Decking is commonly used to provide a garden feature which looks attractive and provides seating areas. A lot of gardens use decking in entertaining areas and stand barbecues and patio furniture on it. Flowers can be planted in troughs or planters for additional colour. Built in wooden containers are another alternative which can make up part of decking, or construction of pergolas over the decking can be done so trailing or climbing plants can be grown over decking or hanging baskets to be mounted on posts. Balustrades topped with handrails can be constructed around decking, with various spindle designs on offer and designs can also include gates. Various wood styles and types are also on offer, and tanalised timber can be chosen to prevent wood rotting, or wood preservative can be used to treat surfaces.
Wildlife friendly gardens are becoming increasingly popular, with features that attract wildlife being incorporated more often. Plants that attract wildlife are often included, because of the natural source of food they provide, such as attracting bees and butterflies with flowers high in nectar, and winter food sources for birds in flower seed heads. Another key wildlife garden feature is a garden pond, giving amphibians like frogs a home and providing bees with water for honey generation. Wildlife corners can be created, with wilder areas left creating natural habitats to encourage insect life or field mice and hedgehogs. Increasing the eco system in your garden can enable natural pest control through predatory insect encouragement like lacewings.
Water can be an attractive addition to gardens, whether you want a garden pond to hold fish or encourage wildlife, or be combined with a fountain and pump. There's a wide choice in types of water feature, from liners and containers that can be sunken, to slate or stone monoliths and ball fountains for cascading or trickling water. Water features that are self contained are best for terraces and patios, whilst large gardens and period properties can be enhanced by large water features with more detail like stone animals or figures spouting water collecting in concrete pools. Dundee expert gardeners can design water features acting as centre pieces in gardens.
If you have children, a child friendly garden will likely be a priority. Expert Dundee gardeners can make sure this is a focus of garden designs drawn up, whether you want space for kids to play or erection of climbing frames and swings, or incorporation of non slip pathways to avoid slipping when wet. Boundary fencing can be erected with fence posts to keep kids in the garden and pond covers or water feature coverings can be fitted so outdoors, children are not at risk from water features.
Whether you've just moved house and have an overgrown garden or renovations of the exterior of your property are needed, reputable garden specialists in Dundee can assist you. We can put you in touch with experienced local gardeners with the garden design skills to transform exterior areas or deliver expert garden maintenance such as lawn care and tree surgery. Designs for gardens can incorporate structures such as archways made from wood or metal, marble or stone ornaments like animals, statues or water features, or storage sheds, greenhouses and summer houses.
Flower beds are found in most gardens, however big or small your outdoor area, or whether the garden is at the front of back of a house. Lots of plant types can be planted in borders providing different heights, shapes and colours of plant flowers and foliage, and additionally providing food if in a herb or veg garden. Established gardeners in Dundee can create planting scheme plans so your property exterior can be enhanced, whether you want plants to attract wildlife, plants that provide interest in winter such as coloured bark, or flowers and colour year round. For easy to maintain options, hardy shrubs and perennials can be planted, or specimen tree planting to provide focal points.
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