Gardens offer serenity and important
green space to your home, which is essentially the centrepiece of your garden.
Here are some Tightwad tips to consider when planning your outdoor space.
Mirror the
sky 3D gazers or mirror
balls are gorgeous in gardens, but the same effect can be created with a large
shallow bowl of water to reflect the sky and give the impression of limitless.
Hardscape,
then softscape Get the bones of the space down first, whether it’s a pea gravel area
under shade for dining, or a retaining wall, or raised planters, and build the softscape
to compliment that.
Mimic
nature Plants grow in
massings and drifts, overlapping as they merge. Pattern is produced with
layers and through the repeated use of a
physical characteristic such as form, colour or texture.
Perennials are an important backbone of
your garden. As any gardener knows, things can be hum-ho with perennials the
first year, and maybe even the second, but by their third year you will be
thanking yourself for nurturing them into gorgeous, spreading loveliness. Also
extremely handy as a ready to go cut flower garden.
Filigree Typically a word used for a
jewellery making technique, Tightwad thinks its spot on to describe the level
of plant textural variety that helps elevate any garden.
Manage
the colour palette Are you going for a monsoon wedding joyous riot of colour? Or Tightwad’s
favourite, a white/off white, chartreuse and subtle plum palette? Don’t do
both. Consider the camaïeu, or a sophisticated monochromatic palette.
Go for
height Mix herbaceous
woody species with height defying perennials and grasses. Utilize planters to
add height and create the feeling of enclosure that make garden spaces special
and sought after. Remember what you plant that doesn’t die down for the winter
will create sculptural vocabulary during the dormant months.
Create
shade Umbrellas,
triangular sails, pergolas are a few of the many ways to beat the heat and
create a social focal point in your green space.
Make it a seamless transition from the
interior to the exterior Have your garden visible from the inside and make the
access inviting with potted plants and other sculptural elements.
Aromatic
foliage Create an outdoor
space that is not only visually, but aromatically memorable. Some fragrant
plant ideas: daphne, lavender, roses, ornamental lilies, lilac, gardenia and
sweet peas.
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