How to choose the perfect style for your garden

Worried you’re not getting the most from your garden space? Still haven’t found the perfect style to suit your grass cutting little plot of outdoor land? There are various garden styles just waiting to be discovered, with designs changing based on the overall aesthetic you want to achieve. If you’re wanting to give your garden a little makeover, keep reading for some of our favourite garden styles, including how you can transform your space into something straight out of a Pinterest board!

English Cottage Garden
Truly emblematic of the cottagecore trend, the English Cottage Garden is known for its romantic and informal charm. With overflowing flower beds, climbing plants and heaps and heaps of colour, while high impact, this garden style can also be high maintenance so isn’t for the green-fingered faint-hearted! However, if you’ve got loads of time on your hands, this super-rich floral paradise may be the perfect style for you.

Zen Garden
If you’re a fan of more minimalist decor, a Zen Garden might be perfect for you. Inspired by design principles from Japan, zen gardens focus on creating a serene and private atmosphere, making the most of features like:

Rocks (including large ones to create a cohesive zen design)
Gravel
Screening
Water
Plants (typically bonsai, ferns, mosses, swarf conifers and Japanese maples)
Mediterranean Garden
Mediterranean Gardens are great for those that don’t have tons of gardening time on their hands. This style is inspired by the landscapes of Mediterranean regions and invokes warm colours both in the flora and fauna, and in the man-made furniture. Think colourful throws, fun textures, and outdoor cushions as vibrant as the flowers surrounding them.

Contemporary Garden
The Contemporary Garden style puts modern design principles at the forefront. It’s all about viewing the “big picture” and creating an outdoor arrangement that looks natural and not fake. Simple geometric lines should be used as the base for the design, for example, squares, circles, rectangles and other shapes that intersect and interact well with each other. Three things to keep in mind: minimalism, functionality, and clean lines.

Wildlife-Friendly Garden
If you’re focused more on the practicality of your outdoor space than its aesthetic, consider a wildlife-friendly garden. These gardens are all about helping continue the life cycle of the natural world – which makes them great for introducing native British plants like corn mint, or wild garlic! The key to creating a wildlife-friendly garden is to simply let it be, so put those hedge trimmers down and trust nature to do its own beautiful thing…

Looking to revamp your garden but not sure where to start? Why not use these garden styles for inspiration. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to share your own outdoor space as inspiration for a Pinterest mood board!