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11 Best Garden Designs and Landscaping Ideas

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#6. Iron Work with Vines

Growing a crawling vine such as Clematis on an antique-looking iron gate, fence, or headboard creates a brilliant balance of strength and beauty. Plant Clematis when the weather is cooler, in well-drained, fertile soil. Grow Clematis in the sun, but make sure that the roots are shaded.

Up Next: A Path with a Surprising Re-Purposed Material

 

#7. Pallet Garden Path

Create a garden path using alternative materials such as a stack of old shipping pallets. Simply cut the pallets apart and plan out the direction that the path will head. Dig out the path a couple of inches lower than the level of the grass. Lay out the planks and line with mulch, gravel, or stones.

This Next Idea Creates a Backyard Paradise….

 

#8. Backyard Pondless Waterfall Paradise

Creating ambience with water is easy when you make a waterfall that doesn’t need to flow into a waterfall. A pump creates the ability for the water to flow from the bottom back up to the top. It’s easy to be creative with rocks, stones, and plants that make up the bed of the waterfall.

Dress Up Your Patio with This Next Idea….

 

#9. Potted Patio Plants

Collect green and colorful beauty in a boring corner of a patio or deck by adding a collection of potted plants of various sizes and heights including flowers and succulents. Choose between all one color of pots, or mix up the pot colors to integrate with the colors of your flowers.

Next Page: Create Great Natural Seating

 

#10. Tree Bench

Not only does this adorable tree bench make seating use out of lost space, but it covers up ugly roots and dirt at the bottom of a large tree. For a weathered look, re-purpose wood from shipping pallets to surround the tree. Add twinkle lights or mason jar lamps hanging from the tree branches for an added ambience.

Up Next: Critical Plans for Your Garden Color

 

#11. Year Round Color

Planting areas of evergreens in the front and back yard gives the background for creating pops of color throughout most of the seasons. Planting perennial and bulbs that bloom in the spring, summer, and fall among your evergreens allows your color pallet to be ever-changing and living.