Decorate your outdoor space with garden furniture and plants

There are a few tricks you can use to make your outdoor space feel truly homey. To create a cozy atmosphere, it's important to include plants in large pots, stylish textiles, and comfortable outdoor furniture.

Decide on a specific style and color palette – or be bold and mix plants to create a completely unique look.

For this style, plants like large palms, eucalyptus trees, coleus, and standard azaleas are perfect choices. Aloe vera and succulents are also great examples. A chaise lounge and high-backed rattan chairs help create the atmosphere of this style.

Roses are, for many, synonymous with English manors—just like ivy, lavender, and neatly trimmed hedges that frame both garden and patio. Why not place white-painted iron furniture among the roses?

Let typical Mediterranean plants like juniper, boxwood, fig, citrus, and olive trees grow in pots on your outdoor space. A pergola with climbing plants such as clematis and climbing roses provides shade and creates a beautiful frame. Center the space around a concrete or solid wood table and enjoy long dinners on warm summer evenings.

With apple trees and an outdoor space surrounded by blooming honeysuckle, geraniums, daisies, and bleeding hearts, you create the atmosphere of a Nordic summer from days gone by. Typical outdoor furniture in our domestic gardens has steel frames with whitewashed wooden details.

The plants best suited for decorating the outdoor space are those that thrive in sun and heat. Choose plants based on the weather and temperature conditions in your area. Also, consider how much or little care each plant needs, and what fits your style and vision for the outdoor area you want to create.

When it comes to garden furniture, there are many different shapes and materials to choose from. Everything from classic white-painted wooden furniture, decorative metal chairs, to French café tables. You can also opt for durable furniture made of synthetic rattan with decorative rugs and lounge sets in acacia wood. Or why not make your own furniture? It could be a seating area made of pallets with cushions and carpets, or self-cast concrete slabs on stands that can serve as tables and benches.

• Long, tall pots work perfectly as dividers and frames in outdoor spaces. The same goes for plant ladders with herbs and trellises with climbing plants.
• Tables, chairs, and comfortable armchairs are essential in all types of living areas.
• Cushions and blankets make your porch stay cozy even in cooler evening temperatures.
• A garden bench leaned against a sun wall can become a lovely seating spot and is also a favored place to set plants.

Outdoor lightchains, lanterns, and candles illuminate the outdoor space even when darkness falls. Light sources allow you to enjoy your outdoor area longer than the season typically lasts, especially if you have underfloor heating or heat sources in the ceiling. With hanging light globes, string lights, and candleholders, you can enjoy outdoor dinners even when autumn arrives.

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