How to Make Your Garden Ready for Summer

Gardens are considered an extension of the house. Most people believe that the prettier the garden, the better the vibe of the whole place. Modern gardens take this notion a step ahead by reflecting on classic gardening elements with trendy additions to the décor and renovation.

Making the garden ready for the summer should include a beautiful garden that becomes a sanctuary and refuge from the summer heat and scorching sun. Transforming your outdoor space to reflect your harmony with nature will help you get through the heat with ease. Most gardens are excellent spaces for peace, tranquillity, and meditation. Filling the garden with plants, flowers, and natural elements that help you achieve this peace will make it a delight in the long term. 

To get the garden ready for summer, you need not only plant a few fresh flowering plants and do some detailing on your shrubbery, but also add elements that will make your garden look brand new and inviting. Whether that's simply using tools like a Worx edger to create a polished look for your flowerbeds, or investing in something more architectural, you can relax and unwind within the comfort of your own space.

Without further ado, let us look at how you can make the garden ready for summer.

Water Features:

Adding modern elements to a traditional garden space, like running water streams, rivulets, koi ponds, and other water features, can instantly lift the area and make it look welcoming. Running water sounds help calm a stressful mind and bring peace after a long day. 

Adding crisp lines demarcating the soil and water or adding straight tiles in a colourful Moroccan pattern, pool-style small blue irregular tiles, and other design elements to water features are also excellent for modernizing the garden and making it ready for the summer. 

Adding water features like fountains, small water sensory spaces for children, and other small, bubbly running water features also humidify the surrounding air and prevent it from drying. Additionally, running water in the garden attracts natural wildlife in sustainable ecology. 

Hot Tubs:

When you think of summers, you probably imagine getting into a tub. Hot tubs make excellent garden additions for warm, balmy nights. You can instantly relax, get rid of aches and pains, and rejuvenate. Many people also suffer from summer allergies that can clog your nose, create an itchy feeling in the throat, and cause headaches. 

Hot tubs with warm water help unclog the nose, raise the body temperature to fight bacteria, and ease stiffness and aches in the body. Languishing in warm water also helps clear the head, reduce headaches, and relax the body. Investing in a hot tub for the garden this summer will get you and your zen garden space ready to battle the heat. 

Multi-level Gardening:

Most people are used to linear gardens. Creating a multi-level gardening effect can increase the number of plants, purify the air faster, and ensure that you utilize all the available space effectively. Multi-level gardening doesn't mean you need to spend too much money on renovations. Instead, adding a few planters to the walls and fence and creating a flower stand with plenty of blooms will help increase the beauty of the overall area.

Many people also add succulents on walls, coffee tables (outdoor furniture), floating water features, and more to create a multi-level effect. Creating additional levels should add to the depth of the overall space without making your garden look like a forest. Instead of adding large plants, you can add smaller varieties of flowering plants, colourful blooms, and succulents to create an enviable look. 

Add Functionality:

Adding a rose trellis, an overhead covering with vines and creepers can help combat the summer heat. Adding functionality to overhead spaces can help cut the direct sunlight, prevent overheating of plants, and provide a comfortable area to sit with a cold coffee in the late afternoons. 

Adding functionality with beauty to the garden can help become a wonderful space for outdoor relaxation from the heat, become a new cooking area (for outdoor barbecues), become a safe space for children and pets to play, and can become a secret haven for you to escape from the stress and meditate. 

Add Texture:

You can avoid pumping in too much money in adding overhead spaces by adding texture to the garden. Adding texture to the garden can create a room-like effect with bamboo or wood screens with slats. Doing this allows for a gentle breeze while cutting the sun's direct glare. 

Using local materials to create screens, solar-powered lights and reusing garden waste to create a cooler environment will also help make your garden summer-ready in the long term.