Building a Garden

The courtyard garden is a most exciting and rewarding activity as it has some essential keys before starting to create successful garden.

Creating a garden

Before you start creating garden, it is necessary to understand what is a landscaped garden, that is to say, an overall harmoniously thought garden, integrating the different spaces to meet your desires and your tastes.

To design a landscape garden, you will start by drawing a garden plan, or rather three successive levels: the basic plan, the creation plan and planting plan.

What kind of garden do you manage?

There are a few main types of garden, which you can draw, depending on your tastes, characteristics of your land and the time you will have to maintain a garden:

=> The french garden: in vogue since the 17th century, has lost none of its relevance: geometric and strict, it surrounds a classic house with elegance.

=> The english garden: is opposed by many traits with French gardens: with winding alleys and luxuriant vegetation, it evokes a clean natural landscape to try the painter eye.

=> The japanese garden: minimalist, full of calm and serenity, this garden is another great source of inspiration.

=> The mediterranean garden: is well suited to the south of france, but also dry and stony lands, more northern.

=> The exotic garden: comes in two versions: the lush tropical garden or the strange desert garden. In either case, such a garden is a source of disorientation.

=> Finally the priest's garden, good child and easygoing, offers the advantage of requiring only simple maintenance.

Ideas to build a garden

As a first step, you design and put in place the garden framework and its main features:

=> The design of a garden path requires reflection to be also functional and aesthetic.

=> The establishment of a lawn allows clear view and offer a relaxing space for the family.

- However, we must not underestimate the lawn care tasks.
- In this context, it may be envisaged to replace a portion of the lawn with a flowery meadow, with less water and care.

=> Flowerbeds are the beauty of a garden. At first, you will design their overall mass, then you enter the plantations details.

=> You can also consider creating a rockery if your garden is suitable, especially if it offers an embankment or slope.

=> Planting trees helps to structure the garden and give it a big part of its personality.

Develop a specific garden

If applicable, you will need proper guidance to build a garden with special features:

- sloping garden,
- small garden,
- garden of city,
- pool and garden.

Living accessories and decoration

A garden is also a nice place to live. For this, a number of accessories are useful, even necessary:

- garden furniture,
- garden bench,
- and garden lighting.

If you have children, you may want to install a garden shed.

Finally, some decorative elements will improve the development of your garden and give it its unique atmosphere:

- garden gazebo,
- garden arch,
- trellis,
- garden statue, etc.

Develop outdoor recreation

The range of outdoor recreation is vast, ranging from simple swing hanging from a tree to the station of versatile games, much larger dimension. Your choice of garden game is based on the age of users and the budget you have for this purpose.

There are 3 age groups that correspond to different games:

=> Games for children of 18 months to 5 years:

- sandpit;
- slide;
- baby swing.

=> Games for children of 4 to 12 years:

- porticos;
- trampoline;
- tyrolean;
- stations of versatile games;
- huts.

=> Games for teens and adults:

- bowling alleys;
- garden mini golf.

Whatever game you choose, the implementation thereof requires special arrangements, not only for your garden retains its aesthetic, but also to keep you safe while having fun with appropriate facilities.

Finally, If you run out of ideas or you run into any problems, do not forget that a landscaper or home gardener can help you design and build your garden.