C.J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
3 Ways to Make Your Garden Look Gorgeous
When you’re giving your home a makeover, you should make sure you don’t forget to put some time into your garden. The garden can be the prettiest part of the home if you do it right, and although it will take time and patience, it’s worth working on!
The exterior of your house is important, almost as important as the inside, but if you have a garden around the back of your house - that’s a luxury you shouldn’t be passing up on.
Greenery Garden Arch Pathway
There are a lot of gardens attached to homes all around the world that are being neglected, or used as a place to dispose of things that the residents no longer want - and it’s a huge waste of the space that’s available to them!
Now is the time to be working on your garden, before the summer comes around. You want to be able to relax in your garden when the sun is here, and not be stuck inside because there’s still a lot of work going on, and you planned it too late.
Read on to learn three ways on how you can make your garden look gorgeous.
Modern Tropical Garden Entryway
1- Working On Your Entrance
The garden doors are an important part of your garden, as they’re what connects your home to it. If you have solid or opaque doors, you’d be denying yourself the view that’s to come once you’ve finished decorating, and it will overall feel a lot more closed off.
Natural Stone Garden Steps
Investing in some beautiful and secure patio doors can help you feel like your garden is a part of your home. It gives you a reason to put more time into your garden because you would be improving on the view from inside the home. Not only that, but during the summer, you want to have easy and open access to it your garden, especially if you have guests over!
We have some amazing 3-panel sliding glass doors that slide open and hide into the wall. This opens our entire living room to our porch. Sliding them all the open definitely brings the outdoors in!
Garden Wedding Sign
2- The Perfect Summer Location
If your garden has been renovated right, it can make for the perfect getaway for the summer, and you’ll be wanting to spend every day that you’re at home in the comfort of your garden. Not only that, but it can make for a great place to spend time with any guests that come over.
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Yellow Garden Wedding Table Idea
If you’re the type that likes to frequently interact with family and friends, why not invite them over to spend time in the garden? You could have dinner, lunch, picnics, weddings, or even a barbeque! A lot of people use their gardens for get-togethers and gatherings, and you could be too!
Your garden can be the talk of your whole family, and you might find events being planned at your home more often once you have an ideal place to do it. So what do you need for this?
Garden Wedding Gazebo Idea
Investing in some garden furniture and large umbrellas or gazebos to shield you from the sun can make it perfect for any weather. You’ve got shelter from the rain, protection from the sun, and a comfortable place to sit! What more could you want when it’s hot out and there’s food on the way? We fell in love with egg chairs and have them all over our outdoor space. They are comfy and gorgeous!
Pink Flower Garden Arch
3- Finding Your Green Thumb
If you want to transform your garden, you should start looking to improve your gardening skills immediately. It’s a great hobby that many take part in all across the world, and you could be enjoying it, too! It might take a bit of practice to get things right, as there’s a lot that needs to be learned, and you won’t have all of the equipment and tools necessary at hand.
Round Wood Garden Stepping Stones
It will also take a lot of time to discover how you would like your garden. Do some shopping around and see what other people with a similar climate are doing, and you can use that as your own inspiration. Of course, not all plants will grow in your garden, it will depend on the environment and access to the nutrients that they need, but with enough experience; your garden will be perfect!
Gardening is the best way to bring more color into your garden, and natural colors are so much more beautiful than artificial ones. It’s fulfilling to know that everything in your garden looks as good as it does because of your hard work. Gardening is one of the best hobbies to get into if you need to feel rewarded for your work, as it will certainly pay off. It’s also something you can partake in all year round, as there are plenty of plants that will grow more during the winter. It’s really up to you once you get going.
C.J. (Carolyn) Braden is a regular contributor and editor for Carolyn’s Blooming Creations. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Little Ways to Get Back To You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. She is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.
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