When you are lucky enough to own a house, taking care of the garden is an excellent de-stressing tool to take your mind off things. And the garden offers many possibilities to relax with a useful activity for the body and the head. I will try to detail you through this post what you can do to tastefully decorate your garden.
Gardening isn't just about mowing the lawn or trimming hedges. For my part, I like to plant flowers and a few plants there. When spring arrives, I appreciate the variation of colors and the scents they give off, in addition to being useful since the bees come to collect the nectar.
In my garden, I planted a few tulips, lily of the valley, roses or even daffodils. Different varieties that I particularly appreciate and that I take care to maintain to have pretty flowers every year.
What I particularly appreciate is being able to plant seeds to enjoy 100% natural fruits and vegetables. I recognize that you need to have enough land to have a vegetable garden. In this regard, I regularly go to Gamm Vert to buy the seedlings and plants I need.
There is nothing tastier than making an endive salad or eating freshly picked strawberries. Be careful to follow the advice given on the packaging. While some plants require a lot of sun, others like mint need shade to grow properly. I've been fooled before, so one piece of advice isn't too much.
Whenever possible, planting fruit trees helps provide shady spots in the garden and it also gives fruit. In my garden, I planted a cherry tree and an apple tree a long time ago. Considering the price of a kilo of cherries, I did well because I love to eat them. Depending on the species, expect to only have cherries every other year. I must be lucky because mine gives me 20 to 30 kilos every year. 🙂
For the apple tree, this makes it possible to make pies and cakes but also excellent homemade compotes. I'm thinking about planting an apricot tree soon. When I moved in, there was a walnut tree. But it takes a long time, and I only got to eat it for the first time last year.
The garden is not just a space for cultivation. It allows all possible and unimaginable decoration ideas. For example, you can imagine setting up an artificial fountain. I prefer wooden objects like an old barrel or a wheelbarrow from the last century. These objects are not easy to find, for this I regularly go to flea markets or barter shops.
As I love nature, I installed a house for birds. This way I can give them food and drink regularly without them being bothered by my cat.
On this point, there are countless ideas for decorating the garden to make it a pleasant place to live.
The thing that makes all the difference and I have rarely seen in my friends, is the lighting of the garden. I am not talking here about the light that illuminates the table when you dine in the garden. I'm talking about the lighting that will highlight certain objects and give them character.
The invention of solar garden lights was a real revelation for me. There are so many models that I naturally had a multitude of ideas that came to my mind. I varied the white lights and those of colors according to the contrasts that I wanted to obtain. And I'm not disappointed with the result.
I would be curious to know how you arrange your garden. Feel free to participate in the comments. 🙂
