Whenever we undertake a landscape design project for a residential client, we are fortunate that there is no shortage of features and design elements we can include to make that design the very best that it can be. Notwithstanding our knowledge and experience as landscapers, which we rely upon, we also have a vast array of options for what we can include in each garden we create.
Indeed, one of the problems we sometimes encounter is that we have so many great ideas that our client loves; the discussions often take longer to decide what we should leave out of their landscape design than they are for what we will include.
Over the years, we have seen certain features that most of our landscaping clients love us to include in their garden’s design, especially requests for their garden to be a tranquil oasis where they can relax peacefully. So, if you are contemplating landscaping your garden and want a head’s up on what features will enhance its tranquillity, keep reading as we are about to highlight seven of these landscaping features.
Comfortable Garden Furniture: Where you are sitting or lying must be comfortable if you wish to relax within a landscaped garden. This is why we ensure that any furniture we include in landscape design will be comfortable enough based on the customer’s requirements regarding seating, loungers, soft furnishings, cushions, and so on.
Privacy Hedges Or Fencing On The Borders: It is not conducive to having still, uninterrupted relaxation time in your garden if distractions are walking or driving past that you can see. To combat this problem, we often recommend installing fencing or planting a line of tall shrubs and bushes that act as screening to provide enhanced privacy and seclusion.
Water Features: There are few more soothing sounds in nature than the sound of flowing water, and this is why water features are hugely popular for landscaping, where a design objective is tranquillity. Whether it is creating an artificial stream, or fountain, either of these will provide soothing sounds in the background to augment the peaceful character of your landscaped garden.
Fire Pit: The almost hypnotic effect of watching a dancing flame is hopefully something you have experienced. This effect is why we often have a fire pit in our landscape designs. Apart from the practical benefit of it providing warmth in colder temperatures, a fire pit also provides a focal point for your family to gather around.
Isolation Areas: Many of the most peaceful landscaped gardens we create will have an isolation area within their design. These can be many shapes and sizes, and we often use fabrics to create them. Their uses include a meditation area, a place to read books, study, sit, lie, and peacefully relax.
Temperature Adjustment: It is not easy to relax if you are either too hot or too cold, so we often include something within a client’s garden to help fix this. The aforementioned fire pit is for the cold evenings, but we have also installed outdoor heaters in the gardens. As for cooling you on those hot summer days, fans are a simple solution.
Bird Feeder: If you truly want to relax in your landscaped garden while feeling at one with nature, encouraging small animals to enter should be part of the design. One of the easiest ways to do this is to have a bird feeder and then watch and enjoy as various feathered creatures visit your garden for a snack or a drink of water.
