Benefits of Watching Movies for Self-Improvement

Tired of looking at a boring patch of grass in your suburban yard? With some creative landscaping ideas, you can transform even a typical house into an outdoor oasis. As seen on a recent garden makeover television program, one suburban home went from drab to dramatic using affordable DIY projects and smart design choices.   

Even Working Around Existing Features Like a Pool

The before landscape consisted of patchy lawn and two gum trees, along with an older concrete swimming pool. Rather than removing or reshaping permanent items like the pool, the landscape designer integrated these elements into the new garden layout beautifully. Clever changes like fresh pool tiles and pebble accents helped the pool seem like a contemporary-chic feature instead of dated. Segmenting plant beds and spaces allowed the poolshape to define garden “rooms” rather than split the space awkwardly.

Unifying Indoor and Outdoor Living Areas 

Opening up and connecting indoor and outdoor areas makes spaces feel larger and more fluid. Here, materials repeated from interior wood and concrete floors tie the home to garden visually. Glass walls and open tread stairs further blur the line between inside and outside. Overlapping decking over gravel garden paths also tricks the eye by removing clear barriers. Floating benches tucked under planting helps maximize foot space as well.

Borrowing Scenery to Boost Boundaries  

Take inspiration from your neighborhood by repeating landscape elements outside your own property lines. Here, a magnolia hedge along the neighbor’s border provides a perfect lush backdrop. This makes the garden feel wider and more expansive. For suburban plots, any green spaces around you are able to provide “borrowed scenery” with the right fence line plants or framing.  

Sneaking Interest Through All Seasons

Don’t just plan for one season with your plant choices. Incorporate flowering shrubs, ornamental trees, and evergreen structure so every time of year reveals new colors and textures. The winning garden included cool-weather smoke bush and conifers contrasting with warm roses, salvia, and palms. A standout Forest Pansy red tree with heart-shaped purple leaves steals attention despite its petite size.

Building a Show-Stopping Suburban Garden 

You don’t need expansive land or the biggest budget to create a spectacular garden. As this award winner proves, stitching together mulch areas, stepping stones, structural plants and DIY touches can convert a typical house into a botanical wonderland. Get inspired by landscaping shows and introduce clever illusions, contrasting vignettes and focal decor into your own outdoor space this season.

I focused this article on easy takeaways suburban homeowners could implement in their own yards after seeing this garden makeover. Please let me know if you would like me to modify or expand the article in any way!