Garden Landscaping Tips

Natural stone has a particular elegance and at the same time it conveys simplicity and good taste. As an ideal way for renovating a backyard, natural stone can be used for a relaxation area decoration project. Moreover, remember that regardless of your decoration project, natural stone is highlighted by 2 features: sustainability and minimum aftercare. Natural stone can be used for decorating a terrace, a picnic area in your backyard or even a gazebo. Here are a few tips for garden and courtyard landscaping, which will create a relaxation area for recharging with positive energy and also practical purpose.

A place for summer parties

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The beautiful summer weather is an open invitation to leisure time in your garden. So, you can set up a party area in your backyard, to enjoy it with your family and close friends.

You can use a wide range of natural stone tiles for cladding – Classic Cross Cut Brushed or Rhodos Polygonal Slate or flagstone, depending on what you want to attain. Then, you can add specific elements for a living room: sofas or armchairs with pillows, a table and even an outdoor fireplace – elements from the latest trends for exterior space decorating.

Use lanterns with diffuse lighting for an intimate ambience with romantic touch, also helpful when the night begins, since the party never ends before that. You can hang lanterns from trees, but you can also place them on a table or along the main garden walkway.

A barbecue area

Garden Barbecue Family Set with splitface stone – from PIATRAONLINE client’s portfolio

A backyard can always fit an oven or barbecue, especially if you love cooking. You can install travertine tiles around the cooking area, since this is a durable material. However, make sure tiles are waterproofed immediately after installation, for protecting surface against stains and extending durability.

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The oven can be cladded with polygonal stone, durable brick and reinforced concrete – apart from the rustic ambience in your backyard, nothing compares with a flavour of healthy food, baked slowly in a wood-fired oven.

If you want a plain kitchen, you can install a barbecue from durable materials, claded with polygonal or splitface stone.

A garden fountain

Fontana - Children with umbrella (from PIATRAONLINE client’s portfolio)

Have you ever considered the multiple benefits of having a garden fountain in your backyard? Well, apart from creating a superb setting with a strong touch of creativity, this fountain is the perfect choice for a tranquility oasis, your private place for recharging with positive energy.

You can install it somewhere in the middle of the garden if you want to follow the principles of the Italian garden, but also in a more secluded corner, depending on your available space. Next to such a fountain, you can also lay out a few flower pots with the most colorful and diverse species, for both summer and autumn season.

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