Decks
Some varieties, such as purple-leaf Japanese honeysuckle (L. japonica ‘Purpurea’), have reddish stems and leaves with a plum-tinted underside. Japanese honeysuckle and other honeysuckles are considered invasive in some areas. It’s best to check with a local nursery before bringing any into your garden, and do not plant close to open space. Where it will grow: Hardiness varies by species; many range from minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 31.7 degrees Celsius, to 25 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 3.9 degrees Celsius (zones 4 to 9). Water requirement: Moderate Light requirement: Full sun to light shade Mature size: Varies by species; many are more than 20 feet tall and wide
When choosing vines to plant over a trellis, consider whether you’d like them to provide shade, fragrance, color, fruit or all four to enhance your outdoor dining area. A few top choices include clematis, climbing roses, grapevines, chocolate vine (Akebia quinata, USDA zones 5 to 9; find your zone), honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.), wisteria and potato vine (Solanum crispum).
בטוח ספסל בנוי לאורך הקיר ואולי ארגזים לעציצים Invest in Built-In Seating Built-in seating can be a significant space saver for small decks, as it allows a seating area to be anchored against a wall or in a corner and leaves the center of the deck open. In this lush city garden by Fenton Roberts Garden Design in London’s Marylebone neighborhood, a square table pulled up to two built-in seats makes for an elegant seating solution for a small terrace.
חשוב Choose Railings That Disappear If there’s a grade change between your deck and the ground (even if it’s only minor), you will likely need to install railings to comply with local building codes. Small decks can feel more cramped if surrounded by heavy railings. Instead, choose a style that appears light and open, like the cable railing surrounding this Seattle deck. It seems to disappear from view, expanding the perceived deck boundary and allowing one’s gaze to move out to the garden.
Design for Indoor-Outdoor Flow A deck built right off a room in the house creates bonus living space, even if the deck is modest in size. The more seamless you can make the transition from indoors to outdoors, the more the two areas will flow together, making both spaces feel larger. In this Vancouver home, large-scale glass doors connect the deck and the living room, allowing people to easily pass between both spaces. אולי צריך לשים וילון בפינה השמאלית בין הדק וח' השמש
Small, round decks, like this one in a London garden by Kate Eyre Garden Design, can be well-suited for creating intimate seating nooks. For irregular site layouts, you may want to consider a deck design that includes semicircular, square or angular pop-out sections that extend from the main deck to capitalize on a bit more square footage.
turning the whole backyard into one big patio but added the deck and built-in planters as a way to mix materials and heights. “I wanted to make them feel like it wasn’t just a long, open space,” she says. The deck also brings up the ground plane, reducing the perceived height difference between the floor and the wall.
Madagascar Jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda syn. Marsdenia floribunda) Topping the charts for fragrance is Madagascar jasmine, also called bridal bouquet. Just one vine planted over a shade structure would perfume an outdoor seating area with a fresh, jasmine-like smell. Tubular white flowers are held in perfect, bouquet-like clusters (hence one of the common names) and make excellent cut flowers. Native to the rainforests of Madagascar, the plant thrives in humid climates or with frequent misting. Water regularly during the growing season but scale back in winter. Where it will grow: Hardy to 55 degrees Fahrenheit, or 12.8 degrees Celsius (Zone 12); grow as a houseplant in colder climates Water requirement: Moderate; low water in winter Light requirement: Full sun to partial shade in hot inland areas Mature size: 12 to 20 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide; much smaller if grown indoors
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