Creating Private Garden
Spaces
Creating a private garden space
provides you with years of
enjoyment. Sometimes called garden rooms, or
outdoor rooms, a private garden space is made to be private. A
sanctuary you can retreat to anytime you'd like, to enjoy nature,
smell the beautiful flowers growing, and simply de-stress from the
everyday hustle and bustle of life.
When planning your private garden, the general goal
is usually to create a quiet place to retreat from the world. This
garden doesn't have to be fully private, but it does have a much
more calming effect when it's at least semi-private. So consider the
location of your garden before starting to create it.
If you must
place the garden near busy or noisy areas such as close to the
street, there are tactics you can use in your planning and design
which will help dampen the noise and distractions. If possible
though, you'll get the best results from a private garden space by
creating it away from everyday noise and activity.
Private garden spaces usually tend to be on the small side, and many
people turn small backyard patios or gazebos into their private
garden space. The garden can be as large as you'd like though,
depending on your own personal preferences and budget restrictions.
One of the first things you'll need to plan for is what kind of
barrier you'll use for your garden. One of the reasons a private
garden space is often referred to as a garden room, is because many
people like to create living walls for their garden area. And these
walls make the space seem more like an outdoor room because the
garden space is more enclosed. If you prefer not to have your garden
enclosed too much though, you can simply create an entranceway to
your private garden space using an arbor or arch.
Living walls can be made by simply putting up inexpensive materials
such as a chain link fence or wooden trellis, and using fast growing
flower vines. Flower vines can easily be trained to grow up and over
fences, trellis materials and arches too, and as these vines mature
they create a thick living wall which separates your garden area
from the rest of the world. These vines also tend to shield the area
from everyday noise and activity, plus they help to make the garden
space cooler than the rest of the yard area may be as well.
An alternative way to create your private garden space quickly, is
to simply buy flower pots and containers in a variety of sizes, then
buy plants which have already started to grow. Arrange your flower
boxes, pots and containers around the perimeter of the garden space,
then plant the new flowers into them. If you choose flower pots and
containers which have varying sizes and heights, you'll be able to
strategically place them in locations which will block out everyday
activities from your main line of sight. This type of private garden
space won't always block out much noise though, so it's best located
in a more secluded area of the yard.
