Sunday 25 December 2011

Some Basic Backyard Landscaping Ideas

If you are a little bit stuck ideas when you are looking to landscape your backyard, then why not take inspiration from many of the natural gardens that you find around the world. Here are a few landscaping ideas that you could consider if you are a little bit stuck for creative thought.

One thing to do would be to create a tropical backyard. Any type of tropical backyard will be comprised of all sorts of different colours and shapes. Due to the fact that the tropics are known for heavy rainfall, it is also a good idea to install certain water features. The entire setup you create should be enough to attract some interesting wildlife and insects, just be sure that you do not attract anything unwanted.


You might also consider the option of a bamboo backyard. Bamboo is eternally green, and will maintain their leaves throughout the different seasons of the year. As the bamboo begins to grow too high, consider cutting them down and using the additional bits of bamboo to create sculptures that you can add around the garden.

Or how about a bonsai garden? Bonsais are potted plants that have small trees in them, and they originated in Japan. You should gather together many of these different miniature trees, and then arrange them within your garden so that it seems like you are walking through a miniature forest.


You can also create a cacti garden if you want to. Cacti are plants that will require the least amount of water, and therefore they will not require a great deal of maintenance whatsoever. You can get them in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, but just remember that they are very prickly and therefore may not be ideal if you have small children around.


All in all, these are just a few very basic ideas that you could consider when landscaping your garden.

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