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Spring is here and what better time than now to enhance your home with a little TLC. When it comes to landscaping projects, think of your yard as a blank canvas and build from there. For the inside, the obvious place to start is with a spring clean and a splash of paint. And, if it’s a new style you seek, the cottagecore trend is a favourite this season.
ON TREND: COTTAGECORE
Cosy, whimsical and featuring a muted colour palette, cottagecore conjures feelings of nostalgia and introduces a sense of calm into any space. First and foremost a lifestyle movement, it has now made its way into interior design circles. Cottagecore brings simple textures, hues and materials together to create a traditional homely style. Introduce nature to your space with bunches of flowers, potted plants, various green tones and sustainable materials including jute, bamboo and timber. Get to work on a DIY project and upcycle old chairs, tables and cabinets to bring additional charm to your home.
WHERE TO START
The beginning of spring is an important time in the world of gardening. Here are five tasks to ensure your garden grows well through to the warmer months. • Ready the garden bed. Rake, mulch and add fresh soil. • Feed your lawn. Early spring is the ideal time to feed and repair the grass prior to the hot summer months. Aerate the soil and then use a good fertiliser. • Prune. Get to work and cut back overhanging tree branches and slowgrowing hedges. Trimming back plants will encourage growth. • Start planting. Seeds and seedlings should be planted into pots and transferred once they strengthen and the weather warms up. However, plant vegetables straight into the ground.
SIMPLE SPACES
Your outdoor entertaining area can be as styled or as simple as you like it. We love this space with its natural surroundings and plantings, solid timber furniture and decking. Add interchangeable seasonal colour with flowers. For spring, we like tulips, pretty wisteria and daff odils.
THE CHOICE
Choose a garden theme that suits your style of home – and one that you love. A garden should be a place to enjoy, a place that doesn’t create too much work and a place that encourages the family to spend time outdoors in the fresh air. Here are a few of our favourite landscape styles to consider. Tropical: This is a popular option for coastal living. Think big, bold plants such as palms, pandanus and hibiscus. Use bright colours and include some sort of water feature. Cottage: This theme conjures up themes of quaint English gardens filled with colour. Plant a wide variety of flowering plants including roses and blue lace flower. Fragrant plants such as lilac are also a perfect match for a cottage garden. Hamptons: Wide open decks and clean white accents are synonymous with the Hamptons. Incorporate groomed hedges, pavers and topiary plants. These gardens also usually have large patches of groomed grass.
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Consult with a landscape architect, or your local nursery expert, about your plants that will suit your project and environment.
GARDEN TO GOURMET
Flowers aren’t the only way to bring colour to your garden. With a strong focus on the environment, and reducing water consumption, edible landscaping is growing in popularity. Weave vegetables and fruits with a range of perennials and trees.
DOWN THE GARDEN PATH
Garden paths and walkways are not only practical but visually appealing. Stone, gravel, pavers and wood all work well together. Be creative – use curves, patterns, uneven and various sized stones and blocks to build a path that isn’t only useful, but becomes a focal point. Spruce up the entry to your home, or entertainment area, by stepping away from plain concrete paths. Construct wide, flat steps out of wood or stones.
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