| Have you ever got bored with your backyard or | | | | will transform your backyard in summer and add color |
| garden and thought about transforming it? Of course | | | | all year round. |
| there are many things to consider, for instance, how | | | | - A vegetable patch. What about growing your own |
| big is it? What is your budget? Are there children to | | | | carrots, cabbages and lettuce? Delicious to eat and |
| consider? Do you need backyard landscaping or | | | | keeps you fit! |
| something less dramatic? | | | | - New garden furniture. Especially if you have a small |
| My advice is to write down your needs, your wants | | | | backyard then new wooden or wrought iron garden |
| and your constraints. For instance, you may need a | | | | furniture will transform the appearance of your |
| swing for the kids, you may want new garden | | | | backyard or garden. |
| furniture and your constraint is the size of your | | | | - Decking. Clean and smart wooden decking, properly |
| garden. Taking this approach will help you prioritize | | | | built, installed and treated can really change the look |
| what you must have against what would be nice to | | | | and feel of your garden and reduce maintenance. |
| have and then help you to consider some of the | | | | - Install a backyard hot tub. Imagine spending a |
| suggestions below (some more radical than others) | | | | summer evening in the hot tub with a long cold drink |
| for redesigning your backyard. Ideas to get you | | | | (or even a cold winter evening with a hot drink!) |
| thinking! | | | | - Build a pond or install a backyard water feature. |
| - Backyard landscaping. What about a complete | | | | Nothing is more calming than water, you could add |
| landscape of your garden? My advice would be to | | | | fish for an extra novelty! |
| get a garden designer in who can advise on the | | | | - A backyard barbecue area will transform those |
| complete picture. Consider trees and plants in your | | | | summer evenings into a culinary extravaganza |
| backyard. Landscaping, or a new lawn will provide a | | | | And finally have you considered? |
| more dramatic transformation. | | | | - A backyard putting green. A more radical idea for |
| - New plants. Add instant color if you need it with | | | | the serious golfer, but well worth considering if you |
| bedding plants or plant something a little more long | | | | have enough space. |
| lasting such as bushes, trees and evergreens. Plants | | | | |