A water feature is a lovely touch in springtime. You can quickly and easily give your garden a touch of tranquillity with a birdbath, fountain or pond. You also invite nature into your garden with water features, and it’s lovely to be able to look out the windows of your home to see lots of birds or squirrels using your garden like it’s their own home.

These can also add a touch of class to your garden, becoming a key focal point that only looks better with age. Every type of water feature will require some form of maintenance though, and even in spring and summer when the weather is sunny and nice and warm, you should still give the fountain or pond tiles a good scrub, whilst bird baths can easily be emptied, cleaned and refilled.

Why not invite nature into your garden next spring with a tranquil water feature?

We’ve long been a fan of twinkle lights, also known as fairy lights, and they’ve become extremely popular here in the UK. They first came to popular gardening stores during Christmas time, but it’s not uncommon to see them all year round now. With twinkle lights, you can add them to your fences, or the mature trees to the boundaries of your garden, or your sheds. They can create a cosy ambience in your garden, and it sets a nice scene if you’re one to entertain guests every now and then. You can also use them to light up particular areas, such as a swing, a pathway which leads down the garden or a flower bed. What’s more, these come in a variety of colours now, so you can choose white, blue or multicoloured if you’ve got a bit of a festive feeling right now. One thing we would recommend though is that you have a specialist electrician wire them into your garden, and do speak to him about the best bulbs to use too because you don’t want to be changing them each and every week.

Gardens can be a creative haven, and adding a rockery is one way to add instant style. Adding a rockery to your garden is easier than you might think, and they can be the perfect garden feature for you. We have outlined some of the basic steps for creating your own rockery:

Ground- finding the right location for your rockery is easy. It requires adequate sunlight, and shouldn’t be placed in an area that is damp or covered in moss. Corners of gardens are a great place for a new rockery area.

Preparation- to prepare the ground it will need all weeds removed and levelling. Once levelled apply some lining to prevent any unwanted weeds from growing through and into your rockery.

Rocks- a rockery isn’t a rockery without any rocks. You will need a large variety of rocks both big and small so they can be arranged in an orderly fashion.

Plants and flowers- you can plant whatever plants or shrubs you desire, but you might want to think about adding some crawling plants to fill any empty spaces and give they rockery a stylish finish.

Sometimes it is nice to sit back, relax and take your mind off everything, even if it is only for 10 minutes. Gardens are perfect for creating an area dedicated to relaxation.

Creating a relaxation area in your garden doesn’t have to be difficult, all you need is a small area to work with. Firstly, you need something comfortable to lay back and relax in, and there is nothing better for the job than a hammock. Hammocks are relatively cheap and can be extremely relaxing due to their rocking movement.

Another way to create a relaxing area is to add lighting. Gentle lighting can create a tranquil ambience, with solar powered twinkle lights available, you do not have to worry about having an outside power supply.

Finish off the area with some beautiful lanterns or decorations to make it a truly unique space. If you wish to use this area during the rainy months, you could consider adding a roofing system to keep you dry during the rainy weather.