As the season of sunshine approaches, a great number of residents across the UK are beginning to clear their gardens of winter messiness and refresh their natural spaces, ready to spend more time outdoors in the heat. Even modest gardens will require spring cleaning before they can be enjoyed, whether it is plucking weeds from pots or sweeping a balcony space.
Garden designs, however, can be problematic for those wanting to spend time outdoors. This is because they are open, and therefore exposed, spaces. Neighbours might have a simple vantage point allowing them to overlook your activity, while passersby could simply peek over your fence and disrupt your relaxation.
To prevent this, residents must design their garden spaces to be more private. Some may assume that privacy comes at a cost of style but this isn’t the case. In fact, there are a number of ways in which a garden can offer residents privacy while entirely remaining a beautiful, natural design.
Work With Nature
One of the most environmentally friendly ways of achieving better privacy within your garden space is to utilise trees and hedges. Their dense green growth can easily obscure areas of your garden from others while adorning the area with a delightful aesthetic.
In addition to the privacy they offer, trees and hedges also reduce the heat of garden spaces. By introducing shade to a garden, they prevent the ground from becoming too warm while simultaneously offering those residents who sit beneath them protection from the sun’s direct light, allowing them to enjoy a cool spot even on a hot day.
Build A Respite
Garden outbuildings have, over recent years, become more commonplace in residential areas. Often being adopted as an extra living space, either for guests or remote working purposes, these structures also offer an open space within which to relax on a hot day, one that can be designed in a way that it integrates with nature.
When choosing a log cabin design, consider the potential uses that you might desire. For example, those wanting to enjoy the sun should ensure their cabin is adorned with windows, while those wanting to escape with a good book will want something a little cosier.
Compartmentalise
If you’re fortunate enough to have a large garden space, it may be worth splitting it up into segments. Within an open space, artificial and natural dividers can be used to create private areas, such as a seating or dining area obscured from view by planters. Other options include raised decking or arched entrances, both of which can add an extra or hidden dimension to an outdoor space.
Glamorous Fences
While fences may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, or even welcoming, structures, they are often the only option. However, this does not mean that they need to remain stark in their design. In fact, fences can quite easily be transformed into vertical garden spaces. With hanging plantings, climbing plants, and stacked growing pots, a vertical area can quickly become a beautiful asset.