A garden is not just some patch of land that happens to surround your house. Instead, many modern homeowners regard this precious piece of real estate as an opportunity to let their creativity flow in making their garden exude a certain charm and a sense of peace and quiet. And sometimes, it takes a simple addition of an Amazing Grace wind chime to give a garden its distinct draw.
It takes a number of approaches to transform your garden into one that can provide an escape after a hard day抯 work or to help you recover from an illness. Gardens have the power to stimulate powerful pleasant emotions in anyone梩hey only must be carefully and meticulously planned to be effective.
Working with What Exists
Some homeowners take a look at their garden and simply work with what they already have. If their plot of land has fruit-bearing trees on the edges, then they simply make a little trimming here and there, and perhaps intersperse the whole setup with carefully chosen shrubs and flowerbeds.
Working on what you already have does not forbid you from adding some garden furniture here and there, such as fun garden gnomes, quirky metal or wooden statues, or even some gnarled aged driftwood for effect. You can also now buy some portable water fountains to be placed at certain spots in your garden, such as along footpaths or by the garden抯 gate. Such water fountains are fairly inexpensive (you don抰 have to pay for plumbing) and are made of durable material like resin or plastic, and they operate on electricity. The only downside is that you may have to put water in it every day as most current models feature stand-alone designs not meant to be connected to a running water source.
Dramatic Re-landscaping
While there are those who may be contented with using existing materials and merely relying on their sheer creativity to create new things from scrap, there are also those who love bringing out the big guns and renovating the piece of land surrounding their house, and this includes the front yard, the side yard, and the land in the back.
Avid gardening enthusiasts often go to great lengths just to create the kind of look and feel they desire. Depending on the budget, garden renovation may not only include extensive landscape work, but may also include structures such as fountains (there are many modern options with this one, like electronically controlled play of lights), exotic lighting fixtures, and other ornaments that can enhance the appeal of the garden. For instance, one can dig up and design an artificial brook over which a rustic wooden bridge can be built for that Japanese garden effect. One can even play with rock arrangements (you don抰 even have to use real rocks梩here are people who create realistic looking boulders that are actually lightweight resin or fiber glass), around which you can build your master plan. And of course, the most challenging aspect of drastic garden renovation is by using flowering plants, shrubs and trees themselves to create the look and feel you desire梬hether you want your garden to be breezy or as a nice little place where you can host intimate garden parties with your closest friends.
Creating your Own Sanctuary
Whatever approach you finally take in enhancing your home garden, the point of these efforts is simple: to create a living space where you can be calm and relaxed, where all your worries will seem so far away. While the decision on how to go about working on your garden depends on factors, such as your budget, personal preferences, the square footage of the real estate, where you live, your home security considerations, and the local building regulations, you can always opt for a nice little touch to accentuate your garden plan, such as hanging an Amazing Grace wind chime (a wind chime that actually plays the 揂mazing Grace?tune) from an over-arching driftwood or awning. Sometimes, merely adding a little musical wind chime is enough to set the mood to one of relaxation. And in that case, the whole point of having a garden is achieved.
