Herald - Issue 424

2nd June 2022 • The HERALD • Page 55 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ 07879 552227 www.crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk info@crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk A family run business with over 20 years experience. Our teams of professional, friendly and reliable Gardeners and Landscapers are passionate about gardening and landscaping to very high standards of presentation and quality workmanship. Garden Maintenance Leaf Clearance Summer Tidy Up Hedges Borders Weeds Pressure Washing Landscaping Design Patios Artificial Lawns Decking Fencing Garden Repairs Your specialist Landscape and Garden Maintenance service, based in Hythe. Here to support the design, creation and maintenance of your perfect and personal outdoor space. 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But if lawn dominates your garden, then there are some clever ways you can turn it into its own zone so that your garden has more character: Patio or paving slabs around the outside of your lawn section can really smarten up its appearance and give clean, sharp lines to the space. Or you can divide your lawn with gravel paths – a wild ower lawn can provide texture and space for wildlife, while another section of perfectly manicured lawn can provide space for fun and games. Splitting up your lawn into di erent areas can be an easy way to create low maintenance garden zones. Cosy seating Creating a secluded, cosy area to curl up and watch the night draw in is a blissful way to enjoy long, hot summer evenings. And it’s a perfect garden zoning idea. However you want to do it, there are some superb ideas to create a cosy corner. Sunken seating areas provide privacy and cosiness. If you haven’t got the budget to do major excavations, then putting Just like you do inside your home, garden zoning is a great idea to transform your outside space. It’s especially good for households with families because it means that everyone gets some space for themselves rather than your garden being dominated by a slide or having a concrete jungle that’s not suitable for small people. Here are our favourite options for garden zoning that are achievable and practical. Dining Area Possibly one of the best garden zoning ideas is creating an outdoor dining space. ere’s nothing quite like having a dedicated dining area in your garden for those long summer evenings and special occasions. You can pave, use shingle, install decking or concrete a space and put down an outdoor rug for a real homely feel – but considering where to put your outdoor space is key. Look carefully at where the sun appears in the garden during the day to help you decide where to place your dining area. Do you want to catch the glorious evening rays or soak up the sun during long lunches? If you want to keep your dining area intimate and cosy, then it’s also worth considering screening it o from the rest of the garden. You can use modern cedar fencing for a smart, contemporary look, planters with trellis so that you can grow fragrant climbers on or you can go for something chic like decorative screens which add a splash of style to your garden. Herb Garden A really simple, but e ective, way of garden zoning is to establish a herb garden. You can create a dedicated raised planter for your herbs or you can plant herbaceous border plants like Lavender to create your zone. Herb Gardens give you a great range of home grown avours you can use in cooking and cocktails throughout the summer months too! Sleeper beds are a really popular and fairly easy way to set up a herb garden – they come in all shapes and sizes. You can use them in their natural colour or paint them to bring some strong colour into your outdoor some shingle down in a quiet corner can be just as e ective. When you’re creating a cosy seating area then thinking about the furniture is important. Do you want to bring a real indoor feel with sofas, cushions and rugs to your outside or do you want a hanging or rocking seat? Will you have a feature re-pit in the middle to bring some warmth and glow? However you do it, a cosy seating section is a great garden zoning idea. Garden zoning is all about bringing di erent textures and styles into your garden. Why not give these ideas a go and see how much of a di erence Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh and their next meeting takes place on Tuesday 14th June for a talk by Gillian Taylor titled ‘From Field to Garden’). Followed on Tuesday 12th July for an evening visit to a local garden (details nearer the time). Visitors are very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953. FROM FIELD TO GARDEN