Do you want to refresh your garden and create the ultimate tranquil and easy-to-look-after space? There are many gardening ideas that can be quite complex, lead to more maintenance, and come at a cost. However, there are small ways to instantly transform your garden which can be utilized in various ways.
Explore these simple gardening ideas to create a tranquil and easy outdoor space. Gain inspiration on what you can do yourself to improve your garden and enjoy the outdoors.
Refresh your fence
For an instant impact on your garden, give your fence a bright and fresh coat of paint. This will rejuvenate your garden fence and also protect it from all weather conditions. Painting your fence a bright and bold color will turn it into a feature and instantly brighten the garden up. You could use your newly painted fence as a unique and bold backdrop for garden art, features, or plants. This is a great way to transform your garden quickly and at a cheap price.
Make a bird bath or habitat area
Create your own bird bath or habitat area to create an attractive new garden feature that brings a variety of birds and wildlife to your garden. You can use terracotta pots, a glazed terracotta saucer, and some waterproof glue to create a bird bath. Alternatively, for different habitat areas, using wooden pallets can be a great idea. You can have flowers entwining up the pallets to attract butterflies and bees. Whatever you create, to make it unique and stand out in your garden, you can decorate it with funky designs and paint.
Plant in small gaps
Get a few tough succulents, such as crassula’s, to create a wonderful, vibrant display in the gaps in your garden. This could be between paving or in dry soil at the bottom of a wall. Purchasing plants online or at a garden center can save you money too! These tiny plants will add a splash of color and greenery to small nooks and crannies.
Add in tranquil lighting
Adding tranquil lighting can make a huge difference to your garden and make it cozy in the evenings. Garden lighting can be low-cost and simple to install too. You could use candles in lanterns or string battery-operated fairy lights to hang on your fence, through trees, and through bushes. You can also use solar lights for posts or spotlights that can light walkways or highlight focal points in the garden. For that cozy feel, and to protect wildlife, ensure that you use warm and soft lighting and turn them off when the garden is not in use.
Grow food
Create a section of your garden dedicated to growing various foods such as fruit and veg. Have plants, trees, and food growing in flower beds to create a functional and wonderful part of your garden. Growing food can transform your garden instantly, especially if you use potted plants and trees, as this will add greenery and flowers too. Strawberry plants are great for transforming your outdoor space as they grow through gorgeous white flowers that brighten the space up.
Whatever you decide to grow, you can change your garden’s appearance and reap the rewards of fresh fruit and veg for the whole family to enjoy!
Put colorful plant pots in
To create a gorgeous garden, you can simply add a splash of color to brighten the space. A simple way to do this is to purchase some brightly colored plant pots or paint some plant pots yourself! Plant various flowers and plants in them too to add more color through bright flowers and greenery.
Space them out around your garden to brighten each corner of it and transform your outdoor space completely. You could even change your pots as the seasons change, ensuring to have the brightest flowerpots in the summer.
Utilize gravel
Utilizing gravel is a popular garden trend that leads to a transformed and low-maintenance outdoor space. Graveling areas of your garden, around greenery and pathways, can help weeds to stop growing while looking stylish. You only need to choose a suitable liner for the garden and decide which areas you want plants and greenery, so you can gravel the rest!
You could gravel the whole garden, making sure there are only spaces you want for trees, bushes, and plants. If you do this, it means there’s no grass to mow and no weeds to pull too! This leads to an easy low-maintenance garden that looks stunning and sleek.
Make a path with stepping stones
Making a garden path can be beautiful and practical for your garden. You can lay your own stepping stones to create a disjointed, chic pathway. All you need to do is source concrete slabs or paving stones that are the size you need. However, if they are too large you can use SDS drill bits to cut them to size.
During colder months, this will help any lawn stay in good condition and a stepping-stone design can look striking across grass. Place your stones where you want them and see if they work well and if it’s a route that you will use to get across the garden. Think about where puddles form after rain and where it can get muddy too as a stepping stone path can help you to walk across your garden without getting wet or muddy.
Put life into old garden furniture
If garden furniture has been open to the elements, or is quite old, you can update your garden by simply refreshing the furniture. To do this, you can choose a bright-colored paint to give it a fresh coat and fix any damage if possible. To make a difference in your garden, it is best to choose bright colors to paint the furniture with. Doing this will instantly brighten your outdoor space and will create a stunning feature area for your garden too!
Add a water feature
Using a water feature in your garden is an excellent way to refresh it and make your outdoor space a tranquil area to relax in. Even a small pond can make all the difference, so it doesn’t have to be a grand water feature you see at manor houses.
Having a water feature in your garden is calming and attracts wildlife too. If you choose to install a pond, to cut costs you can create one yourself. Just choose a watertight container that is about 20-40cm deep and source some bricks to create shelves for plants and for the base of your pond for extra support! Purchase some small pond plants to attract wildlife, such as frogs, and make some steps at the side of the pond to entice the wildlife in.
Try some of these simple gardening ideas to create a tranquil and easy-to-handle outdoor space. Transform your garden instantly in small but effective ways and have fun with trying out new things to see if they work or not. If it doesn’t work, you can easily remove things as these tips are inexpensive too!
