Green lawns that feature picturesque views of the most stunning aspects of your garden design can be made more functional using garden furniture crafted from wood, especially if this furniture features an antique or aged appearance. Romantic, cottage style benches and outdoor furniture fits in especially well, especially along with arbors that are quaint and trellises that are fragrantly adorned. These things create all of the appeal that the country is known for without taking away from the modern beauty that your home possesses. Other exciting ideas for an English style country garden landscape design include quaint foot bridges, gazebos and rustic fences as well.
Wildlife in the English Garden Design
Traditional English style country gardens were teeming with a variety of different birds, insects and other wildlife. This life only serves to complement the natural beauty that the landscape style possesses on its own. Garden accessories such as rustic style bird feeders and bird baths and water gardens are one excellent way for you to attract a wide variety of different species into your outdoor living space, allowing a breath of life into your garden in the process.
There are also a number of ground coverings and plants that are well known to be attractive to a variety of different wildlife, including humming birds and butterflies. Some of these plants including fragrant clover, lavender, and small bushes featuring brightly colored berries should all be planted all throughout your garden space. If you create natural arrangements of rocks or undisturbed grassy areas, these will also be nicely inviting to wildlife in the area.
English Garden Plants
The country garden style is definitely characterized by the presence of a lavish collection of shrubs, flowers and vines in a wide variety of different vibrant hues which are complemented by majestic and curving trees that provide relaxing shade to keep visitors to your garden out of the sun.
You should select a wide variety of different country garden style plants to suit your landscape design, including blooms capable of providing color in each different season throughout the year. Some of the flowers and shrubs that you may want to consider will include:
- Choose traditional country honeysuckles for their aromas, rose bushes, primrose, foxglove, lily of the valley in shady areas and other traditional country plants.
- Select potted planters and herb gardens filled with petunias, cornflowers and violas, as they are well suited for tranquil and shady English garden styles.
- Finally, choose native flowers such as geraniums, peonies and sweet peas among other native flowers that will thrive in your English country garden landscape design.
Ultimately, what you choose to do with your English country garden landscape design is up to you, but the design ideas we’ve talked about will definitely steer you into the right direction.
Photo Credits: Anguskirk
Originally posted 2009-08-18 03:10:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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