with roots once the trees are established.

Alter The Groundwork

Sometimes, if you want a really big change in your garden, the only way is to make sure that you are changing the actual ground itself - something that can be quite challenging to do and which you will certainly need help with. One approach is to understand how light equipment can help. For instance, you can discover the top skid steer attachments that fit the job when moving or grading garden materials.

There are many advantages to adjusting groundwork in your garden, this includes improving and installing installing drainage systems to prevent waterlogging which can harm plants and lead to soil erosion. Changing the groundwork might also involve creating raised beds, terraces, or contours to add an aesthetic appeal. You can add durable permeable paving resurfacing that Stone Set offers for enhancing old concrete surfaces or around trees. 

If you decide that you need a new shape for part of your garden, you’ll need to look into having someone like DD’s Landscaping come in and help.

Go Low-Maintenance

If you want a low-maintenance but big-impact garden, have you thought of rewilding? Rewilding is the keyword in current garden design, with many rewilded gardens found at the Chelsea Flower Show 2023. Rewilding is all about nature taking the lead. Embrace rewilding by carving out beds in your garden just for wildflowers, plant wild grasses and keep borders unstructured. This organic look is not only beautiful and natural, but it is significantly easy to maintain and it avoids the garden looking overly preened and polished.

Create a Focal Point

Transform your garden with a key focal point. Much like a fireplace or a luxurious roll-top bath makes a room feel special, a garden also requires a focal point to elevate it. Focal points include water features, a well-curated seating area, a sculpture or a pergola. Even an outdoor mirror hung on a garden wall or a garden gate painted in a vivid colour creates an amazing focal point within a garden! Pick one area and work out just what would work best to draw the eye as soon as you walk into the space.