Prioritising patio layouts over material selection is necessary when designating space for structures. Anticipating usage and flow possibilities is critical when considering how to incorporate a pergola, vestibule, or other architectural feature into a patio section. Focus on functionality when placing structures to avoid Workflow clashes. Order of Operations Functionality is the primary step when …
Screening Plants and Privacy Solutions for Outdoor Spaces
For the last couple of years, the need for privacy while in the garden has become more important due to the increase of people working from home and spending that time in their garden offices or using their outdoor seating areas. There is hardly anything more uncomfortable then when neighbors stare into your space while …
Everything You Need To Know About an Electric Awning
Electric Awnings have gained popularity over the last 10 years, and the explanation is quite obvious. If you’re going to be using the awning frequently, the ease of just pressing a button to open or retract the awning as opposed to manual cranking is a major bonus. However, there’s a lot more to consider when …
Metal Vs Wooden Garden Furniture: Which Lasts Longest?
If you want the right outside furniture that will last you several years instead of several seasons, you have to consider the material more than anything else. Metal and wood furniture can last you decades of usage if you buy furniture of good quality and take good care of the furniture, but they age in …
Plants For Pergolas and Glass Verandas
When investing in a glass veranda or a pergola, be sure to complement the structure to add some visual appeal. As long as the proper plants are chosen, the structure will feel as if it has belonged there the whole time, rather than as if it was just dropped off at the patio. Plants To …
Where to Install a Pergola with Retractable Roof: Best Locations and Tips
A Pergola with Retractable Roof is definitely one of the most versatile outdoor structures you could ever have in your house. It gives you shade when you need it, protection from light rain, and a clear blue sky when you want the full benefit of the sunlight. However, the location where you would set up …
Are Glass Verandas practicable in small gardens?
Many home owners will look at their small garden and think that it is not worth the trouble to do anything bigger than a couple of chairs and a bit of patio. One can easily think that such additions as glass verandas are only applicable in larger areas, the ones you find in the brochures …
Winter Garden Ideas: Using Your Gazebo Year-Round
It is common to think of gazebos as summer structures that have to be packed up and put away come fall. This is especially true of cheap gazebos that should be packed away come winter anyway. But if you have invested in a solid structure, you should want to enjoy it year-round. The good news …
What distinguishes a fire pit from a fire table
The fact that a fire table has a table ledge is the primary distinction between a fire pit and a fire table. The size of the flame bed is constrained by this ledge. Consequently, a flame table will result in a less intense fire. To maintain tabletop usability, there must be a balance. If not, …
Garden Trends for 2021
We are seeing more people getting into gardening in 2021 due to more time over the pandemic. So here are the latest trends for this year. A haven for wildlife: This year sees us creating little havens for birds, insects, and small animals. People are planting more and more wildflowers within their gardens. Bees: Besides …