After you have finished buying in your garden patio furniture and you have set it out as you like, it is time to sit in one of your new patio chairs with one of your favourite drinks and maybe a pen and paper, and take stock of the state of affairs.
Is your garden patio a little congested or do you have loads of room? Are there other things you would like to have out there? How about plants? Do you have enough plants and bushes - eye candy? Will you be using it only in the daytime or in the evening or even at night too? Will you need lighting, for instance?
This is where your own personal flair can be added to your shop bought furniture to make the patio truly your patio. So, if you live in a house that only has a small garden, you might want to think about things that hang rather than things that must be sited on the ground, which will take up walking space.
If you do not have much space, but you want to grow plants with edible fruit such as strawberries or tomatoes, you could get some hanging baskets. You can hang them from bushes or standard lamps or fix them to a boring wall. In the same way, you could grow herbs or other small flowers in a window box which has been fixed to a wall or placed on top of it. Or put shelving up and put boxes and pots on that.
If your patio is too sunny, you could grow sunflowers or put up a trellis or an arbour and grow vines or clematis up it. Bamboo grows quickly too. If it is too shady, plant lots of bright yellow and white flowers and maybe paint the walls white or pink, if you are not keen on glare.
If your garden patio is a much larger, you could add garden accessories in order to further your pleasure. For example, you could build a barbecue area out of stone slabs or bricks. You could add a fountain too. A fountain provides the very relaxing sound of running and splashing water and fish are a delight to watch.
For the colder months, you could construct a fireplace, if local bylaws permit or get a patio heater. They are very efficient and can keep a fair radius warm, depending on the ambient temperature.
You will probably need some type of lighting as well, if you reckon on spending some evenings on your patio. I recommend a few spotlights to highlight your favourite flowers and the fountain and a broader beam light that you can read by. Do not put these lights near where you mean to sit because they will attract flying insects. However, they make a good distraction from you and will keep all but the blood sucking insects away.
For parasites such as mosquitoes, you should get some form of mosquito light. Some are very good and promise to keep a quarter or even half an acre clear of mosquitoes and other such pests.
For all these extra accessories you will need power points. Therefore, if you plan your garden with pen and paper like I suggested at the beginning of this article, then you will be able to show the electrician where you want the points and what-not in your new garden patio layout.
Is your garden patio a little congested or do you have loads of room? Are there other things you would like to have out there? How about plants? Do you have enough plants and bushes - eye candy? Will you be using it only in the daytime or in the evening or even at night too? Will you need lighting, for instance?
This is where your own personal flair can be added to your shop bought furniture to make the patio truly your patio. So, if you live in a house that only has a small garden, you might want to think about things that hang rather than things that must be sited on the ground, which will take up walking space.
If you do not have much space, but you want to grow plants with edible fruit such as strawberries or tomatoes, you could get some hanging baskets. You can hang them from bushes or standard lamps or fix them to a boring wall. In the same way, you could grow herbs or other small flowers in a window box which has been fixed to a wall or placed on top of it. Or put shelving up and put boxes and pots on that.
If your patio is too sunny, you could grow sunflowers or put up a trellis or an arbour and grow vines or clematis up it. Bamboo grows quickly too. If it is too shady, plant lots of bright yellow and white flowers and maybe paint the walls white or pink, if you are not keen on glare.
If your garden patio is a much larger, you could add garden accessories in order to further your pleasure. For example, you could build a barbecue area out of stone slabs or bricks. You could add a fountain too. A fountain provides the very relaxing sound of running and splashing water and fish are a delight to watch.
For the colder months, you could construct a fireplace, if local bylaws permit or get a patio heater. They are very efficient and can keep a fair radius warm, depending on the ambient temperature.
You will probably need some type of lighting as well, if you reckon on spending some evenings on your patio. I recommend a few spotlights to highlight your favourite flowers and the fountain and a broader beam light that you can read by. Do not put these lights near where you mean to sit because they will attract flying insects. However, they make a good distraction from you and will keep all but the blood sucking insects away.
For parasites such as mosquitoes, you should get some form of mosquito light. Some are very good and promise to keep a quarter or even half an acre clear of mosquitoes and other such pests.
For all these extra accessories you will need power points. Therefore, if you plan your garden with pen and paper like I suggested at the beginning of this article, then you will be able to show the electrician where you want the points and what-not in your new garden patio layout.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with commercial patio heaters. If you are interested in patio heaters too, please click through to Residential Patio Heaters.
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