Top garden features to consider for your home

For those of us with a garden at our homes in Dorset, it can sometimes be difficult to know how to make best use of the space. This can particularly be the case if you have a large garden, where the options seem limitless.

However, there are certain features that will not only make your garden a lovely space in which to spend time, but that will also add to the value of your abode.

The Express recently highlighted some of the top features to consider for your garden if you want to tick both of these boxes. So, if you’re looking for landscaping services in Poole, Bournemouth or Christchurch, what should you be asking your landscaper and gardener to include in their plans?

Among the most desirable garden features is the humble garden shed, although these can be made much more comfortable than the cobweb-filled shed you may be picturing in your mind. If you tell our team what you intend to use your shed for – whether it’s merely additional storage space or somewhere you would like to use as a workshop – we will be able to design its interior to ensure you are able to use it as intended.

Another popular feature is a pergola, which will provide shade on sunny days, as well as looking fantastic. Decking or paving is also a good choice for any garden. When it comes to decking, we know the tricks of the trade to ensure it doesn’t become slippery when it’s been raining. We can also install decking with built-in storage to truly maximise the use of your outdoor space.

As we noted earlier this year, a growing number of Brits are adding garden kitchens to their outdoor spaces, which can be tailored to the kind of cooking you like to do in the summer.

The Express article also highlighted some features that are far less desirable, which included a swimming pool because of the maintenance required, as well as artificial grass due to its perceived impracticality and the fact that it does nothing to support wildlife.

In fact, if you would like to make your garden more wildlife friendly, there are a host of steps you can take – and our team of experienced landscapers will be more than happy to help.

A post for MSN recently offered some top tips if this is a route you’d like to go down. A nature pond was named as one of the best additions you can make to your garden if attracting more wildlife is your aim. They can also look beautiful when designed in the right way.

Other simple steps you can take include planting a tree (or two), putting up bird boxes and even including “insect hotels” in your garden. There are some increasingly sculptural examples of insect hotels available, so you can make them a real feature of your garden.

Similarly, adding bird feeders is a great option, and you can choose what are described as “sculptural bird feeders” to not only give the likes of sparrows, robins and blue tits somewhere to feed from, but also to create a statement in your garden.

If you would like to find out more about our landscaping services and our experience in this area, please contact us to speak to a friendly member of our team.