At this time of year we are starting to see the early signs of life returning to the garden and this means that we can look forward to sunnier and warmer days ahead. This might then lead you to think of ways that you can improve the garden to get more out of it, and something that you might be considering is how you can use the garden to sit out and also to have people over on warm summer days.
Creating a decked area of the garden is a great alternative to a patio, giving you that space that you want for entertaining people whilst creating some structure in the garden itself. Decking is a great addition to the garden and is easy to care for and maintain, so should last a long time.
Decking is a good choice because you can design the shape and layout of the decked area to suit you and your garden. Before you go ahead with adding decking to the garden, getting a good idea of what you want it to look like is important. Have a look at other garden photos for inspiration and work out whether you want to put furniture on it and what size it needs to be.
Decking is also something that you can do yourself if you have a bit of basic DIY know-how and some spare time on the weekends. You can get the materials you need from places like this timber merchants Surrey based company www.timbco.co.uk/timber-merchants-surrey/ and you just need a few tools to get it all put together. Alternatively, you can get a professional to come and do it for you, which will save you the hard work and the time.
Once you have your decking, you can then set about designing it how you want it. You can brighten it up by adding potted plants like patio roses for example, so don’t worry about missing out on having flowers in the garden! You might also want to add some outdoor lighting, so that when the sun sets you can carry on sitting outside on warmer summers evenings.
Another thing that you will want to think about is the garden furniture that you might want to put on the decking. Adding things like patio heaters and parasols makes it a great space to spend time outside whatever the weather is doing!
