How To Integrate Flowers And Greenery Around Your Patio

Flowers and greenery are the ideal medium for integrating your outdoor space with the rest of your yard and gardens. They also make a beautiful design medium for bridging the connection between your outdoor furniture and your patio environment.

Whether you have wicker furniture or sleek, modern garden furniture designs, flowers and greenery can be the perfect accent. From muted tones to bright colours, any furniture type can be enhanced with ideal plant and foliage choices. Done well, they can embellish the area around your sun loungers, pool furniture and outdoor chairs in delightful ways.

Foliage and blooming plants can also decorate the space around an outdoor dining setting, whether it’s a 3-piece balcony setting or there’s room for eight with a 9-piece dining setting. Here are some tips for selecting and integrating flowers and greenery around your patio or outdoor space:

Size matters. Ornate pots with flowers, shrubs, or small trees are an easy way to decorate your patio with plants and greenery; however, take care to select the right size pot for your environment. Never overfill a space with too-large pots or trees.

Fragrance. Do you love fragrant plants and flowers, or do you find the aroma distracting? While this might be wonderful in a pool or lounge area, too much fragrance might not be ideal if you will be dining in the space often. Take care to seek out the ideal plants for your environment, tastes and preferences. Wormwood and rosemary are examples of lovely fragrant greenery that could be shaped into attractive topiaries.

Texture and safety concerns. Avoid too-textured plants with pointed leaves or sharp edges, as they can create an agitated energy as well as a hazard for small children. Avoid planting thorny roses, cacti, holly, or other sharp succulents too close to where people will be sitting or walking. Avoid poisonous plants as well; morning glory, oleander, euphorbia, and digitalis could be problematic.

Plants as creative distractions. Larger plants can serve as artful distractions for “problem areas” on your patio. For example, a potted crepe myrtle or palm could pleasantly draw the eye away from an unattractive wall or lawn element.

Outdoor furniture is essential to an inviting outdoor setting for entertaining and relaxing. Choosing the best furniture material for your needs is important; however, the ideal placement of flowers and greenery can take your outdoor lounge setting or wicker furniture style to new heights of creative design. Use these ideas to make the most of your garden furniture setting, and shop Outdoor Furniture Ideas for their latest outdoor furniture sale prices.