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| Accessorize Your Home Garden |
A well-kept garden is a joy to behold. Adding to the curb appeal of your
home, carefully chosen garden accessories can match or contrast with
the style and color of your house. Whether you are a weekend flowerbed
gardener, or whether your garden is planned to feed your family through
the winter, lovely and fanciful accessories will add to the enjoyment of
the outdoor living space.
Surround your garden with fencing
Fencing for your garden is needed to keep wildlife from eating the
nasturtiums but it also provides a quiet oasis to enjoy the beauty of
your planned garden. Fencing can be six foot high cedar that blocks
traffic noise, or it can be white wicker that is only tall enough to
delineate the perimeter of your garden.
Don’t leave your garden in the dark
Think about accent lighting highlighting your prize plantings. Patio
lights can be judiciously used to make your gazebo comfortable for a
late evening get together with friends. Insect zapper lights get mixed
reviews, since they can be noisy as the insects are incinerated. They
also tend to have a harsh brightness that is annoying to some. On the
positive side, outlining pathways with small lights prevents stumbles in
the twilight.
Garden furniture
Spending a lot of time just relaxing and enjoying the sights, sounds
and smells of a flower garden can be done from a gazebo with sturdy and
comfortable garden furniture. Tables, chairs, lounges and foot stools
are obvious choices for furniture in the garden area. A grill or
barbecue unit located nearby means guests can enjoy the space while
grilling fresh produce from the garden. Corn on the cob from the
vegetable garden can’t get any fresher.
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| Accessorize Your Home Garden |
Plan garden beds
Many gardens would be beautifully accessorized by adding carefully
chosen raised garden beds. Look at the style of your house and design
the garden plots for pansies or potatoes in garden beds that enhance the
look of the house. For example, if your house is split level suburban,
why not add a couple split level beds. The construction materials for
the garden beds can be anything from concrete to Plexiglas.
Garden in three dimensions
Well-planned flower vegetable or even herb gardens don’t have to stay
at ground level. If your square footage is limited, cube it by the use
of attractive and functional trellises or rails to bring plantings into
the air. Surround a tree with vinyl coated wire and bring climbing roses
into view. Create a secluded outdoor room by trellises covered with
decorative flowers, vines or even vegetables. Scarlet runner beans are
pretty to look at and nutritious to eat.
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