7 Tips To Create The Best Focal Points In Your Garden

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There’s no point in sprucing up your garden if the final output would be a confusing land of greenery and some scattered outdoor furniture and accessories. If you ask a landscaping Buckinghamshire expert, one of the best tips to having a great garden is creating focal points — objects or installations that draw attention and direct the eye.

Building your garden from scratch or renovating an existing one? Here are seven tips to help you equip your outdoor space with the best focal points.

Know your options. You’ll be surprised at just how plenty the options are for a garden focal point. Your focal point/s can be as simple as decorative pots, and plants arranged at different heights to something as functional as benches, sheds, and summer houses. So whether you have a small or a huge garden, there’s something for you.

Choose something with a personal touch. Gardens are more beautiful if you keep things personal to a certain degree. For instance, you can ask your landscaping and garden maintenance Buckinghamshire team to install a garden statue of your favourite mythology character or a water feature ...
... with a pond if you love to keep fish. Don’t go for something just because you saw it looks great on Instagram.

Plan where it will be located. A focal point doesn’t have to be located in the centre of your garden. In fact, it’s mostly located off-center (typically in corners or near walls). Know your available garden space, take functionality into account, and strategically locate your focal point/s.

Take proportions into account. When creating focal points, it’s not just location that matters. Size is also equally important. You don’t want to put a decorative ornament that’s too large or too small. If you’re using plants, flowers, or shrubs, take into account their reach once they’re fully grown or are in full bloom — which leads us to the next tip.

Think long-term. Choose a plant that has a long peak period because if it only grows in one season (or less), it wouldn’t perform its very function — that is to be your garden’s focal point. If you’re building a structure as your focal point (e.g. Shed), don’t forget to weather-proof it.

Don’t be afraid to play with colour. Take note that vibrant colours can immediately attract attention. So don’t be afraid to play with them when sprucing up your outdoor space. For instance, you can try painting a bench bright red or yellow.

Install garden paths. As stated, the goal of focal points is to direct the eye. And to complement this role, it’s also advisable to install pathways leading up to them. This can also make your garden shed, for example, even more easily accessible.

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Want to make a beautiful garden? Roots Gardens knows how to create the best focal points for your space. They have more than 20 years of experience helping property owners with their landscaping needs — from designing to construction to maintenance.

They have a team of friendly landscapers and garden maintenance Buckinghamshire experts to help you achieve your garden goals. Reach out to them at enquiries@rootsgardens.co.uk, 01628 604840, or 07809388307. Visit their website to learn more about them: https://www.rootsgardens.co.uk.