Fresh Ideas For Your Mississauga Garden

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Fresh Ideas For Your Mississauga Garden
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• Spring is on its way, so now is a great time to
  plan your garden for maximum enjoyment, all
  season long.
• The key with any space is to make it look
  natural without being wild. The perfectly groomed
  French gardens at Versailles arent the look most
  of us are going for! Theyre too strict and stiff.

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• Instead, a beautiful garden that you can enjoy
  will incorporate natural elements that draw the
  eye and create an environment that help de-stress
  and decompress.

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Natural Stone

• To add elements of nature that are eye catching
  and elegant, consider natural stone. Whether you
  place groupings of rocks or small boulders in a
  part of your garden build a wall from rock
  pieces, rather than bricks, you can use natural
  elements to add texture and design to your garden.

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• A rock garden can be a particularly elegant
  feature at the front of a home, with some very
  practical aspects as well
• With less lawn to maintain, you can set up your
  garden and simply enjoy it more, rather than
  toiling at mowing quite as much.

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• You will have less issues with animal damage,
  including urine spots, with even a portion of
  your garden set up with rocks. Racoons in
  particular enjoy grubs that they find in lawns,
  digging up your green space and in general making
  a mess. They dont care for rock gardens. Racoon
  droppings are also very unsanitary, for humans
  and pets, so avoiding that problem is best for
  all.

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• Using stone to create a path to lead up to to
  your front stairs is a natural and elegant way to
  draw the eye to your door, creating curb appeal
  that will last a long time.

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• The only caveat with building a rock garden or
  even a stone pathway is that you must plan it to
  include appropriate water drainage. You dont
  want to create a spot that holds a lot of water,
  but rather one that has appropriate grading for
  drainage that impacts neither you nor your
  nearest neighbours!

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Create A Path Through Your Backyard

• Whether a path with interlocking brick or with
  natural stone, a garden path in your backyard has
  a couple of benefits
• It creates a visual feature that actually fools
  the eye into thinking that even the smallest yard
  is actually larger. To achieve this, make sure
  that your path isnt straight but winds a little.

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• Adding garden walls (otherwise known as retaining
  walls) on one side of the path, is also a good
  feature. The border it creates along the path
  will help distinguish between garden beds and
  your pathway. In addition, you can use a
  sufficiently elevated garden wall as extra
  seating when the need arises! A few extra guests
  at your garden party are no problem simply place
  colourful outdoor cushions on the wall and youve
  got a quickly established seating area, where
  your guests can enjoy your blooms and plants.

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Add A Water Feature

• There is nothing more calming than a
  well-designed water feature. If you design one or
  plan for several, water features can add a
  natural focal point to your garden that will wow
  your friends and family.

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• Consider your available space when you are
  deciding what sort of water feature might suit
  your garden best. A large pond in a relatively
  small garden will be overwhelming, but a small
  fountain might be just the ticket! Whether modern
  in design, or a more traditional stone fountain,
  a water feature provides a touch of class in your
  garden space.

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• Be sure to choose a style of water feature that
  is in line with the rest of your home and garden.
  A focal point that sticks out from its natural
  surroundings isnt ideal. Instead, place your
  fountain in an area of the garden where it can be
  surrounded by blooms, bushes and foliage. It will
  look like it was meant to be part of the
  landscape, a natural addition to your garden.

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Living Walls

• A living wall is an extraordinary way to garden
  that is particularly suited to smaller spaces.
  The vertical garden has several advantages

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• Its easy to manage. You can plant a range of
  perennials and edibles that will flower and bloom
  throughout the season. But if you enjoy
  gardening, this will fit the bill for you.
• It can act as a privacy wall, if you want to
  create a space that is comfortable and shaded.
• It is the ideal decoration for the otherwise
  blank but expansive fencing that is ubiquitous in
  most any suburban neighbourhood.

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• A vertical wall is perfect for a small garden,
  where extensive garden beds arent an option or
  if you want to avoid using up precious patio
  space for potted plants and flowers.

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• However you look forward to spending time in
  your garden this spring and summer, planning it
  now will allow you to look at all the options
  available to you, investigate the right flowers
  and plants for your space and create a wonderful
  garden that you can enjoy throughout the season.