Garden trend 2018: Modern living garden

Cosi­ness in the garden

Modern living gardens are charac­te­rised by warm home­liness and loving atten­tion to detail. Clay plan­ters or access­ories made of wicker or enamel, light and natural colours for plants and fabrics as well as warm wooden elements effort­lessly create a char­ming atmo­sphere in which you imme­dia­tely feel at home. Perma­nently installed or modular outdoor kitchens and small, furnished wooden garden sheds take the living room outside. Modern resi­den­tial gardens are charac­te­rised by their natural beauty and are also often desi­gned to be useful: Herbs, fruit, vege­ta­bles, berries and other useful plants almost always find their place.

Nordic influence in the choice of plants and mate­rials

Elements of Belgian and Dutch garden design are used in the modern resi­den­tial garden: flower beds, playful and cosy design as well as low-maintenance plan­ting and an orderly layout. The fusion of these design approa­ches can be seen in the choice of plants, for example: Playful plan­ting consis­ting of flowe­ring peren­nials and grasses is typical, with a very limited variety of plants. This reduces the amount of main­ten­ance required and brings tran­quil­lity to the design. Loosely growing plants in combi­na­tion with soli­tary shrubs create exci­ting contrasts.

In addi­tion to the design perspec­tive, other aspects are also decisive when choo­sing a mate­rial, which is why many garden lovers opt for Swiss natural stone. The Nordic-style clinker brick is also popular as a floor cove­ring, for walls or foun­tains. However, not neces­s­a­rily in the classic brick red, beige, black or cream-coloured stones are also popular. Alter­na­tively, natural stone in clinker form — so-called belt bricks — is also used.

Detailed design

Modern resi­den­tial gardens are charac­te­rised by details: in addi­tion to playing with features and textures, simple sculp­tures or special water spouts can also set accents. Walls made of natural stone are used as eye-catchers and bring a special charm to the garden. In addi­tion to their struc­tu­ring func­tion, walls are often desi­gned as seating areas and furnished with cushions or other textiles. The modern living garden invites you to furnish it just as lovingly with deco­ra­tion, light or textiles as the living room.

Gallery resi­den­tial gardens