When designing a new home, people often overlook the potential for creating a staycation-worthy outdoor space that matches their lifestyle and blends flawlessly with their home. Whether your dream space is a secret garden, ranch nouveau, or a tropical paradise, your builder can work with you to make it a reality.
With spring just around the corner, visions of al fresco dining and a fragrant garden teeming with color can be a reality. Those with a penchant for gardening may even want to add a kitchen garden with aromatic herbs for cooking. Your landscaping options run the gamut from pristinely manicured greenery to wooded glens to chaotic wildflowers.
You may want to bring a landscape architect onto the project to ensure the flora you select for your backyard oasis are appropriate for the climate, are low maintenance, and will provide you with shade as cool spring days turn into hot summer nights.
Water features, seating areas, lighting, irrigation, speakers, and fire pits are just a few of the crucial components for creating a space where you can enjoy a cup of coffee by yourself in the morning, sit and read a book in the afternoon before nodding off in a hammock, serve afternoon tea to your friends or have a romantic dinner with that special someone.
Comfort and practicality can both be achieved once you have decided on a suitable location. Forward-thinking designers include a covered space so that inclement weather won’t limit access no matter the temperature or precipitation.
Be sure to include features that will allow you to use the space through as much of the year as possible. A trickling fountain is relaxing to listen to in the summer, while a hot tub might be just the ticket during cooler months. For those wanting to use the space during the winter, a shallow pond would be great for ice skating and an incline for sledding with the little ones.
When deciding what your sanctuary will look like, the most important thing to remember is that it is a place for you to enjoy as often as possible.
Harbor Classic Homes can help you to design an outdoor space that you won’t ever want to leave.