Regardless of how big or small your yard is, there are several incredible ways that you can transform your yard into a luxury outdoor retreat. Whether you are hoping to create that perfect place to spend your evenings’ star gazing or you are hoping to create an enchanting space where you can practice your mindful meditations, with the following ultimate tips, your previously bland yard will soon be your favourite place to be.
Establish Purpose
Before you can get started pulling weeds and picking beautiful flowers to plant in your yard, you will need to have a detailed plan. Therefore, you should initially establish the purpose for the yard before getting started. Once you have established purpose, you will have a much clearer idea of how to illuminate your yard with elegance and charm. If you are hoping to create the ultimate retreat for relaxing, you will need to incorporate comfortable seating, while creating a meditation retreat suggests that you may need to incorporate a space for your floor cushions and a yoga mat. You should envision the finished result when establishing purpose and you can do this effectively by spending a few moments in your yard and imagining how the area can be transformed into your perfect garden retreat.
Create Comfort
Once you have established how you will be using the space in your yard, you should consider methods of enhancing comfort. Outdoor furniture may be the very first element of comfort to consider, although, there are other added extras that will maximize comfort and add an element of elegance all at the same time. Items such as fairy lights, solar powered garden lights, and even candles can add extreme comfort to even the smallest of yards. You could also consider installing water features for your outdoor space as even a small water feature will add the enchanting sound of flowing water that will tie together your entire yard design. If your yard is significantly small, you can opt for a smaller water feature to avoid overpowering the area. When selecting extra’s such as garden ornaments, it is recommended to avoid overdoing things as this will result in a cramped yard. Therefore, a small yard can easily be completed with a smaller water feature, a few charming lights, some comfortable seating, and elegant plants and flowers.
Plants That Provide Alluring Scents
After selecting your ideal garden extras, you should focus on picking plants and flowers that will compliment the amount of space your garden boasts without overdoing things. However, you should also focus on incorporating plants that provide alluring scents as this will ensure your garden retreat always allows a most enchanting, fresh-scented atmosphere. Plants and flowers such as lavender, jasmine, and honeysuckle have extremely powerful scents that will enhance the vibrancy of your yard almost instantly. In the event that you are unable to find scented plants, you could always consider the suitable alternative of incorporating scented candles and incense burners to use when you are enjoying your peaceful outdoor retreat. These items will also double up as decor items to tie your design together perfectly.
Decorating Your Outdoor Retreat
When it comes to outdoor decor, the selection is slightly more limited in comparison to home decor as your choices will generally need to be able to withstand the weather. Therefore, items such as candles, lanterns, and wall decor would be perfect. You could also consider painting your yard fence a calming colour to finish off your hard work. However, when painting your fence, it is best to avoid shades of green as most of your plants and your grass will be green, therefore, colours that are neutral would be best. Although, painting your fence lilac or sky blue is also worth considering as these colours are quite relaxing.
Tending To Your Retreat
Your work will not be done once you have finished creating your perfect outdoor retreat as you will need to maintain your yard often to keep it looking as neat and tidy as possible. Maintaining your yard means you will need quality gardening tools and equipment. However, you will also need to keep your patio furniture or floor cushions clean and regularly wipe down any decor items. A beautiful yard design will boost the value of your property, although, if you aren’t hoping to sell, you should still focus on dedicating a certain amount of time each week to pulling weeds, mowing the lawn, trimming shrubs and trees, and cleaning any outdoor items as a yard can quickly become overgrown and untidy.