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9 Balcony Designs That Will Make You Want to Use it Everyday

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 If you have been considering making over your balcony, now’s the time to do it! There’s nothing quite like creating a reading corner, meditation zone or even a relaxing spot for your sunny Sunday afternoons in your little outdoor space under the sky. There are a number of ways you can decorate your balcony to reflect your lifestyle and interests. Moreover, in times like this, spending time at home while feeling like you’re outdoors makes the idea even more tempting. Let us tell you how you can do more with your balcony!  #1: Create a yoga and meditation zone                     A dedicated and peaceful space to reset your mind, body and soul If you are looking for a space in your home that is dedicated to being tranquil and peaceful, you might want to transform your balcony into a yoga studio or meditation zone. We recommend keeping it simple so that it provides you an opportunity to recharge your body and mind. Therefore, dep...

Trending Water Feature

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  Water is a soothing natural element that can add comfort and ambience to any outdoor space. Whether it’s a pond, fountain, waterfall or bubbling rock, water features continue to be a popular design element for outdoor living spaces. As this practice continues to evolve, technology and contemporary design preferences are definitely influencing the trends. WATER FEATURE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Smart Features More and more homes are becoming integrated with smart-home technology, and this is making its way into outdoor living spaces. One of the hottest trends is to incorporate “smart” technology into water features so that homeowners can use a smartphone app, Alexa or Google Home device to turn the feature on or off. Solar Technology Utilizing solar technology for a water feature offers multiple benefits. Not only does it eliminate the ongoing costs of electricity to power the water feature pump, but also eliminates the need to run electrical utilities to the water feature. This is especi...

Ideas to try in your garden

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 Are you loving all this sunshine that we are enjoying now? If the answer is yes, we are willing to bet that you are thinking about revamping your garden a little bit, in which case, you NEED to see these amazing, low-cost ideas that you could recreate easily yourself. Professional gardeners are fantastic at advising about the right plants for your soil type and the amount of sunshine your outdoor space gets, but for some simple weekend upgrade projects, we don't think you'll need to consult the pros, after reading this article! Let's take a look at some super cool, simple and cheap ways that you can inject new life into your garden and see which ones you fancy trying your hand at! 1. Start growing some fruit . Do you know that all you need to start a little mini orchard in your garden is either a few fruit trees? They basically look after themselves, or you could grow some strawberries, in hanging baskets! Plants are cheap to pick up from your local garden center and th...

Outdoor Structure for Your Garden

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 During the Summer months getting gardens and outdoor spaces ready for garden parties, BBQ’s and relaxing weekends in the sun is a major trend. Summer is the perfect time to make the most of outdoor living and update gardens. But we all know that the Summer always comes with its fair share of rain showers to bring us all back indoors. So how can you ensure gardens can be used throughout our summer? Have you ever thought about an outdoor patio structure to provide protection from the elements? Including a garden structure or patio roof into your garden design can really improve the usability of the outdoor space and make it practical throughout the year (and all summer!). The minute you start doing your research into garden structures and outdoor roofs you will discover that there are a huge variety of patio structures on the market. So, which one is right for your garden project? There are three main patio structures that come to the front of people’s minds when considering these g...

Internet Trending Best Garden Pond Ideas

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 In addition to fire pits and a dining table, garden ponds can bring your outdoor space to a whole new level. Adding one in your garden is a great way to encourage more wildlife into your backyard. You can provide an ideal habitat for a variety of wildlife, including frogs, fishes, and insects. Ponds are a great source of food and water, as well as a home or breeding ground for them to utilize. If you’re planning to add one in your garden, here’s our curated list of garden pond ideas that you can use for your own inspiration. This guide will walk you through a bunch of beautiful designs and ideas to create a unique backyard. Let’s dive in! 1.  DIY canoe Let’s start off our garden pond ideas with a DIY canoe. Make your backyard pond that bit more original by building it in a canoe!                                     A canoe-inspired pond with greens and flowers around (Image Source: ...

Garden Statues To Add An Artistic Touch

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 Think of them as art for your garden. Garden statues are the perfect accessory to enhance and intensify the intended mood of an outdoor space or sunroom. Whether you are looking to infuse your backyard with a bit of humor, balance the composition of your landscaping, or draw attention to specific aspects of your outdoor decor, a garden statue is a great solution. No matter your style or budget, there is surely a garden statue for your outdoor project, so we've scouted out the best of the best to help you find that perfect one.                                                     Stone Bird Statue Swan Bird Statue Flying Bird Statue Big Cats On Tree Statue Sitting Dog Statue                                                   ...

Design Ideas For Your Courtyard Garden

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 So a courtyard is the only outdoor space you have? Lucky you! With a little planning it can be a real oasis and a wonderful extension of your  indoor living environment . The most important thing is to use the space wisely and make the most of every inch. It’s just like decorating a room really: you need to consider the walls, the floor, the furniture and all the fittings and how they work together. If you transform it into a pleasing environment you will use it. If not, it will become an outdoor storage space. Here are five of the most important things I think you should think about: design ideas for your courtyard garden: 1.  Green the walls                                                              Blank walls and fences, whether smart, shabby, painted or natural are rarely a pleasant surrounding if the space is s...

Adding Fun and Personality to the Landscape

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 Creating an outdoor space that's right for you may not only be about choosing the right hardscaping, trees, shrubs and perennials. See how some people put a personal stamp on their gardens.       Truck Garden The focal point of this water feature is a truck, which lends its bed for plants and its tailgate for a waterfall.                                             Safe From Predators The raccoons and other predators get a surprise with this water feature: The fish are fake.                                                  Tops in Topiary Gardener  takes pruning to an art form that dazzles visitors to his yard. Animals, abstract forms and even brains serve as inspiration for his sculptures.           ...