If the English gardens with their fragrant lushness and dainty heirloom china inspire you then certainly if you could create that feel in your garden, it would be amazing, wouldn’t it! Symmetrical gravel walkways, open lawn space, manicured short hedges, and planting ofvegetables and herbs for cooking will make your garden come alive.
Here are a few tips that can help you bring the English countryside to your garden or backyard.
1. Shape
Shape is an important factor in an English-style garden. While a conventional style is a square, rolling paths and curved shapes are more in style these days. You may also surround your garden with neatly trimmed low rise shrubs and put a curved or circular gravel path through it. And do add a birdbath at the center to offer a focal point.
2. Flowers
Perennials such as hydrangea, hibiscus, bee balm, and phlox, and annuals such as pansies and marigolds are known to be classic. However, do not forget to add roses! Roses are extremely important in an English-inspired garden. You can plant different varieties along an archway or trellis, or create borders or rows with the blooms.
3. Herbs and Vegetables
Both vegetables and herbs add usefulness and variety. You can build a section particularly for herbs, and then a section for veggies, or mix them among your flowers.
4. Shrubs
Shrubs at different heights can be used to shape different areas of your garden, or shape a lawn space to play croquet. You can even use flowering plants or those with evergreen varieties. Have fun while being creative!
5. Furnishing
You must also consider how you would like to furnish your garden: a chaise lounge to read, bench along fragrant flowers, a gazebo, or even a small fountain. Although there are several design elements that are deemed ‘classic’, you are restricted only by your imagination!
6. Grass
Decide on the amount of mowing you are comfortable with, and that will decide the amount of grass you grow in your English garden.
Make sure you don’t allow pests to germinate and run wild on your grass. Also, don’t allow weeds to run wild. Either use a professional service or pull them out on your own so they don’t take water and food away from good vegetation.
These design features will not just give a great look to your yard, but will also transform it into an English Country one. You need just a little patience, and the confidence that if you put in the required effort, you will soon have the most stunning yard. However, make sure you have a proper design in mind. If not, it is best to hire a professional landscaping expert.
Source : http://blog.doolinglandscapeservice.com/2018/03/turning-your-yard-into-english-garden.html
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