When you buy a new property, it’s relatively easy to decide on paint colours and fence materials. Perhaps a little trickier, though, is selecting garden styles. It can be hard to envision how your garden and yard can look any different than it is now.  

However, whether you’re looking for low maintenance garden ideas or something more specific, we’ve got you covered. You’re bound to find a tip, trick, or idea below that piques your curiosity.

The Small Garden

Kiwis have long talked about the quarter-acre dream – the perfect slice of paradise for a vegetable garden, a game of backyard cricket, and a few flowers. Although, not everyone has that quarter-acre section.  

Instead, they might only have a small garden with space for a couple of chairs and a quaint raised vegetable garden bed. In that case, you may need to get quite creative with the space.

Consider the use of vertical planters since usable areas are precious, along with tiered garden walls to add much-needed height. As challenging as a small garden can be, it’s one of the easiest to landscape while also taking no time at all to mow.

The Large Garden

A large garden can be an avid gardener’s dream or a busy homeowner’s nightmare. Whichever way you look at it can determine what you do with the space. 

If you don’t have much time for gardening, consider plenty of ground cover plants that inhibit weed growth and require minimal care. You may also see the value in turning some of that garden back to lawn and having a lawn mowing company taking over the task.

If gardening is your passion, then the sky is the limit. You can liven up the space with perennials, fruit trees, and lovely seating areas that look out over your prized grounds.

Contemporary and Low Maintenance

Cottage gardens with wild flowers and meandering paths are some people’s cup of tea, but they aren’t everyone’s. If you want to transform your yard into a contemporary and low-maintenance space for relaxing, there are a few ways to go about it.

You can incorporate pavers to break up your garden and lawn space and plant plenty of easy-care plants like tussocks and grasses. Stones or bark in the garden may also be able to inhibit weed growth.

For an additional touch of contemporary elegance, consider a stunning stone sculpture by a local artist. It will surely be the talking point of any guests you welcome into your space.

Unique and Charming

If you’ve got time to spare and want to step out of your comfort zone with a unique garden that stands out from the crowd, go for it! There are so many things you can do to transform your backyard garden into a whimsical wonderland.

The best part is, the entire process doesn’t have to cost a fortune. You can transform wood tree stumps into chairs, tables, birdbaths, and other creative features. You can also incorporate string lighting, path lighting, and unique plants.

Even an ordinary flower garden can become something extraordinary with the simple inclusion of rare or unique plants that don’t grace the average home garden.

If you’re worried about how much extra maintenance such a garden will require, you don’t need to. There are plenty of gardeners out there who would be more than willing to lend a helping hand. 

Indoor Gardens

Apartment life is a reality for many Kiwis, especially in built-up cities like Auckland and Wellington. If you don’t have a patch of land to call your own, there’s no reason why you can’t have a special type of garden.

Welcome the outdoors into your interior with pot plants, vertical planters, and small herb gardens. You can now even buy wall planters that sit flat against your wall while still having enough space to house your favourite plants like succulents.

Even your kitchen bench can be the ideal platform for delicious cooking herbs like chives, rosemary, and thyme. The only limit is your imagination.

A Luxury Paradise

Many people desire large backyards so that they can have a flower garden and vegetable garden to toil away in, in their spare time. Although, some people want an easy-care, elegant, and luxury backyard that’s fit for entertaining and relaxing.

While it can take some time to transform a regular backyard into one of luxury, it can ultimately be worth it. Focus on simple elements like landscaping bark or stones, pavers, and a comfortable outdoor seating area. You may even like to pave out a seating space or add decking to tie this space to your home.

Landscaping experts can help create a plan, but there are also plenty of DIY ideas out there that give you the inspiration you need to make such a contemporary space for yourself.

How Will You Transform Your Space?

Whether you have a small garden, a large garden, an outdoor oasis, or a private paradise, there is so much you can do to make it your own. Why not start by nailing down what you like and don’t like about your current space?

You can play with different design ideas, hire some experts to assist, and end up with a yard that makes you proud every time you come home.